Secret

Out of the series, this particular painting is my favourite and I feel, one of my most successful. Using Acrylic and glue, I wanted to communicate my emotions through the marks and strokes of my hands across the layers paint. Again, for each who observes the painting, a different association is made. For example, one individual described how the paint and palette reminded them of a waterfall. This painting also has a lot of texture to it, for I used the thick layers of paint to imprint the lines of my palm onto the piece.

Raw 2

This is one of the outcomes of my body painting. I used thick layers of acrylic paint to produce this painting, using no other tools aside from my hands and elbows. This painting has sparked much interest, due to the fact that its content seems to resonate differently with each who observes it. For some, it provokes a reaction of grotesque, as a result of the colours resembling meat. For others, the vibrant reds and yellows resemble volcanic matter. It is most fascinating to record the differing reactions towards this painting, and what memories are associated with its content. This in turn encapsulates my exploration of making the intangible tangible; not only emotion but also memories.

Body Painting in Motion #2

More Shots from Body Painting

Initial Body Painting Session. Acrylic

This is a piece I produced from my initial body painting session. Although I want this painting to remain fairly ambiguous, attached to this painting is the emotion of anger. I chose to use a monochromatic palette for this piece, for I felt that I wanted to pay the most attention to the methods of mark making and the textures of the paint as opposed to the colour. However upon saying this, I find that the colours compliment the mark making by amplifying the strokes and thus giving the painting a harsher feel. It felt so freeing to produce such a piece. I think that I would like to present this piece alongside the video of it in the making. I have used the editing software of 'Imovie' to speed up the pace of the video to make it more emphatic.

Body Painting in Motion

This is the raw footage documenting the body painting I did onto a wooden canvas using acrylic paint. I thoroughly enjoyed this process, as I feel as though I have given myself the opportunity to explore abstract art; an area for which I am unfamiliar. I am not sure how I feel about the final outcome of the painting, for it is difficult to pick out parts of my body made which marks. However, I feel the video is more effective in expressing the idea of making the intangible (emotion) tangible, and reverting back to the body and a material.

Body Painting and Expressionism

As part of my exploration of Object and Antimatter, I decided to play with the idea of the body as an artistic material in a world full of materialism, almost like a restoration back to the natural state of expression. In addition, I wanted to explore making the intangible, such as emotion, tangible, thus each piece I produced was emotionally charged; emotions dictated the mark making. Above are a few shots of the results, I have yet to add the outcome of the painting. As I was painting, I found the marks and colours of the paint on my body to be most fascinating, and thus I went forth to take a series of photographs. Although the paint is not on a conventional canvas, it is on my body, which ties well with my exploration of the body as a material. Moreover, this particular experiment was an exercise for me to loosen my mark making and let myself be free from a conscious state of mind. These particular photographs feature black and white acrylic paint.