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Although a typically safe endeavor, a full coat of body paint can be bad for your health if you're not careful. You can develop heatstroke from full-body paint, since the paint covers your pores and prevents the sweating and cooling mechanisms in your body from working correctly

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Historical body adornment has been prevalent across civilizations, showcasing cultural expressions and social identities. In ancient times, Egyptians adorned themselves with intricate jewelry and used cosmetics like kohl and henna. Indigenous tribes worldwide used body paint, feathers, and shells for ceremonies. Mayans and Aztecs displayed religious beliefs through elaborate body art. Roman women showcased wealth with extensive jewelry. Native Americans used beads and feathers to honor spiritual beliefs. African cultures employed scarification, body paint, and natural materials for social status. Maori people in New Zealand had facial tattoos reflecting their lineage. Foot binding in ancient China represented beauty and status. Ancient Greeks adorned themselves with ornate jewelry.

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Body marbling is a painting process similar to paper marbling, in which paint is floated on water and transferred to a person's skin. Unlike the traditional oil-based technique for paper, neon or ultraviolet reactive colours are typically used, and the paint is water-based and non-toxic.The term "body marbling" was coined in 2011 by Brad Lawrence of Black Light Visuals.Body marbling has become popular at festivals.

Painting Process

The skin is bathed in a salt water solution which allows the paint to adhere. The desired pattern is created by adding drops of paint to the water surface, and transferred to the skin by dipping The water for painting is mixed with a thickening agent such as guar gum. The skin is then dipped in a rinse bath and allowed to dry.The painting is temporary and can be removed by washing.

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Since synthetic paints hadn't yet been created, materials for ancient body painting were obtained from nature. Indigenous societies used the materials readily available to them to make colors for body art, including clay, soil, crushed minerals, pebbles, plant extracts, and even animal products. With the range of hues available in these organic materials—from reds and yellows to blues and greens—artists were able to create complicated patterns and symbolic compositions. Body painting had importance that went beyond aesthetics since it was essential to social identification, cultural festivals, and religious rites. Ancient cultures all across the world utilized body painting to commemorate ancestors, celebrate life milestones, and foster a feeling of spiritual community. The behavior illustrated the close connection between people and their environment, preserving cultural heritage and passing down traditions through the captivating canvas of the human body.

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Body painting serves multiple purposes, making it a versatile art form enjoyed across cultures and contexts:

1.Cultural Significance: Used in rituals and celebrations, body painting expresses cultural identity and beliefs.

2. Artistic Expression: Artists use the human body as a canvas to create visually stunning and creative works of art.

3.Entertainment: Incorporated into performances, films, and music videos for visual impact.

4.Cosplay and Costume Parties: Enables accurate portrayal of characters from various media.

5.Advertising: Used in marketing campaigns to attract attention and convey messages.

6.Fashion and Body Art: Featured in artistic photography, runway shows, and competitions.

7.Therapy: Empowering individuals to connect with their bodies and express emotions.

8.Protest and Activism: Utilized to advocate for social and environmental issues.

9.Amusement: Transforms individuals into living creatures or fantasy characters for entertainment.

Body painting's diverse purposes highlight its significance in art, culture, entertainment, and self-expression.

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Body painting is a versatile art form that involves creating temporary artworks on the human body. It offers numerous styles and techniques for artistic expression, each with its unique characteristics:

1. Full Body Painting
2. Partial Body Painting
3. Face Painting
4. Body Art Illusions
5. Tribal and Cultural Body Painting
6. Cosplay Body Painting
7. Glamour Body Painting
8. UV or Blacklight Body Painting
9. Abstract Body Painting
10. Nature-Inspired Body Painting
11. Body Graffiti
12. Artistic Body Markings

With such a wide range of styles, body painting continues to be a captivating and diverse art form, celebrating the beauty of the human body while providing endless opportunities for creative expression.

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Body painting is a form of body art, considered by some as the most ancient form of art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most a couple of weeks.Main category: Body paintingHenna (mehndi) on a hand

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Body painting is a form of body art, considered by some as the most ancient form of art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most a couple of weeks.Main category: Body paintingHenna (mehndi) on a hand

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Body painting is a form of body art where artwork is painted directly onto the human skin. Unlike tattoos and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, lasting several hours or sometimes up to a few weeks (in the case of mehndi or "henna tattoos" about two weeks). Body painting that is limited to the face is known as " face painting". Body painting is also referred to as (a form of) "temporary tattoo". Large scale or full-body painting is more commonly referred to as body painting, while smaller or more detailed work can sometimes be referred to as temporary tattoos.

