The first masks were probably painted directly onto the face, and over time became reusable pieces of art to entertain with different personas and characters. Photo Credit: Finan Akbar, Unsplash Now that we all must wear masks in public it is interesting to think about the multiple layers we have on.  Perhaps before it was lipstick or a clean shave and now wearing personal protective masks give us more anonymity, or less? Some masks reveal, some conceal. “Masks portray the human “life drama” in all its manifold aspects, especially the compelling, ambiguous, sometimes revelatory, … [Read more...]