SELF LOVE BODY PAINTING By Talulah Self

YOUR BODY IS ARTWORK

Two weeks ago @artbyanneclairefleer painted my 90% naked body.

The art of self love body painting is abstract, emotional and really bloody empowering.

The healing arts, is an art form. FACT.

In the patterns that mystify us to why we become ill, why we breakdown, why we develop illogical thoughts, why we sometimes feel low, less like ourselves, self conscious and care too much about what others think? They are a great mystery and even greater mysteries to others, and I find it so interesting that in all the years that we continue to study us, that the further we look into humanity and the deeper we dig inside ourselves, the mystery only becomes bigger. We continue to open up places within ourselves that we never knew were there.

What many see as a hologram, a face, a body, a being... we now look for stories, narratives, a soul. Being 'ill' isn't only an infection, a disease or a cure - its an emotion, a mind, a story, a battle of all the senses, all the feelings, all the heart aches and all the brain aches.

Our bodies are our artworks, our musical instruments, our books, our actions, our blank canvases, our words, our thoughts. They are paint brushes, shape makers, movement masters, they are typewriters and figures full of complex chemicals, deep emotions and creative outlets.

We are amazing. We are beautiful. We, you, me, us are art.

Body painter: Anne-Claire Fleer
Model: Margherita Barbieri
Filming and editing: Talulah Self

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