Indigenous American body painting

Indigenous body painting

Body painting with a grey or white paint made from natural pigments including clay, chalk, ash and cattle dung is traditional in many tribal cultures. Often worn during cultural ceremonies, it is believed to assist with the moderation of body heat and the use of striped patterns may reduce the incidence of biting insects. It still survives in this ancient form among Indigenous Australians and in parts of Africa and Southeast Asia,[1] as well as in New Zealand and the Pacific islands. A semi-permanent form of body painting known as Mehndi, using dyes made of henna leaves (hence also known rather erroneously as "henna tattoo"), is practiced in India, especially on brides. Since the late 1990s, Mehndi has become popular amongst young women in the Western world.

Many indigenous peoples of Central and South America paint jagua tattoos, or designs with Genipa americana juice on their bodies. Indigenous peoples of South America traditionally use annatto, huito, or wet charcoal to decorate their faces and bodies. Huito is semi-permanent, and it generally takes weeks for this black dye to fade.[2]

Body painting is not always large pieces on fully nude bodies, but can involve smaller pieces on displayed areas of otherwise clothed bodies. There has been a revival of body painting in Western society since the 1960s, in part prompted by the liberalization of social mores regarding nudity and often comes in sensationalist or exhibitionist forms.[3] Even today there is a constant debate about the legitimacy of body painting as an art form. The current modern revival could be said to date back to the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago when Max Factor Sr. and his model Sally Rand were arrested for causing a public disturbance when he body-painted her with his new make-up formulated for Hollywood films.[4] Body art today evolves to the works more directed towards personal mythologies, as Jana Sterbak, Rebecca Horn, Michel Platnic, Youri Messen-Jaschin or Javier Perez.

Body painting is sometimes used as a method of gaining attention in political protests, for instance those by PETA against Burberry.

Body painting led to a minor alternative art movement in the 1950s and 1960s, which involved covering a model in paint and then having the model touch or roll on a canvas or other medium to transfer the paint. French artist Yves Klein is perhaps the most famous for this, with his series of paintings "Anthropometries". The effect produced by this technique creates an image-transfer from the model's body to the medium. This includes all the curves of the model's body (typically female) being reflected in the outline of the image. This technique was not necessarily monotone; multiple colors on different body parts sometimes produced interesting effects.

Joanne Gair is a body paint artist whose work appeared for the tenth consecutive year in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She came to prominence with an August 1992 Vanity Fair Demi's Birthday Suit cover of Demi Moore.[5][6] Her Disappearing Model was part of an episode of Ripley's Believe It or Not!.[7]

Festivals Edit

Body painting is not always limited to humans.

Body painting festivals happen annually across the world, bringing together professional body painters and keen amateurs. Body painting can also be seen at some football matches, at rave parties, and at certain festivals. The World Bodypainting Festival is a three-day festival which originated in 1998 and which has been held in Klagenfurt, Austria since 2017. Participants attend from over fifty countries and the event has more than 20,000 visitors; the associated World Bodypainting Association promotes the art of bodypainting.

Body painting festivals that take place in North America include the North American Body Painting Championship, Face and Body Art International Convention in Orlando, Florida, Bodygras Body Painting Competition in Nanaimo, BC and the Face Painting and Body Art Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Body painting of a male nude model in Amsterdam 2016

Australia also has a number of body painting festivals, most notably the annual Australian Body Art Festival in Eumundi, Queensland[8] and the Australian Body Art Awards.[9]

In Italy, the Rabarama Skin Art Festival (held every year during the Summer and Autumn, with a tour in the major Italian cities), is a different event focused on the artistic side of body painting, highlighting the emotional impact of the painted body in a live performance[10] more than the decorative and technical aspects of it. This particular form of creative art is known as "Skin Art".[11]

The 1960s supermodel Veruschka has inspired bodypaint artists, after influential images of her appeared in the 1986 book Transfigurations by photographer Holger Trulzsch.[12] Other well-known works include Serge Diakonoff's books A Fleur de Peau and Diakonoff and Joanne Gair's Paint a licious. More recently Dutch art photographer Karl Hammer has taken center stage with his combinations of body painting and narrative art ( fantastic realism).

