From stage to big screen, music to dance, and in paintings and sculptures, emotion has always played a very large role in the arts.
Expression is everything in capturing these emotions. Consider the ancient symbols of comedy and tragedy in theatre…
Also known as a sock and buskin, the masks have deep historical origins in ancient Greek culture. The sock (soft and comfortable) is considered a comedic symbol, and the buskin (hard and unyielding) a tragic one.
