And while it's true that the multiple postures and body languages of the figures do convey the complexity of individual consciousness, the subjects' faces are more often contemplative luminous masks rather than emotive, leaving the viewer free to interpret their specific thoughts for themselves.
Lisa Vela treats the actresses Emma Roberts and Sienna Miller at SoHo's AmorePacific Spa, where the Luminous Effect Brightening Mask — made of green tea, water lily extract, ginseng and bamboo sap — is all the rage right now for its firming and cooling properties.
Similarly, Case's "Devil-Church" in the bush terrifies natives with a glowing devil's face, just as Fanny frightened thieves away nightly from her piglets by painting a hideous mask in luminous paint on a cask lid.
"Family Vibe," a swirl of luminous faces that resemble African masks, hangs over the living room sofa; it was painted shortly after the birth of his daughter.
DDL: I am reminded of James Ensor when I look at J William Hill's Atlanta, Lantern Festival (2015), as it has a kind of creepy, festive atmosphere with the masks and the luminous color..
On his face is a layer of putty-like prosthetic makeup, luminous mint in colour and presumably for green-screen masking, a semicircular metallic attachment glued around it, suggesting that the T-800 may have lost another electronic eyeball today.
Inside the Glo to Sleep therapy mask — a pair of battery-operated blackout glasses — are four luminous blue hatched lines.
Ian Bostridge's capers as Caliban for once mask his limited thespian skills, while his meticulous musical intelligence shines through every luminous note.
(Tiny blank patches showed, where pieces of masking tape had secured the vinyl while the paint dried). It was like entering a luminous fog bank in which nothing except everything was palpable.
Called the "Jaguar Mask" (although it more resembles an embittered cow), it's made from a spongy foam and comprises luminous, electronic strips, which flash according to the music.