Following the already established trend in Western-Europe, body painting has become more widely accepted in the United States since the early 1990s. In 2006 the first gallery dedicated exclusively to fine art body painting was opened in New Orleans by World Bodypainting Festival Champion and Judge, Craig Tracy. The Painted Alive Gallery is on Royal Street in the French Quarter. In 2009, a popular late night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly on NBC network, featured a New York-based artist Danny Setiawan who creates reproductions of masterpieces by famous artists such as Salvador Dalí, Vincent van Gogh, and Gustav Klimt on human bodies aiming to make fine art appealing for his contemporaries who normally would not consider themselves as art enthusiasts.

Since 2005 the Australian visual artist Emma Hack has been creating photographs of painted naked human bodies that visually merge with a patterned background wall inspired by the wallpaper designs of Florence Broadhurst. Hack is best known for the Gotye music video for the song " Somebody That I Used to Know", which uses stop-motion animation body painting and has received over 800 million views on YouTube.[13] Hack now creates her own canvas backgrounds and her work is often featured with live birds, representing nature. Hack's artworks are exhibited worldwide.

Michel Platnic is a French-Israeli contemporary visual artist. He is known for his "living paintings". He uses multiple mediums including photography, video, performance body-painting and painting . Platnic builds three-dimensional cinema sets that are a backdrop for his video and photography works and then he paints directly on the body of the living models he places within the sets. Using this technique, Platnic brought to life several scenes of paintings made famous by artists Francis Bacon, Egon Schiele, David Hockney and Lucian Freud and placed them in a different context.[14]

Body painting artwork from the series Sharks Are People Too! by Paul Roustan[15]

Los Angeles artist, Paul Roustan, is known for his work in body painting and photography which spans both the fine art and commercial worlds. His body painting has garnered numerous awards, including winner of the North American Body Paint Championships.[16]

Trina Merry is a body painter known for camouflaging models into settings, backgrounds and, in her "Lust of Currency" series, famous paintings. Merry's collection was exhibited during Miami Art Basel in 2017[17] and at the Superfine! New York art fair in May 2018.[18][19]

Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes is known for her style of painting her own body to camouflage herself against complex floral backgrounds and natural landscapes.[20]

In the commercial arena Edit

Many artists work professionally as body painters for television commercials, such as the Natrel Plus campaign featuring models camouflaged as trees. Stills advertising also used body painting with hundreds of body painting looks on the pages of the world's magazines every year. Body painters also work frequently in the film arena especially in science fiction with an increasing number of elaborate alien creations being body painted.

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, published annually, has frequently featured a section of models that were body painted, attired in renditions of swimsuits or sports jerseys. Also Playboy magazine has frequently made use of body painted models. In the 2005 Playmates at Play at the Playboy Mansion calendar, all Playmates appeared in the calendar wearing bikinis, but Playmates Karen McDougal and Hiromi Oshima actually appeared in painted-on bikinis for their respective months.

The success of body painting has led to many notable international competitions and a specific trade magazine ( Illusion Magazine)[21] for this industry, showcasing work around the world.

Moche ceramic vessel at the Larco Museum in Lima, depicting a man, possibly a warrior, with face painting

A child wearing face paint

Marcus Stewart with his face painted as he acts in Oresteia by Aeschylus, adapted by Ryan Castalia for Stairwell Theater, 2019

Face painting is the artistic application of nontoxic paint to a person's face. The practice dates from Paleolithic times and has been used for ritual purposes, such as coming-of-age ceremonies and funeral rites, as well as for hunting. Materials such as clay, chalk or henna have been used, typically mixed with pigments extracted from leaves, fruits or berries and sometimes with oils or fats.[22]

Many peoples around the world practice face painting in modern times. This includes indigenous peoples in places such as Australia, Papua New Guinea, Polynesia and Melanesia. Some tribes in Sub-Saharan Africa use the technique during rituals and festivals, and many of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America now use it for ceremonies, having previously also used it for hunting and warfare. In India it is used in folk dances and temple festivals, such as in Kathakali performances, and Mehndi designs are used at weddings. It is also used by Japanese Geisha and Chinese opera singers. Women in Madagascar paint their faces with designs featuring stars, flowers and leaves using contrasting yellow and white wood paste called masonjoany.[24]

In some forms of Western folk dance, such as Border Morris, the faces of the dancers are painted with a black pigment in a tradition that goes back to the Middle Ages. In the 18th century cosmetic face painting became popular with men and women of the aristocracy and the nouveau riche,[25] but it died out in Western culture after the fall of the French aristocracy. During the 19th century blackface theatrical makeup gained popularity when it was used by non-black performers to represent black people, typically in a minstrel show.[26] Its use ended in the United States with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.[27] At about the same time the hippie movement adopted face painting,[28] and it was common for young people to decorate their cheeks with flowers or peace symbols at anti-war demonstrations.

