After hearing about the daily routines people don’t understand and immersing themselves in it sparked many different thoughts into consideration. Much of the world may wear masks or garbs in their daily outfit while others will war this type of clothing during a ceremony or performance. This mask has many different meanings, but the most crucial point the MOOC video recognized was the idea of shifting focus. Many times artists may produce a work of art that only a curator would be able to depict accurately yet with the theme of the mask the artist is able to direct our attention to whatever he or she wants. At the same time the mask has the purpose of hiding something or preventing it from being revealed. In the case of a mask on a person, our attention leaves the face and allows the viewer to experience the environment surrounding the human or item depicted. The identity of the art piece or subject can befall experiences and the artist subject ambiguity will no longer be a problem. This artist tool can also reflect societal art in the way censorship works. Many governments, communities, or even musicians will censor music lyrics, political events, and social groups. In the same way as the mask the subject is covered and attention is focussed in other ways.
Another very interesting art display was the artist in the present. I have viewed so many art pieces, museums, sculptures, and monuments only viewing the name of the artist. The viewer does not receive an image of the artist or their history. In many other forms of art, as in music, the artist is so involved with the viewer and most often receives more attention than the actual music. Through cover art, biographies, awards, and music videos we have an extremely intimate and connected experience with the artist. This art expressing embodied knowledge of race,gender, age and identity of the artist. The theme of appearance vs disappearance of the artist is very prevalent and clear in art.
Observe Drake’s cover art, giving the viewer and listener a more connected experience with the artist himself.