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Articles: Fashion - Body Art
By David
Chandler
There are
several forms of body art. Body art can be temporary, for example,
body painting, or permanent, such as shaping, dyeing, and
scarification, tattooing, and piercing. This article will provide
some insight into body art.
Body painting transforms a
person into a spirit or work of art; this can include another gender
or a sacred place. Emphasizing on the visual appeal of the subject,
the protective body paint is what gives it the appeal.
Body
shaping is a technique in which to sculpt the body. Culturally
defined ideals of beauty have caused people to bind the soft bones
of children's skulls and feet, stretched necks with rings, and
removed ribs to make their waist smaller. The most common method
today of body sculpting is plastic surgery. Plastic surgery can
sculpt and define almost any part of the body.
Henna,
is used as a temporary skin dye, in which different patterns and
designs are applied to the body. The crushed leaves of the henna
plant, when mixed with other natural ingredients, provides a thick,
aromatic paste used for painting hands and feet. The olive green,
dried out henna powder, mixed with such ingredients as black tea and
coffee turns dark. When applied to the skin and left on overnight,
it will harden and when pealed leaves a red tone to the
skin.
Piercing is ornamental as it allows the body to
hold certain kinds of ornaments, which are inserted through the
skin. The most common parts of the body that are pierced is the face
although you will often find ear, nose and lip ornaments. Piercing
is often part of a ceremony marking the coming of age. Ornaments
might be limited to certain people or worn only on certain occasions
Tattoos are intended to be permanent and the patterns and
techniques have varied over the years. The effects of tattooing
depend on the country you live in. As an example, in the United
States, tattooing is typically looked upon as being rebellious.
Tattooing, in the last decade, has become a very popular form of
body art throughout the world.
Scarification is much like
tattooing, instead of placing a color into the skin with a tattoo
needle, the color, or substance is placed into the wound or cut.
Once the wound has healed, a permanent mark will remain on the skin
All of the forms of body art listed above can have adverse
effects on individuals. There are health concerns with types of body
art. If you are contemplating any of the above procedures, be sure
to consider all the risks and facts before making any
commitments.
For more information,
visit http://www.BodyArtGuide.com
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