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Body Painting: Forms
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Like other body art forms body painting is ... very popular form of body art. It can change your skin getup temporarily. The primitive tribes used body-painting form an early age. This art can be adopted for the dramatic and comical expression. You may paint the beautiful pictures of nature, birds, creatures (snake skin), national flags and many more things according to your imagination. You may paint your face, shoulders, arms, back and the complete body as well.
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Mehndi, as the 5,000-year-old art of body painting is called, is gaining adherents from Hollywood to Parkville. Demi Moore, Mira Sorvino, Naomi Campbell, the artist formerly known as Prince and his consort Mayte have appeared at star galas with henna-painted body parts. At Usha Gupta's salon on Harford Road, the clientele is not as flashy, but enthusiastic.
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While body painting is certainly back in vogue, it is not a new concept. The tradition has been prevalent in many ancient cultures, some of which practice it even today. In these ancient forms of body painting, dust or sand was used to create their "magic paintings".
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Of all the forms of body art, body painting is the most temporary. Many designs painted on the body are specific to a certain event, or are used to mark a particular occasion. Temporary transformation allows an individual to create a different short term identity, whereas more permanent forms of body art, such as tattooing and scarification mark a person forever (or are at least costly and difficult to remove).
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