The Origin and Development of Body Painting

The embryonic form of body painting originated from the design of indigenous people; And the facial makeup of the characters in China quintessence Peking Opera can also be said to be

One of the earliest representative works of human body painting.

The earliest body painting is a totem drawn by primitive people with whale ink as a symbol of protection.

In order to pray for peace and happiness, ancient Indians invented tattoos; For the same purpose, people in ancient Africa, the Middle East and other places painted on their bodies with various pigments. There are the best body painting prototypes.

Then came the popular "tattoo". Except totem patterns, most of the patterns are fish patterns, cross patterns, triangle patterns and sawtooth patterns, which are basically geometric patterns. 189 1 year, the United States invented the electric tattoo machine and made a unified pattern, which was all the rage. This special "make-up" is also very popular in British upper class and Japan.

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.