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 Paddy Hartley’s Face-Altering Masks Mimic Plastic Surgery Published: Feb 9, 09 Comments: 1 Views: 15,092 I have seen my share of lingerie corsets, but I have never seen anything like these face-altering masks. Designed by Paddy Hartley, the “Face Corset,” as he calls these masks, were designed with a social message and critique in mind. The purpose behind Hartley’s work is to mimic (and exaggerate) the effects of plastic surgery on the human face. With a face corset, Hartley changes the form of the face—often with dramatic results. Through the corsets, the artist examines perceptions of beauty and alternative means of achieving the wearer’s ideals of perfection. Additional Image Credit: we make money not art  The purpose of the face corsets was to see how the soft tissue of the face could be manipulated, stretched and distorted to alter the appearance of the wearer using a textile garment for the face. This ‘distortion’ of the face was the primary purpose of the corsets and the level of distortion depended upon how tight the corsets were laced up. The face corsets were relatively easy to make fit the face as the lacing allowed for a certain amount of distance between the cloth panels which made up the garment.
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