This is an index of the postings with information on cultural traditions of face and body art, along with examples of how we use these sources as inspiration for our work today. The links are listed primarily by geographic region, with a few additional categories. The categories are: A General Approach to Using Cultural Sources; Ancient Origins; Africa; Asia; North America; South America (including Central America and Mexico); Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, etc.); Europe; and Modern Art.
——— A GENERAL APPROACH TO USING CULTURAL SOURCES ————
From a Mask to a Painted Face — Face Painting from Cultural Sources http://wp.me/s1sRkg-812
Tribal Facepainting Concept http://wp.me/p1sRkg-2V
Traditional Facepainting – World Masks Workshop http://wp.me/p1sRkg-5m
World Masks – Facepainting Workshop http://wp.me/p1sRkg-5C
Modern Primitive: Why Look Back? - Part 1: To see their eyes… http://wp.me/p1sRkg-8u
———————– ANCIENT ORIGINS ———————-
Why Body Painting? — 3A: Origins — Why did we start painting ourselves? Ancient bodypainting kit discovered at Blombos Cave http://wp.me/p1sRkg-j2
Why Body Painting? — 3: Origins — Touching Ancient Sources http://wp.me/p1sRkg-iE
Ancient Origins – Chauvet Lions Watching http://wp.me/p1sRkg-7c
Werner Herzog – he likes the lions, too. http://wp.me/p1sRkg-6O
————————– AFRICA —————————-
Traditional Bodyart – Nuba; Sudan; Africa – 1: changing my perceptions http://wp.me/p1sRkg-52
Traditional Bodyart – Nuba, Sudan, Africa- 2: Nuba Personal Art http://wp.me/p1sRkg-66
The Nuba Bird Dance at Bodies Alive! – Nao Dance Collective http://wp.me/p1sRkg-6k
From African Masks to Abercrombie & Fitch http://wp.me/p1sRkg-dL
Face Painting — Kids for Kids Event — Inspirations from Africa and India, including Rangoli http://wp.me/p1sRkg-kz
—————————– ASIA ——————————
Kumadori — The Painted Faces of Japanese Kabuki Theatre http://wp.me/p1sRkg-p0
Japanese Demons and Kabuki Spooky http://wp.me/p1sRkg-eV
Li Chi Slays the Dragon — LIVE at PIFA — storytelling http://wp.me/p1sRkg-cG
Face Painting — Kids for Kids Event — Inspirations from Africa and India, including Rangoli http://wp.me/p1sRkg-kz
————————- NORTH AMERICA —————————
Scraping Paint for the Power of the Ancients — Rock Art from Pecos River area http://wp.me/p1sRkg-bl
——– SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO ———
Jaguar Helmet Masks — from Aztec and Maya to Diego Rivera, from Hercules to Knights in Shining Armor…and Hockey Masks http://wp.me/p1sRkg-mU
Bark Masks and Bodypainting of the Yamana (or Yaghan) and the Selk’nam (or Ona) of Tierra Del Fuego http://wp.me/p1sRkg-bK
Shipibo – Conibo – Stetebo: Patterns cover the Universe http://wp.me/p1sRkg-bZ
—————————- OCEANIA ————————–
Mike Tyson’s Tattoo: what the…? http://wp.me/p1sRkg-ah
——————————– EUROPE ——————————
—————————- MODERN ART —————————
Why Body Painting? — 4: Radical Act — The essential celebration of our humanity / the ultimate modern art http://wp.me/p1sRkg-jP
”Facepainting” or “Face Painting”? The Medium is the Message http://wp.me/p1sRkg-ci
Men Getting Women Naked and Yves Klein — Female Nudity in Art http://wp.me/p1sRkg-ll
Facepainting Event: Modern Art Faces in Philly – Pt.1: Britt http://wp.me/p1sRkg-7K
Facepainting Event: Modern Art Faces in Philly – Pt.2 http://wp.me/p1sRkg-87