
Atlanta artist Jym Davis describes himself as a myth builder. And that’s true. But the creative, better known as “False Face,” is also a sculptor, photographer, online content curator and five-time National Park artist in residence.
Davis’s primary medium is elaborate and otherworldly paper mâché masks that are inspired by nature. The artist then wears the masks in natural settings and captures their essence using performative photography. Davis also serves as the Endowed Chair of the Art Department at Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia.
His new solo art exhibition, “Final Form,” opens Feb. 12 at the university’s Fincher Visual Arts Center and is on view through Feb 28. False Face recently joined Kim Drobes on “City Lights” to share details on the show and the story behind his transcendental practice.
Davis began his artistic journey in film and photography before embracing mask-making in 2015.
“I started with store-bought masks in my photos, which was not that fulfilling,” he shared with Drobes. “ So, I just picked it up, self taught and came up with my own method of working.”