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Body Art
Body art is art made on, with, or consisting of, the human body. The most common forms of body art are tattoos and body piercings, but other types include scarification, branding, scalpelling, full body tattoo and body painting. More extreme body art can involve things such as mutilation or pushing the body to its physical limits. For example, one of Marina Abramovic's works involved dancing until she collapsed from exhaustion, while one of Dennis Oppenheim's better-known works saw him lying in the sunlight with a book on his chest, until his skin, excluding that covered by the book, was badly sunburned. It can even consist of the arrangement and dissection of preserved bodies in an artistic fashion, as in the case of the plastinated bodies used in the travelling Body Worlds exhibit. In Western art, it appears to be a sub-category of performance art, in which artists use or abuse their own body to make their particular statements. Back to top
Body Piercing Body piercing is one of the art that enables the body to flaunt different kinds of jewelries that pierce into the human skin. Jewelries are being probed in the skin in which every human wishes to pierce, most likely in the human tounge, some put it on their eyebrows, in different part of the ear, in the lips and in other part they wishes to have their body pierced. In some cases which someone called "masochist", wishes to put stud in their navels, and some of the sensitive parts of their bodies which is the genital area, though painful, many persons still want their genitals to be pierced for some personal reasons. Although, its not safe because many bacterias and viruses can occur while the process is on going, still many people find it simply amazing. Back to top
Tattoos Tattoo is kind of a body art where you can express yourself freely by drawing different images anyone wishes to draw into human skin. It can show people how they feel, for it reflects to others what they've been through in life, others just want to show that they are the mightiest depending on how big and how many they have in their body. However, people are not sure if the artist is using different needle for every client that they have, and sterilized utensils, this might cause a big problem, for it can bring viruses and bacteria that can lead to illnesses or death. It is better to be cautious when anyone wishes to have a tattooes to avoid the said problems concerning health. Big or small is just the same, when the needle starts to draw the images, its hurts! Back to top
Scarification and Branding Scarification has been used as a rite of passage in adolescence, or to denote the emotional state of the wearer of the scars, such as times of sorrow or well-being. This is common among Australian Aboriginal and Sepik River tribes in New Guinea, amongst others. Scarification, by deliberately burning skin, is called branding and has historically been used to mark slaves and criminals, usually with the brand being visible and often letter-coded to reflect the crime. In some cultures, the willingness of a woman to receive scarification shows her maturity and willingness to bear children. Scarification is fairly common in West Africa and New Guinea. Facial scarring was a popular practice among the Huns, which resulting from academic fencing is regarded as a badge of honour among the European duelling fraternities, this tradition originating in the 19th century. It is also associated with the body modification movement. Back to top
Body Painting Body painting is a form of expression used by people who like to be naked to communicate feelings and ideas about the human body by using the body itself as the canvas. Such ideas may sometimes be of a sexual nature, but that is only a small part of the possible range of thoughts that can be expressed in this way. It is becoming an increasingly acceptable method for both advertising and fine art purposes, as well as just for fun. This is a great way to get noticed, it's a great way to turn heads and draw attention at any event! It is one of the oldest art forms known to man. Recent digs in Africa show proof of body painting materials over 400,000 years old! Now thanks to Popular culture and such magazines as Sports Illustrated and Vanity Fair this art form is seeing increased popularity in the United States and world wide. Back to top Scalpelling
Scalpelling is a body art procedure similar to body piercing for the creation of decorative perforations through the skin and other body tissue, and is most commonly used as a replacement for or enhancement of ear piercing. Whereas piercing is typically performed with a hollow piercing needle or an ear piercing instrument, scalpelling is performed with a scalpel and can immediately produce holes with a larger diameter than can be achieved by piercing. This is a more rapid means of accommodating larger gauge jewellery than stretching, a technique whereby piercings are gradually enlarged by placing iteratively bigger jewellery or spacers in them. Back to top
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