Body painting

Body painting is a form of body art, considered by some as the most ancient form of art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most (in the case of Mehndi or "henna tattoo") a couple of weeks. Painting of the face is known as face painting.

Modern body painting

There has been a revival of body painting in the Western society since the 1960s, in part prompted by the liberalization of social mores regarding nudity. Even today there is a constant debate about the legitimacy of body painting as an art form.

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1960s - Social mores - Nudity

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Today, body paintings are typically worn at football matches, at rave parties, and at certain festivals. There are also body painting artists who do work for publicity or artistic purposes. Because full body paintings usually involve nudity, most body painting artists would not paint persons under the age of majority. Most body painting models are unpaid, but are volunteers for the unique experience of transformation by the body painting artists. Most body painting artists are also unpaid, the exceptions being professional face painting artists and Mehndi artists.

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Football - Rave parties - Festival - Nudity - Age of majority - Volunteer - Mehndi

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For an example of body painting, see this image (Warning: contains painted nudity) of Danni Ashe, painted to look as if she is wearing half a suit and half a bikini set.

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This image - Danni Ashe

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In recent years, face painting has become very popular among children at theme parks, parties and festivals throughout the Western world. In some countries, it is a legal requirement for would-be face painters to prove that they have never committed an act of child sexual abuse.

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Child - Theme parks - Festival - Child sexual abuse

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