The Art of Body Painting

See this real Art..The Body Art..As I was surfing the net, I happened to click on an interesting link which has all the body arts featured in its community that inspired me to post it on my blog..I know you guys would like this as well..

Body Art is an art made to a human body and one of them is this body painting..Unlike tattoos and other forms of body art, body painting is temporarily painted in human skin that would lasts for several hours or at most a couple of weeks, depending on the materials used. In ancient times, it is considered as an art in a human (in nude) body. That's why they consider nude paintings as an art too! Which a lot of us do put malice in every nude pictures or paintings we see. Well, it also depends on how we interpret it. But, body painting is not always large pieces on fully nude bodies, but can involve smaller pieces on displayed areas of otherwise clothed bodies. It is also a form of expressing one's self or emotions..

Body paintings are also used during festivals,ceremonies or any other occasions to symbolize their themes or visions. This involves different materials. Clay for some tribalist cultures used on ceremonies, A semi-permanent form of body painting called Mehndi -on brides they use dyes that is made of henna (called now a "henna tattoo") this is practiced in India and in Middle East, Another is Anatto/Huito or Wet charcoal- a semi-permanent, and it generally takes weeks for this black dye to fade used by the indigenous people of South America then now, clowns and actors use cosmetics to decorate their faces and body on occasions especially on birthday parties. Today, body painting is huge in both amateur and professional arenas. Body painting festivals happen annually across the world, bringing together professional body painters as well as keen amateurs.