Early Emerged Body Painting

Appears Early Body Painting as a contemporary art in modern society is through a minor alternative art movement-in 1950-1960s era. In those days some artist trying to make a painting without a brush. Instead, they rubbed the body of a model, then ordered a model that touches the canvas, putting his body into the canvas, and rolling on the canvas. The results of this technique is a sort of 'cap' or 'stamp' body model, with the contours of the body model is reflected in the image are created. From there kemuadian a change, of 'using the body as a means of painting' to 'use the body as a medium for the painting'. French artist Yves Klein can be regarded as perhaps the best known pioneers in painting with this technique.

Compared to conventional painting, Body Painting relatively low. Its not permanent make the resulting work can not be stored longer, except in the form of photographs or video footage. Consequently Body Painting fast enough known to the public.
In Indonesia alone, Body Painting primarily in through Bali. Perhaps because Bali is a gathering place of artists as well as the contiguity community with foreign cultures. One Body Painting artists (or called Body Painter) are popular is I Nyoman Rediasa, or also known as Polenk. He claimed to learn Body Painting is self-taught from the magazines published abroad.

In Body Painting, before painting, a Body Painter should pay attention to body shape model which is used as the media, because every curve of your body will affect the focal point of the painting. The difficulty lies in Body Painting on addressing the curve of the body model. One of the difficult part is to paint poaling in the breast area. But there also is the location of the challenge. A Body Painter required to be able to maintain the proportion and focus images even in areas that squiggly.

Body Painting as an art is not only enjoyable, but also can diperlombakan. Meanwhile, Body Painting competition which is held regularly only in Bali. Competition usually held in places of entertainment, openly. The committee provides a model and then draw the model-painter partner. Since taking the draw, participants can not choose the desired model. There are challenges for the competitors. Berpakaina minimal model that clearly can interfere with concentration. Similarly, the deafening beat of the music. Not to mention the time that is given only 1 hour. Not infrequently the painter was forced to change the ideas to be formulated by considering the anatomy of the body model and lack of time. For example, the proportion of imagined was tidaj accordance with the model's body shape, so that needs to be adjusted. As for the models also have its own challenges. For example, paint and paint brushes are made uncomfortable, or because of fatigue should not be doing much for the painting is not damaged. Sometimes the models are also cold because they were only wearing minimal clothing.

When the painting was finished, the model will memperagakannya on stage to be assessed. Criteria for judging include harmony, color, beauty, and originality and creativity. In addition to assessment of the jury, greeting the audience also determine who deserved to win.

When asked about minimal clothing, and if not ashamed to display the body in front of an audience, the model assumes it is not a porn action. They argued that it should not be seen from kevulgarannya, but from the value of his art. The model also convinced that the Body Painting can be a stepping stone to gain popularity as a professional model, so do not be ashamed. What more substantial income derived.


Happen outside the country, festivals and competitions Body Painting has become an annual event which involves Body Painter amateur to professional. Not only small-scale events, a large-scale routine was already held. Even participants from Indonesia is not rare to take part. For example in the event of Body & Make Up Art Competition CIDESCO in late October 2007 in Malaysia, Indonesia had won a third championship. In the championship followed by 37 countries, Indonesia was represented by Muhammad roan Deddy Nurjadi and Duma Riris Silalahi (first runner up Miss Indonesia 2007).


In its development, Body Painting has become more flexible and varied. Body Painting does not have to wear most of the body, but can also only in certain small sections, so the model does not necessarily Body Painting nude or scantily clad. Examples of this kind lightly Body Painting such as we find on the sporting fans who painted her face, hands, or chest with the symbol of the team it supports. Another form PAINTING Body which is already long enough we know is in clown makeup. While other forms of body painting is a soldier who tarnished the face and other body parts exposed to the colors for camouflage.

Body Painting now has penetrated into the wider community. In festivals, parades, musical performances, or other events in our society today, not infrequently Body Painting is raised as part of the event. The perp was not exclusively artists, but also ordinary people such as students or learners. For example in the show Boom Literature recently organized by the SMEs Prodiction Literature from the Faculty of Letters, University of Andalas, there was held Body Painting event whose participants are students. Body Painting has become part of the world of advertising. Various kinds of ads have used models that were Body Painting to promote their products.

Although slowly, real seem Body Painting began to be part of our culture. Given its nature as an art, this phenomenon was only fair, because in fact every society like art as entertainment and as a form of self expression. But we need to consider is, do not let that carries the modernity of contemporary art is defeated and 'kill' traditional art which is our identity. Amid the rush of the entry of foreign cultures, we should be able to maintain our native culture. Can we follow the development of art like that carried out at other countries, but we must also be able to maintain moral values in society. Do we lose our identity samapai just because art.