What does the picture of the masks one clown smiling and the other clown frowning mean?

The two masks, one smiling and one frowning, are generally accepted as the symbol of the two aspects of theatre. The smiling mask signifies comedy and the frowning mask signifies drama.What does the picture of the masks one clown smiling and the other clown frowning mean?
The theatre, acting etcWhat does the picture of the masks one clown smiling and the other clown frowning mean?
Represents two sides of theatre - comedy and tragedy.





I think the second one is supposed to be looking upset, rather than frowning.
Hi there. The two masks do represent tragedy and comedy. In ancient Greece, where both these dramatic forms were developed, to enter the playwriting competitions (writing equivalent of the Olympics) the writers had to do a trilogy of tragic plays and a comedy - to display their mastery of both. The actors in those days wore masks to represent emotions, as method acting hadn't been invented! So the masks represent the whole theatre and would appear outside the arena to show what was going on inside.


Cheers, Steve.
they represent drama
Retard, and emo.
They represent the twin theatrical disciplines of Comedy and Tragedy.
Nadine the picture means many things to many people; to me the picture signifies the ups and downs of life. One moment we r happy while at the same time in an instant we r sad. There r also those times when happiness shines in in moments of grief and pain. It is the Ying and Yang of life; u most take the good with the bad, the beautiful with the ugly; the happy with the sad. How did u see it, that's what counts.
It is theatrical and represents comedy and tragedy.
check this out


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama
In my opinion, the Mask means, that the person performing is taking on the personality of the charecter he is playing or in other words he is wearing the mask of that charecter. The smiling and frowning( rather it can be sad face) means the 2 extreams of a human expression, All the rest of the emotions is inbetween.It is aptly used as a representative symbol for theatre( Drama).
Drama
This insignia is used to denote the arts, specifically the theatre.





Best wishes, J
Thespianism darling, they represent Comedy and Tragedy.