In contemporary Western culture face painting has become an art form, with artists displaying their work at festivals and in competitions and magazines. Other western users include actors and clowns, and it continues to be used as a form of camouflage amongst hunters and the military. It is also found at entertainments for children and sports events.

For several decades it has been a common entertainment at county fairs, large open-air markets (especially in Europe and the Americas), and other locations that attract children and adolescents. Face painting is very popular among children at theme parks, parties and festivals throughout the Western world. Though the majority of face painting is geared towards children, many teenagers and adults enjoy being painted for special events, such as sports events (to give support to their team or country) or charity fund raisers.

In the military Edit

It is common in armies all over the world for soldiers in combat to paint their faces and other exposed body parts (hands, for example) in natural colors such as green, tan, and loam for camouflage purposes. In various South American armies, it is a tradition to use face paint on parade in respect to the indigenous tribes.[30]

As well as paint, temporary tattoos can be used to decorate the body. "Glitter tattoos" are made by applying a clear, cosmetic-grade glue (either freehand or through a stencil) on the skin and then coating it with cosmetic-grade glitter. They can last up to a week depending on the model's body chemistry.

Foil metallic temporary tattoos are a variation of decal-style temporary tattoos, printed using foil stamping technique instead of ink. On the front side, the foil design is printed as a mirror image in order to be viewed in the right direction once it is applied to the skin. Each metallic tattoo is protected by a transparent protective film.

Modern water-based face and body paints are made according to stringent guidelines, meaning these are non- toxic, usually non- allergenic, and can easily be washed away. Temporary staining may develop after use, but it will fade after normal washing. These are either applied with hands, paint brush, and synthetic sponges or natural sea sponge, or alternatively with an airbrush.

Contrary to the popular myth perpetuated by the James Bond film Goldfinger, a person is not asphyxiated if their whole body is painted.[31]

Liquid latex may also be used as body paint. Aside the risk of contact allergy, wearing latex for a prolonged period may cause heat stroke by inhibiting perspiration and care should be taken to avoid the painful removal of hair when the latex is pulled off.

The same precautions that apply to cosmetics should be observed. If the skin shows any sign of allergy from a paint, its use should immediately be ceased. Moreover, it should not be applied to damaged, inflamed or sensitive skin. If possible, a test for allergic reaction should be performed before use. Special care should be paid to the list of ingredients, as certain dyes are not approved by the US FDA for use around the eye area-generally those associated with certain reddish colorants, as CI 15850 or CI 15985-or on lips, generally blue, purple or some greens containing CI 77007.[32][33] More stringent regulations are in place in California regarding the amount of permissible lead on cosmetic additives, as part of Proposition 65.[34] In the European Union, all colorants listed under a CI number are allowed for use on all areas. Any paints or products which have not been formulated for use on the body should never be used for body or face painting, as these can result in serious allergic reactions.

As for Mehndi, natural brown henna dyes are safe to use when mixed with ingredients such as lemon juice. Another option is Jagua, a dark indigo plant-based dye that is safe to use on the skin and is approved for cosmetic use in the EU.

Hands and faces can be marbled temporarily for events such as festivals, using a painting process similar to traditional paper marbling, in which paint is floated on water and transferred to a person's skin. Unlike the traditional oil-based technique for paper, neon or ultraviolet reactive colours are typically used, and the paint is water-based and non-toxic.[35][36]

"Hand art" is the application of make-up or paint to a hand to make it appear like an animal or other object. Some hand artists, like Guido Daniele, produce images that are trompe-l'œil representations of wild animals painted on people's hands.

Hand artists work closely with hand models. Hand models can be booked through specialist acting and modeling agencies usually advertising under "body part model" or "hands and feet models".

The application of glitter and reflective ornaments to a woman's breasts, often in the shape of a bikini top or crop top and sometimes alongside nipple tassels, is known as glitter boobs. Like body paint, this decoration is popular with festivalgoers.[37][38] Buttocks are also sometimes decorated in a similar manner,[39] and the adornment of the a woman's pubic area is known as a vajazzle.

