Symmetries

symmetry in the facial design of Beijing Opera

May 2, 2013 Written by | No Comments

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Chinese opera performers mainly have two methods of makeup: masks and facial painting. The frequent on-stage change of masks, without the audience noticing, is a special technique, known as changing faces.  The funny thing is that, each of the faces should be symmetric and different from each other to show different characteristics.

 

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