Humans into Art

So I happened to come across this online and I thought it was actually really cool. As the title of the article states, humans were transformed into art at the world meeting of body art. So this year, the annual meeting included body painting, tattoo art, performances, and workshops. One of the artists at the workshops talks about how the body is a canvas and it was infinite possibilities. Now, clearly I know it’s not exactly the same thing as what we do, but I think in a sense we, too, use our bodies as a canvas. But instead of creating paintings and images, we create people with stories and situations. We also use make and costumes to even further transform ourselves into the characters we create, just as they do with body paints and all kinds of interesting materials. The event even included presentations and performances, with one presentation even focusing on the mythology of the country’s Warao indigenous group showing us that this practice can be used to educate the people on their histories and legends. Plus, the pictures are really cool to look at so I highly suggest you check out the link below!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/21/world-meeting-of-body-art_0_n_1104862.html#undefined