BODY ART

IN THE BEGINNING...

• Body art is arguably the oldest form of art.
• Archaeological evidence dates body art practices being carried out as far back as the neolithic period 3300 BC
• Ancient tribes from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia adopted these practices into ritutials pertaining to their heritage.

Tribal Body Paint

• In many early tribal cultures body paint was a symbolic and religious practice.
• Worn in ceremonies or to represent special meanings.
• In the Nuba Clan of Southern Sudan face colors represent age and gain respect with the change in face paint.

The HipSTERS OF THE BODY ART WORLD

• In early Egypt the only mummies found with tattooing were those of women dating back to dated to c. 2000 B.C .
• The"Iceman" found in the Italian-Austrian region has tattoo patterns, this means the practice could be estimated to be over 5,200 years old.

Early Western Body ART

• in 1933 famous burlesque dancer Sally Rand was diplayed at an exhibition for a body painting artist in 1933 at the World's Fair in Chicago.
• This shocked audiences.
• opened artist to this new art form.

Early Western Body ART

• in 1933 famous burlesque dancer Sally Rand was diplayed at an exhibition for a body painting artist in 1933 at the World's Fair in Chicago.
• This shocked audiences.
• opened artist to this new art form.

Early Western Body ART

• In the late 1960s and 70's the art of body paint was used in protest.
• Body paint was used in a broader art form of "preformance art" utilizing nudity for shock.

Modern Body ART

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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97vPNAUYJsc

Bibliography

• http://www.historyofcosmetics.net/history-of-makeup/body-painting-history/
• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattoos-144038580/?no-ist
• http://www.afrostylemag.com/ASM7/issue5/face-painting.php.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Rand
• http://guity-novin.blogspot.com/2012/01/chapter-51-art-of-of-body-painting....