Comments on: Painted Bodies http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/ The Boys Blog Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:18:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rob http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38593 Rob Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:38:09 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38593 "That Lucky Artist Who Did?" Apologies!...I, also, was shallow and disrespectful to the culture of those self-expressive body-adorning people. “That Lucky Artist Who Did?” Apologies!…I, also, was shallow and disrespectful to the culture of those self-expressive body-adorning people.

]]> By: Rob http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38592 Rob Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:32:47 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38592 This shallow advert has nothing to do with the topic in question! This shallow advert has nothing to do with the topic in question!

]]> By: Rob http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38591 Rob Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:22:41 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38591 A wonderful image! It's a pity the 'dark flowery fellow' has his head and limbs out of frame. His face, one surmises, if pictured, would probably reveal a barely post-pubescent lad too young for Western censors to sanction in pictorial entirety. Hence the cropped torso publication. Did he paint himself…all over? And, if he didn’t…THAT LUCKY ARTIST WHO DID? A wonderful image! It’s a pity the ‘dark flowery fellow’ has his head and limbs out of frame. His face, one surmises, if pictured, would probably reveal a barely post-pubescent lad too young for Western censors to sanction in pictorial entirety. Hence the cropped torso publication. Did he paint himself…all over? And, if he didn’t…THAT LUCKY ARTIST WHO DID?

]]> By: Josuxzs http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38350 Josuxzs Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:23:51 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38350 great work! great work!

]]> By: stewart http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38300 stewart Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:33:22 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38300 Hi, I'm taking a moment to write a little more. The images of the body paintings of the Omo are breathtaking and it is wonderful that the photographer has captured these gems. For myself, I find that different cultures offer us inspiration, or places of possibility, that all of us as humans can learn from. It is all too easy to idealize (or villify) another way of life. Omo tribal life is fraught with difficulties and problems -- just as our own lives may be. The part of these body paintings that is not portrayed here, although I have seen other photographs that show it, is the interactive nature of the daily painting process. The joy and beauty and creativity of that interaction is visible in these photographs. Take a moment to imagine how these are created. A person cannot decorate their own body in this way -- someone else must touch and caress and care about you to paint your body. What a reminder that we all need human interaction that is caring, creative and celebratory. Stewart Hi, I’m taking a moment to write a little more. The images of the body paintings of the Omo are breathtaking and it is wonderful that the photographer has captured these gems. For myself, I find that different cultures offer us inspiration, or places of possibility, that all of us as humans can learn from. It is all too easy to idealize (or villify) another way of life. Omo tribal life is fraught with difficulties and problems — just as our own lives may be. The part of these body paintings that is not portrayed here, although I have seen other photographs that show it, is the interactive nature of the daily painting process. The joy and beauty and creativity of that interaction is visible in these photographs. Take a moment to imagine how these are created. A person cannot decorate their own body in this way — someone else must touch and caress and care about you to paint your body. What a reminder that we all need human interaction that is caring, creative and celebratory.

Stewart

]]> By: stewart http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38286 stewart Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:40:02 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38286 Wonderful work -- thank you for posting it. Wonderful work — thank you for posting it.

]]> By: horselips http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38278 horselips Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:34:40 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38278 Hold on there buckaroo. "...fucked up with idiotic pursuirts and values."? Hey, like it or not, our Judeo-Chrisrtian pursuits and values have resulted in that little gem called Western Civilization -undeniably the jewel in the crown of man's efforts to date. Idiotic pursuits like all the fabulous things that plug in, our advanced medical, agricultural, environmental and general technological capabilities, and values like the whole concept of the worth of the individual, are powerful arguments. As for the arts our idiotic pursuits and values have given us, they take a back seat to no other culture. Been to a museum lately? Or a movie theater? Or a concert? Read a good book? Taken a tour of your local Parade of Homes? Sure, we're a long way from geting it all right, and there have been lots of bumps in the road - but I'll take the trend of steady and regular improvement in civil rights and equality over primitive taboos and painted bodies anyday. Besiders, I'll bet a lot of OUR arteeests could paint any body better than they can. Hold on there buckaroo. “…fucked up with idiotic pursuirts and values.”? Hey, like it or not, our Judeo-Chrisrtian pursuits and values have resulted in that little gem called Western Civilization -undeniably the jewel in the crown of man’s efforts to date. Idiotic pursuits like all the fabulous things that plug in, our advanced medical, agricultural, environmental and general technological capabilities, and values like the whole concept of the worth of the individual, are powerful arguments. As for the arts our idiotic pursuits and values have given us, they take a back seat to no other culture. Been to a museum lately? Or a movie theater? Or a concert? Read a good book? Taken a tour of your local Parade of Homes?
Sure, we’re a long way from geting it all right, and there have been lots of bumps in the road – but I’ll take the trend of steady and regular improvement in civil rights and equality over primitive taboos and painted bodies anyday. Besiders, I’ll bet a lot of OUR arteeests could paint any body better than they can.

]]> By: Jack http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38277 Jack Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:02:10 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38277 @youroctober, "Everyone Alive Wants Answers" can be downloaded at this URL for free: http://www.filestube.com/b69d6f4f9543841d03e9/details.html# @youroctober,

“Everyone Alive Wants Answers” can be downloaded at this URL for free:

http://www.filestube.com/b69d6f4f9543841d03e9/details.html#

]]> By: youroctober http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38229 youroctober Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:17:37 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38229 Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this. This is absolutely beautiful; his work is amazing. I was wondering if anyone could tell me where I can download the song accompanying this post. I've looked online and haven't had much luck finding anything. Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this. This is absolutely beautiful; his work is amazing. I was wondering if anyone could tell me where I can download the song accompanying this post. I’ve looked online and haven’t had much luck finding anything. Thank you!

]]> By: Jack http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/comment-page-1/#comment-38215 Jack Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:42:44 +0000 http://blog.milkboys.org/article/painted-bodies/#comment-38215 Marshall McLuhan was fond of quoting the Balinese saying "We have no art, we do everything as well as we can." I suspect that these people of the Omo Valley have no idea of what "art" is. This is their life, not something set apart at a distance in some meaningless catagory, and it could as well have been our life if we didn't force ourselves to be so fucked up with idiotic pursuits and values. It's indeed time for a Revaluation of All Values! It's long overdue. I too have ordered the Hans Silverster books. All thanks to Josh for having revealed this to me! This is one hell of a fucking revelation! Marshall McLuhan was fond of quoting the Balinese saying “We have no art, we do everything as well as we can.”
I suspect that these people of the Omo Valley have no idea of what “art” is. This is their life, not something set apart at a distance in some meaningless catagory, and it could as well have been our life if we didn’t force ourselves to be so fucked up with idiotic pursuits and values. It’s indeed time for a Revaluation of All Values! It’s long overdue.

I too have ordered the Hans Silverster books.
All thanks to Josh for having revealed this to me! This is one hell of a fucking revelation!

]]>