Not your average face painter, though many have been painted, Paul prefers body painting at overage events but will do a great job at your kids birthday too…he has painted and performed at all sorts of events from festivals to Burlesque Parties in Clubs, Bars, and backyards.
Get in touch with 2010 for a booking or see his website for more info.
Some examples of Paul Abstruse’s Body Painting:
Body painting From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Body painting is a form of body art, considered by some as the most ancient form of art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most (in the case of Mehndi or “henna tattoo”) a couple of weeks. Painting of the face is known as face painting.
Modern body painting
There has been a revival of body painting in the Western society since the 1960s, in part prompted by the liberalization of social mores regarding nudity. Even today there is a constant debate about the legitimacy of body painting as an art form. The current modern revival could be said to date back to the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago where Max Factor and his model were arrested for causing a public disturbance when he bodypainted her with his new make-up formulated for hollywood films. Public, open-air body painting is common in Helsinki, Finland.
Body painting is not always full nude bodies. Body painting includes smaller designs on one area on the body.
Today body painting is huge in both amateur and professional arenas. Body painting festivals happen annually across the world bringing together professional body painters as well as keen amateurs. Body paintings can also typically be seen at football matches, at dance parties and at all kinds of events and festivals.
