The problem of painting

9: 04: 00 on June 29th, 2004 Source:

Body painting, as a news event, attracted people's attention in May 2000. A beautiful young model sat in the center of the stage, surrounded by dead branches and hay. Her face and bare chest were outlined by dazzling red and white patterns. This is a scene that happened in Jiangcheng Wuhan in May 2000. It is reported that thousands of people enjoyed the body painting show called "The Manager Calls for the Beauty of Jiangcheng" that day, and the onlookers were very calm. It was the first time that this nude model was exhibited in the busy streets of China at that time, but Wuhan citizens recognized this "body performance" with a calm and rational attitude.

Later, on1October 27th, 2000, 10, the first Chongqing Beauty Salon Cosmetics Expo was grandly opened in the business center. The theme of "beauty of urban life and avant-garde trend" made the beauty, hairdressing, body shaping, manicure and skin beautifying displayed at that time become the latest fashion, and the first human body painting exhibition "Ice and Fire" was the most eye-catching highlight.

Body painting, also known as tattoo painting, is called "MEHNDI" abroad, that is, on smooth skin, a beautiful cheongsam is painted with plant pigments, either as thin as cicada wings or as soft as silk, which has a special aesthetic feeling. Generally speaking, it does not hurt the skin and is not afraid of washing. It has no pain, bright colors and changeable patterns. Draw as you like, and the drawing process is simple. First, make a base at the painting place, and then apply a layer of plant pigment to the skin. After drying, apply a layer of pigment to make it slowly penetrate into the skin surface, so that you can paint with various pigments, and the color of the picture can be maintained for up to one month.

Art? Business? Alternative?

About the right or wrong of body painting, in fact, it has been with you since it came into being. When interviewing Professor Shan Dawei of Shandong University of Arts and Crafts, he didn't quite agree that it was a "new thing" worth discussing, because "human beings painted their bodies thousands of years earlier than murals and sculptures, which has been confirmed in prehistoric caves discovered in recent years, and the custom of painting their bodies is still a totem symbol of some tribes around the world and China. Even in civilized countries in the 20th century, the custom of painting their bodies still exists, but. " Body painting, like music, sculpture, dance and drama, is a unique art form. It belongs to the category of art, and only paints the colors and patterns of art on people's skin. It is different from the original painting, but a higher level return, which not only embodies the creation of art, but also embodies the concept of modern civilization. "Speaking of which, the author reminds me of the first person who ate crabs-Wuhan Body Painting Show. According to relevant sources, it was actually an ingenious plan to take the lead in carrying out this activity at that time: the propaganda theme of that activity was environmental protection, dead branches and hay represented the polluted and destroyed ecological environment, and beautiful painted models represented the vitality and vigor of Wuhan. Organizers hope to improve the quality of Wuhan citizens through this special and popular performance.

Coincidentally, for Chongqing's first large-scale painting exhibition with the theme of alternative avant-garde, the organizers and related people also said that in a sense, body painting is to bring a strong impact on our vision and mind. We call for beauty, and we need to expand the field of beauty. In the face of "naked truth", only when people have enough courage can they break traditions and taboos and create a free space for the greatest affirmation and understanding of beauty. On the other hand, body painters talked about their unique views on this new art from a professional perspective. Wang Yu, a young teacher at Beijing Institute of Arts and Crafts, said: "Body painting is not only a creative technique, but also an aesthetic concept and attitude ... If you simply create the human body into a canvas or a drawing board, it will lose its meaning. Real figure painting must express the content of the work according to the curve of the human body, the structure of the body and the body language of the model. This kind of content can't be expressed on canvas alone. Therefore, this is a more meaningful and more.

However, there are also many people who are skeptical or even negative. Since the color painting has been raging, a news website has reported that many activities or some businesses engage in body painting in order to gain popularity. What is the essential difference between this and a Russian TV station using the female host's hue and undressing performance to improve the ratings, and an American barber shop using naked beauty as a barber to attract customers? Body painting is just a commercial activity! Some people even pointed out "bitterly" that some people who call themselves artists rely on body painting to vent their distorted feelings of life, which is not only a blasphemy against art, but also a trampling on the dignity of life! Some people think that "a mixture of good and evil people" is popular in today's society, and extraordinary art can only be rare. Using "human body" to engage in "art and culture" is more about enslavement of money and pornography. If so, if an art form is just a tool to make money, then, really, how much of its own consciousness is left? If an art form is only to satisfy the sensory stimulation and the pursuit of curiosity, how much room is there for its meaningful world?

Where does body painting go?

As far as the author's understanding and views are concerned, I think the deep root of body painting, whether it is a new fashion or a new culture, should be the release of people's inner desires, but this release is more intense and straightforward. It eliminates the differences in identity, status and level based on clothing and superficial ornaments, and expresses one's mind and emphasizes oneself completely from one's own aesthetic feeling, which is very unified with catering to the trend, showing personality and realizing the illusory beauty of human nature.

Because of its special form and materials, this controversial art is worth exploring and discovering. Now, if we return to the real art itself, we can think that nude painting, sculpture, body painting performance and bodybuilding competition in sports are all legitimate aesthetic arts. However, it must be clear that this kind of painting should conform to certain aesthetic norms and give people a comprehensive aesthetic feeling. Then, body painting itself must rise to a higher aesthetic level, bringing pleasure and surprise to aesthetics.

With the accommodation, understanding, support and cultivation of society, the overall improvement of citizens' aesthetic level and spiritual pursuit, the scientific guidance of correct values in mainstream society, and body painting, it can become a train leading to the depths of the soul, bringing new scenery and feelings to our spiritual feelings and real life.

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