With the passage of time, people appreciate
the painting of
the body. Then it becomes an art. It is
the art of body painting.
Body painting is approved as an actual art since 1960’s. The
traditional kind of body painting is tattoo. It is an old type. It is used for religious purposes or as apart of rites of some cults. This practice is forbidden for some time. But now
tattoo is
no longer a taboo. It is
a kind of art. Some interested
artists of tattoo try to make
tattoo a piece of art work.
Body painting is practiced in the Eastern countries in the world. It is an apart of the tribal culture. In the old ages, Men paint their faces for religious purposes. For
instance women and girls in India painted their
bodies before the ceremonies of marriage. They make
Henna tattoo, which
called Mehndi. These
paintings symbolize their fertility. This
kind of body painting spreads in the
western world. Also for several centuries,
the clowns and
the actors paint themselves. They
paint their faces or their whole
bodies with the bright colors.
Painting is an important part of their
artistic show. It serves the
kind of art which they present.
In the times of
the 1950’s some artists use a female model and
roll her into the canvas paintings to reflect the paintings. The result is marvelous. People begin to accept the theories of liberty including the naked models.
In 1960’s at the anti-war demonstrations young women paint their cheeks with peace symbol. Then the art of face painting spreads in many countries.
Today there is a continuous argument about
the legality of body painting as a
kind of art. Now there are
many festivals of the body painting which
attract the professional and
the amateurs of this art. There is
a huge festival in Austria. It is
the World Body Painting Festival. There are more than
150 artists who
challenge themselves to produce marvelous artifact.
The models are
painted in a sexual and a beautiful way.
Body painting takes its place in the world of commerce.
Many televisions and magazines expose the beautiful painted bodies.
The artists of
the body painting cooperate in
making of some movies especially the
fictious movies.
This practice is common during the fairs or in the public parks. Children and the teenagers paint their faces. There are many forms of face paintings such as the tiger, the spider, the butterfly, the cat, the clown and the cartoon characters. The materials which are used during the process of painting should be safe. It is necessary to have no toxic or allergic reactions. It is preferable to test the materials of paintings in small area of the skin before using it.
The space of body painting is very generous. It just needs creative minds and the people who love their bodies apart of art. It can spell some magic into the lookers to these beautiful bodies. It stirs the different emotions towards these masterpieces. Body paintings can add some warmness into the relationships between the lovers. It can changes the dump bodies into live ones. Body painting is simply the unity between human beings and the art itself.
