Body Painting – The Ancient Art Applied to Conservation of Wild Nature

Beginning in the most ancient prehistory, body adornment (clay, paints, shells) have been used on the human body for ritual, beauty, apparel, social distinction and other reasons. It is truly the oldest form of art. WILD9 now brings the ancient to the contemporary. Artists, models and photographers will create a gallery masterpiece at WILD9 on the evening of 12 November, in a special cultural experiment at an historic hacienda, using body art to communicate the feeling, importance and the goals of conserving wild nature.

A few of the renowned artists are Carmen Parra, Fernando González Gortázar and María Sada from Mexico, Emma Hack from Australia, and others. Several highly recognized photographers will document the process, including Urquiza (Mexico), Tom Manglesen, and Jack Dykinga (US), and some of their prints will be auctioned to raise funding for WILD9. Some of the artists and models gathered recently in Mexico City to prepare their techniques and ideas…view.