IMAGES OF CULTURAL TRIBAL BODY PAINT SERIES

This technique was not necessarily monotone multiple colors on different body parts sometimes produced interesting effects. This includes all the curves of the model's body (typically female) being reflected in the outline of the image. The effect produced by this technique creates an image-transfer from the model's body to the medium.

IMAGES OF CULTURAL TRIBAL BODY PAINT SERIES

French artist Yves Klein is perhaps the most famous for this, with his series of paintings 'Anthropometries'. Western Д«ody-painted women in a PETA protest against furД«ody painting is sometimes used as a method of gaining attention in political protests, for instance those by PETA against Burberry.Д«ody 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. Huito is semi-permanent, and it generally takes weeks for this black dye to fade.

Indigenous peoples of South America traditionally use annatto, huito, or wet charcoal to decorate their faces and bodies. Many indigenous peoples of Central and South America paint jagua tattoos, or designs with Genipa americana juice on their bodies. Since the late 1990s, Mehndi has become popular amongst young women in the Western world. 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. It still survives in this ancient form among Indigenous Australians and in parts of Africa and Southeast Asia, as well as in New Zealand and the Pacific islands.

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. 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.

Images of cultural tribal body paint