Visual Artist and Arts Health & Wellbeing Practitioner
GRETA AYTO ART
Arts Health and Wellbeing
"The wearing of facemasks to stop the spread of COVID-19 is a strange addition to our ‘new normal’ and has dramatically changed how we interact with the world and with each other.
However, this covering of the mouth and nose, while unusual, lends itself to new artistic interpretation and self-expression.
​
As part of my Arts Health and Wellbeing studies, I am undertaking an arts project investigating the health and wellbeing benefits of mask-making to alleviate mental health issues and improve social interactions in a time of COVID-19, using my own practice to experiment with the potential of masks as a tool for self-expression.
The result of the projects first iteration, Masked: Expression in Covid-19, is a virtual exhibition of over 100 masks created by myself, members of my family and friends, that explores self-expression and communication and provides insight into our individual experiences of lockdown.
​
The next part of this project will explore mask-making and collage to promote self-reflection and discussion about mental wellness of young adults during Covid-19. Visit my Facebook or Instagram to see more! "
​
Greta Ayto Art 2021
During Lockdown, Greta Ayto undertook a research project investigating the wellbeing benefits of mask-making to alleviate mental health issues and improve social interactions in a time of COVID-19. The result is a virtual exhibition of over 100 masks created by Greta, members of their family and friends, that explores self-expression and communication and provides insight into their experience of lockdown.
M-Ask Yourself invites a group of emerging adults to create masks using collage to reflect on their experience of Covid-19 and how this may have affected their mental wellbeing. The aim of the project is to encourage self-expression and reflection through creativity and the sharing of individual experiences of Covid-19. Stay tuned to see what they get up to!
During Lockdown, Greta Ayto undertook a research project investigating the wellbeing benefits of mask-making to alleviate mental health issues and improve social interactions in a time of COVID-19. The result is a virtual exhibition of over 100 masks created by Greta, members of their family and friends, that explores self-expression and communication and provides insight into their experience of lockdown.
Masked: Expression in Covid-19
M-Ask Yourself
Follow Me :
Copyright 2022 Greta Ayto Art. All Rights Reserved
