There is evidence that body painting has existed as long as there have been people. They were closely connected to the rhythm of people's lives, were an expression of their joy, their lust for life, but also of their fears and sadness. And body painting was almost always practised in connection with music and dance, as can still be observed today among some primitive peoples. Body painting, body decoration, masks and costumes make it easier for people to slip into other roles, to portray and express themselves in ways that would not be possible in everyday life. The movements in dance, whether soft and flowing or rhythmically ecstatic, combined with appropriate music, make it easier for the dancer to change roles. The dance releases inner tensions, frees from fears and inhibitions, reinforces the liberating effect of body painting. A body painted from head to toe needs neither costume nor mask.
While body painting in primitive peoples served rather cultic purposes, e.g. to drive away evil spirits, to deter enemies through war painting or during initiation rituals, in today's society the focus of bdypainting is rather on recreational fun or artistic activity.
Body painting still has a significant social aspect today: body painting only works in a group. To paint each other, you have to be at least two people. This requires a very sensitive approach to closeness and shared nakedness. But above all, it is fun to unfold one's own creativity, to use the unlimited possibilities to design the naked skin with paint, brush and sponge. And depending on your talent, considerable works of art can be created in the process. Unfortunately, they are very short-lived and end in the bathtub at the latest. Fortunately, there are cameras to at least capture the result of body painting in a picture.
Fotos: Hannelore Dörrich und Erhard Hagebeuker
FKK - GEGENSEITIGE KÖRPERBEMALUNG
FKK-MUSEUM: THE HIGH SONG OF YOUNG LOVE - NUDISM MAGAZINE
FKK-MUSEUM: PEOPLE OF NATURISM
FKK-MUSEUM: "SONNENFREUNDE" , ISSUE 266
FKK-MUSEUM: "SONNENFREUNDE" , ISSUE 207
FKK-MUSEUM: "FREIES LEBEN", ISSUE 155
FKK-MUSEUM - SUN SEEKING OF THE SEXES
THE NUDE PHOTO - ARTISTIC NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY - GALLERY 4
NAKED YOGA: NATARAJASANA - THE DANCER
FKK-MUSEUM: NUDIST YOUTH CRUISE TO SCANDINAVIA - "DER NATURIST" MAY 1967
FKK-MUSEUM - "NATURIST UND WELT", MAY 1970 - NUDIST HOLIDAY
FKK-MUSEUM: CENTRE HÉLIO MARIN DE MONTALIVET ON THE ATLANTIC IN FRANCE
FKK-MUSEUM: CENTRE NATURISTE EURONAT, 33590 GRAYAN-L'HOPITAL, A FEW KILOMETRES FROM MONTALIVET
FKK-MUSEUM: "DIE NEUE ZEIT" - INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CAMP CONTACT 65
THE NUDE PHOTO - ARTISTIC NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY - GALLERY 3
FKK-MUSEUM: "FREIES LEBEN", ISSUE 152
FKK-MUSEUM: "DER RUF" 88/89 - DIARY OF A BIG TRIP TO SCANDINAVIA
NUDIST MUSEUM: FREE LIFE 164 - NUDISM IN THE SNOW - NAKED IN WINTER
THE NUDE PHOTO - ARTISTIC NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY - GALLERY 2
FKK-MUSEUM: "FREIES LEBEN" 1969 - FKK - NAKED AND FREE
FKK-MUSEUM: "SONNENFREUNDE" 1971 - FKK - NAKED AND FREE - ARDÈCHE
FKK-MUSEUM: YOUTH AND SPORT - "DER RUF" - JULY 1968
THE NUDE PHOTO - ARTISTIC NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY - GALLERY 1
FKK-MUSEUM: NUDIST YOUTH AND SEXUALITY - "DER RUF" - APRIL 1969
FKK MUSEUM: "HUMANA" 12, MAY 1967 - TITLE PICTURE: YOUNG GIRL ON THE NUDE BEACH OF MONTALIVET
FKK-MUSEUM: HUMANA 50, JULI 1970 - NUDIST MAGAZINE
FKK-MUSEUM: "FREIES LEBEN" 162, DEZEMBER 1968 - NUDIST MAGAZINE
NUDIST COUPLE IN NATURE - MAGAZINE COMPARISON
FKK MUSEUM: NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY - PHOTO ART
FKK-MUSEUM - JOKARI - IDEAL GAME FOR THE (NUDIST) BEACH
NUDE PHOTO BOOK "MUTUALLY - PROJECT NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY"
NUDE PHOTOBOOK "EACH OTHER - PHOTOPROJECT BODYPAINTING"
