What Is Body Painting?

One of the most popular types of body art is undeniably body painting. It is one of the oldest forms of body art. Though this art is meant to paint the body but it is unlike tattoos that are permanent in nature. One can say that body painting is best as it is temporary in nature. One can get it done in a jiffy. The body paint can be applied on the face, hands, legs or other parts of the body too.

Traditional body painting- in the olden day’s people used to beautify their body by the use of clay and other natural colors. Painting in the body can be seen and recorded in the early Egyptian civilization. It also has been noted that most of the tribes of the world, decorate their body by these natural paintings. Still in most of the tribal culture this practice is common, especially the tribes of Africa, Australia, pacific islands, India, New Zealand and Native Americans.

Another impermanent form of body painting popularly known as Henna or mehndi is practiced in India, Middle East and Pakistan. This practice is popular among the young girls, brides and female members of the community. This popular form is now catching up with the western parts of the world.

Modern day painting- with time numerous changes in the field of body painting has come. These changes became rampant in the early 1960’s, and it emerged with the liberalization of norms in the society with the surfacing of nudity.

Body painting in today’s times is considered the in thing. But getting it done all depends on the individuals. The market is huge and various competitions and festivals are conducted all over the globe. These festivals bring in the most talented professionals who are skilled in their field of expertise. One of the most popular body painting festivals that takes place is in SEEBODEN in Austria. It is the world body painting festival that brings in numerous talents under one roof, this day.