Identity Revealed - a filmed triptych by Ellis Faas

Ref- Identity Revealed - a filmed triptych by Ellis Faas

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 It’s very hard to look at this short film and not get inspired, the masks and the use of makeup is very eye caching. This film was made by Ellis Faas who used inspiration from Ivory Coast tradition to create the looks. I think Ellis makes this film as a way to get use to refract on our self, well maybe it’s just me but the this video has made me analyse what kind of mask I were every day; because let’s face it, we all were a mask daily it might not be a physical masks like makeup and clothes, it could be attitude and personality.  Either way we all put on a mask. So like Ellis asks douse the mask defines our identity or is it the other way round. Personally I think we define the mask, because no matter how many mask we were our true personality will somehow come through.

Quotation from Ellis Faas

"Since ancient times, humans have been using masks - in order to express power and authority; to feel self-confident; to stand out or to hide behind; to not be recognised and disappear into the masses. Not only by traditional masks, but also by disguising and ornamental elements such as clothing, jewellery, hair and makeup. But can one truly change one's identity, or is it merely a temporary transformation? And who or what defines someone's true identity? Is it the mask; is it the human being behind the mask, or maybe even the creator of the mask?"

About Ellis Faas her self

Ellis Faas was born and raised in the Netherlands.  From an early age on, Ellis had a love for fashion, which lead her to having strong opinion about what was or wasn't beautiful.at a yang age, Ellis decided to pursue a career in professional photography when she left school. While on her course, Ellis kept using herself as a model. Each time, she would completely transform herself with make-up. Increasingly, Ellis started to dislike the technical side of photography, while her love for the more intuitive aspect of make-up kept growing. This led her to finally say goodbye to professional photography and to focus fully on her passion for make-up.

Ellis Faas then moved to Paris were she trained in make-up and special effects at Christian Chauveau’s Technical School of Artistic Make-up. After her studies were done Ellis returned to the Netherlands where she worked as a make-up artist for various fashion magazines, as well as on two movies. Wonting more she then moved to London were she become very successful by used her talents for special effects by imitating skin diseases for medical inserts, while her sense of aestheticism drew her to work on pop videos for the stars of the time. She later moved to Amsterdam Following the birth of her daughter Flavia, where she started her own portrait studio, Face Value. Here, she not only took clients' photographs but also did their make-up. It was the country's first ever "makeover studio" – and became extremely successful. Simultaneously, Ellis remained active in the fashion world, working extensively with the famous Dutch fashion photographer Inez van Lamsweerde.

Vogue Paris called Ellis Faas "one of the most influential make-up artists of her time". She has worked with the world's best fashion designers, photographers, stylists, hairdressers and models. Her work has been published on the covers of the world’s best-known fashion magazines. Additionally, Ellis has worked for make-up brands, such as Clinique, Lancôme and MAC Cosmetics – and she was asked by L’Oreal to create a make-up line for their skin care brand, Biotherm. This motivated her to create her own brand: ELLIS FAAS.