Title: Body Art
1Body Art
2Types of Body Art
- Tattoos
- Branding
- Scarification
- Piercing
- Implanting
- Cosmetics
- Fashion
- Various other body adornments and modification.
3Tattoo
4Branding
5Branding- Done by heating up pieces of steel bent
In the desired shape/design and striking the
skin with the desired design. Cautery
Branding is done with a heated up surgical
knife.
6Scarification
7Scarification- Cutting away at the skin in order
to create the desired design. Once healed the
design is in the form of a scar on the skin.
8Implanting
9Implanting- Desired object (usually jewelry) is
surgically implanted under the skin.
10Tongue Modification
The tongue is surgically separated
11Piercing
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13Cosmetics
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15FASHION
16Adornments
17- Adding accessories to the
- body.
18History
- Body art itself has had many purposes.
Aesthetics is the one thing every form has in
common. However, those forms not originating
from aesthetics are originated from cultural
ritual. - This is especially true for tattoos whose origin
is traced back to pagan rituals, and are
considered about 5,000 years old. - aesthetics es-thet-iks
- noun (used with a singular verb ) 1.the branch
of philosophy dealing with such notions as the
beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic,
etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view
to establishing the meaning and validity of
critical judgments concerning works of art, and
the principles underlying or justifying such
judgments. - 2.the study of the mind and emotions in relation
to the sense of beauty.
19The physical tattoo was believed to have power.
20Traditionally in Thailand, tattoos are a symbol
of power and invincibility.
lt- an example of the traditional Thai tattoo
style.
21Part of this belief holds over to present day.
22Other primary historical uses of body
modifications had to do with slavery and marking
criminals.
23Holocaust
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26Criminals
In Australia this tattoo is forcibly given to
convicted child molesters. Throughout history,
tattooing criminals was common practice. Almost
all cultures who took part in the practice marked
on the face of the convicted. Usually the
forehead.
The teardrop has entirely different meanings
elsewhere.
27Cultural/Tribal
28These markings are considered aesthetic and/or
ritual in their cultures.
29Other practices of BodyModification
- Association
- Secret society
- Rebellion
- Advertising
30Brief American History
- William Dampher in 1690s Sailor
- 1891, Samuel O'Riely patented the first electric
tattooing machine - Tattoos became more popular because of new
affordability - In 1920s tattoo people began to travel with the
circus as side-show freaks - Began to lose its appeal, went underground
- 1961 outlawed because of hepatitis outbreaks
everywhere except for New Jersey and Philadelphia - Most did not want a tattoo after this but those
who did got them illegally this was a new way
of associating tattoos with illegality,
rebellion, the outlaw and criminal behavior.
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