Friday, November 21, 2014

Viktor Fasth 2014-15 Mask

Viktor Fasth of the Edmonton Oilers (born Aug 8, 1982 in Kalix, Sweden.)

Artist: David Gunnarsson




Article at InGoal Magazine

Transformed into a machine with his first Edmonton mask (also from Gunnarsson), Fasth has kept the theme and built on it. The previous mask showed the inner-workings behind the mask, with cogs and sprockets all over the place, dripping oil and only just holding on with riveted leather straps. According to Gunnarsson’s Facebook page, “cogwheels are also a cool connection to Fasth’s previous machine mask”. However, this new mask does stray from its predecessor in some aspects.
First of all, and most noticeably, there is something supernatural about this mask. The blue eyes visible from either side of the mask have makeup running down the edges. There is a big orange nose just above the cage that lets viewers know we’re dealing with a psycho “clown in Oilers colors”!
The cogs from the previous mask act as teeth in this new incarnation, one Gunnarsson calls “The Shapeshifter – Oil Drooling Clown”. The title gives you a better idea of just what is going on here. The lips of the clown, stained red by makeup (and who knows what else) run around the entire mask to give the shape-shifting illusion. Oil drool spills out the sides and as you move towards the top of the mask, you get a view of the other creature.
The top of the mask features a skull like face with sunken eyes and the same “cog-teeth”. 








 
And you can see the mask on the left of the first image above is a different mask than all the other photos I posted. That was a 2nd mask he wore (thanks for letting me know, anon.) You can see it doesn't have the blue on top.
 

 


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2 comments:

  1. There was a second mask used starting in December, which is the one on the left in the first image. You can find it here:
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveartmaskgallery/albums/72157650459624299

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