Body paint meaning (what is it, concept and definition)

What is Body paint:

Body paint refers to the art of body painting. The techniques used in body paint encompass the traditional ones used in painting, but also incorporate the use of airbrushes and the simulation of tattoos to characterize a character or a landscape.

The body paint is also known as body makeup as makeup body with desired shapes, as blocks facial makeup.

The body paint artistic seeks to create ephemeral works of art using the shape of the human body, especially the female gender, to enhance nudity without vulgarize.

The body paint, or also called bodypainting, has been especially popular to remember the time of pregnancy. Pregnant women turn to the art of body painting to create designs focused on the format of the body that gives birth to a new being.

The body paint is an art form inspired by indigenous cultures both pre - Columbian, African and Oriental who used natural pigments to decorate the body.

Motifs in body paintings used in tribal cultures varied according to the occasion. Many of the designs were used simply as body decorations, but the vast majority of the paintings that have been passed down from generation to generation are part of the tribal rituals that were performed for generally religious reasons.

See also:

• PaintingArt