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I can't believe I missed the International Carnival of Body Art, held this past weekend in Odessa, the pearl of the sea:
Everybody painted: Indians, Vikings, Eskimos. In ancient world body paintings were used to distinguish between social status, honorability degree, number of wives, kind of taste or its absence. In the East, in India, there still are traces of ancient body paining traditions. Each cast has its own type of "bendy" and they paint hand palms and feet before marriage ritual. Cosmetics and tattooing are reflections of the same wish to color oneself and enhance self-expression. Body Painting is a process oriented phenomenon. There is a picture in the end, but it is very temporary. But what a pleasure for an artist it gives to paint. Live masterpiece bares a live idea of the artist, and then vanish, with no trace of memory, arguments, even a smile.
Process oriented...I guess it is at that.
I also missed out on the International Beard Championship, apparently.
Oh well. There's always next year.
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John Scalizi recommended your Carnival of body art entry in his journal.
http://journals.aol.com/johnmscalzi/bytheway/entries/1598
Since I am hoping to attend a face and bodypainting convention in Orlando at the end of June, I thought I would stop in and check out your entry.
I am glad that I did, great journal. I'll be back often to see whats new here.
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