01525nam a22002417a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020002200064040002000086082001600106100002200122245003200144260003900176300006300215500001800278520087100296650001401167650001301181650001701194650001801211650002401229650003001253GCWUF20171206050233.0171206b        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a978-0-500-20420-7  aMAINbENGcMAIN  a391.65bTHO  aThomas, Nicholas,  aBody artcThomas, Nicholas,  aLondon : bThames & Hudson,c2014.  a208 pages :billustrations (chiefly color) ;c21 cm.fP.B.  aInclude Index  a"Body art, practiced across the world cultures and throughout history, is the most intimate art form, linking the self, the senses, and the social and political. In recent years, it has proliferated in an unprecedented way, borrowing motifs and practices from many different traditions. Explore their role in expressing personal and cultural identity; their longstanding associations with ritual, theatricality, criminality and beauty; and their recent resurgence via the Modern Primitive movement and the work of contemporary artists such as Marc Quinn and Rebecca Belmore. The diversity of body arts is chronicled here: from Australian and African traditions of painting and scarification to Chinese footbinding, Russian prison tattoos, Harlem drag balls and the inked designs worn by celebrities such as Tupac Shakur and David Beckham." -- Publisher's description  2Tattooing  2Body art  2Body marking  2Body piercing  2Body marking in art  2Tattooing--Social aspects