Learn how artists use shapes to create faces that express emotions, then create an expressive face yourself with Teaching Artist Larry Ashton.

Artworks in Focus:

Bust of a Youth, 305 BCE - 641 CE by Artist Unknown

Male Bust, 1st-3rd century by Artist Unknown

Bust of a Goddess, 1st century B.C. by Artist Unknown

Mask of Three-Eyed Demon, Alternate Title: Mitsu me kozō no men, late 19th century by Yamaji Naoharu

Noh Mask: Jidō (Young Male Sprite), 17th century by Artist Unknown

Reliquary Bust of St. Marinus the Martyr, circa 1590 probably by Emilia-Romagna

Procession Mask, 19th century by Artist Unknown

Mask with Bird Beak, Edo period (1615-1868) by Artist Unknown

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