Tribal and ancient art inspire me. Here is a series of illustrations featuring African masks.
African masks are not only decorative. A lot of the ones you can see are or have beenĀ used in rituals that involve dances, chants. They usually represent spirits in nature.
For my series, I picked up animals from African wildlife and created masks based on them. I imagined people wearing them with costumes and performing dances. I kept the style minimal to reflect the spirit of ancient and tribal art.
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Goat.
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Elephant.
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Ape.
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Zebra.
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Lion.
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Warthog.
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Python.