Body painting features in various media. The popular TV variety show, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, featured bodies painted with comedic phrases and jokes during transitions. The Pillow Book, a 1996 film by Peter Greenaway, is centred on body painting. The 1990 American film Where the Heart Is featured several examples of models who were painted to blend into elaborate backdrops as trompe-l'œil. Skin Wars is a body painting reality competition hosted by Rebecca Romijn that premiered on Game Show Network on August 6, 2014.

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3. ^ "Make-Up Illusion by Joanne Gair". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

4. ^ "Body Painting: Masterpieces by Joanne Gair". Art MOCO: The Modern and Contemporary Art Blog. 2007-07-22. Archived from the original on 2008-02-05.

5. ^ Kryolan Italia (4 October 2016). "Finale 2016 del Rabarama Skin Art Festival, video TG". Archived from the original on 2021-11-18 - via YouTube.

6. ^ "Rabarama Skin Art: body painting d'arte festival in Italia". rabaramaskinartfestival.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.

7. ^ Cuthbertson, Debbie (17 January 2014). "Adelaide artist Emma Hack breathes new life into Florence Broadhurst archive". The Sydney Morning Herald.

8. ^ Marican, Shireen (3 February 2016). "THE PIONEER: MICHEL PLATNIC, BACONESQUE AND BLURRING BOUNDARIES". Art and Only - The Platform for Collectors. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17.

9. ^ Sliff, Morgan (30 December 2016). "LA Artist Uses Nude Body Art to Say 'Sharks Are People Too'". The Inertia.

10. ^ "Body Paint by Paul Roustan". Dodho Magazine. 1 January 2015.

11. ^ "New Platform Romio, Painter Trina Merry, Violinist Charlie Siem And Opera Star Iestyn Davies Among Clients Featured In 360bespoke's Seasonal Media Report". Markets Insider (Press release). PR Newswire. 30 January 2018.

12. ^ Melania Hidalgo (2 May 2018). "An Art Fair Where the Pieces Come to Life". The Cut.

13. ^ Mahar, William John (1999). Behind the Burnt Cork Mask: Early Blackface Minstrelsy and Antebellum American Popular Culture. University of Illinois Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-252-06696-0.

14. ^ Metin Tolan - Geschüttelt, nicht gerührt, Piper Verlag

15. ^ Valenti, Lauren (9 September 2016). "The New "Body Marbling" Trend Is Must-See Stuff, People". Marie Claire.

16. ^ Scott, Ellen (9 September 2016). "Body Marbling Is the New Festival Trend You're Going to Be Obsessed with". Metro.

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As a “form”, the human body is measured. In architecture, as such, to design is to establish the anthropometric distance between the human body and tactile objects, to orientate the proxemic interactions between one body and another, and to articulate something of the Divine Proportion of the human body.

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A body adornment is generally an accessory or ornament worn to enhance the beauty or status of the wearer. They are often worn to embellish, enhance, or distinguish the wearer, and to define cultural, social, or religious status within a specific community.
These include cosmetics, jewellery, clothing accessories, facial hair, fingernail modification, piercing, lip plates, tattooing, braiding, and headgear.

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Body painting has an extensive historical background dating back thousands of years, rooted in diverse indigenous cultures worldwide. These cultures used body painting for a myriad of purposes, including religious rituals, cultural celebrations, camouflage for hunting and warfare, and as a means to express identity and social status. The practice held immense significance in marking pivotal life events, such as coming-of-age ceremonies, weddings, and funerals, and was believed to forge spiritual connections with deities or ancestral spirits.

The use of natural pigments, clay, plant extracts, and other materials allowed these ancient societies to create intricate designs and patterns on their bodies, each holding symbolic meaning. Body painting was also practical, serving as a form of camouflage for hunters or warriors, helping them blend into their surroundings during hunting expeditions or providing an element of surprise and deception in warfare.

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Body Paint as a Form of Art:

Body painting is considered a temporary art form since the artwork is created directly on the skin and may last for a few hours to several days, depending on the type of paint used and the person's activities.

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Main task of this phase is to exploring the concept of "Space-In-Between" through the notion of going in and out of the body adds another layer of complexity and potential for design expression. You can use Body painting, body adornments, attachments and extensions.