Sujets :
Corps humain - Maquillage - Aspect anthropologique
Rites et cérémonies
Marques corporelles
Art corporel
Tatouage - Histoire

Dépouillement du document :
1. In the beginning : the magic of colours
Rock art in the Sahara
Painted idols of the Neolithic age
Cosmetic arts under the pharaohs
Make-up in classical times

2. Ancient America : art for gods, men and spirits
Fertile women and demanding spirits
Helpful gods, destructive gods
Precious textiles and clay idols for the ancestors

3. North America : portraits of a great past
'Wild' in the West, 'civilized' in the East
Colour meanings : symbols of success and victory
Ritual dances on the Missouri
The painter as historian and chronicler of a dying nation
The warrior societies of the prairie Indians
Th portrayal of foreigners : illusion and reality in European thought
The affluent society of the North-West coast Indians
The Anasazi and their tradition

4. Mythical South America
Festivals : milestones in life
Ceremonial decoration and ritual painting : the theatre of fantasy
Filigree costumes made of soft lines, rectangles and stripes
Birds' wings on his face make him ruler of the air
Initiation markings
The delicate engraved style of the Indians on the Ucayali in Peru's Eastern rain forest
An imperial marriage : prelude to the exploration of the Brazilian interior

5. The intoxication of colours : the peoples of Oceania
New Guinea : decoration follows strict conventions
Ceremonial decorations indicate wealth and position
Colour symbolism and patterns of face-painting
Decoration and paint : sacred power for men and plants
Unmistakable ornaments : symbols of higher beings
Protective clay : symbol of mourning and death
New Britain : island of masks
New Ireland : Malanggan symbols
Tattooing and inlaid work : art on the Solomons
Vanuatu : painting shows who you are
Masters of the tattooist's art : the Polynesians
Marks of prestige, mourning and obligation
Moko : decoration, sign of rank and coat of arms
Lines carved on the skin

6. Australia : the secret of the rainbow snake
Body decoration : an essential component of rituals
Introduction to the sacred knowledge
Sacred centres of the dream time : birthplaces of the spirit children
Wondjina and Mimi spirits : Aboriginal rock paintings

7. Africa : the diversity of shapes, the power of colours
Red : the colour of life and death
White : a link with the supernatural
Stylization : the human and non-human worlds
Permanent amulets : the tattoos of Berber women
The Siyala : decoration and Talisman of female fertility
The Wodabe bridegrooms' parade : male beauty contest
Surma stick-fights in Ethiopia : duels as conflict management
Attributes of recognition among the Mursi and Bumi
The transient art of the Ethiopian Karo
Symbols of fulfilment, social values and ideals
Lifelong markings : testimony to personal experience
Living sculptures : variations of an ancient theme
The fantastic 'uniforms' of the Nuba
Unlimited power of expression
The rules of colour : a man's career
Bizarre facial decorations
Prescribed patterns and shades of colour : women's markings
Festive Dinka and Surma painting
The 'pearls' of the Shilluk and the Punu
The Samburu and the Kikuyu : tradition and change
Symbol of youth : Masai body decoration
Marriage and the end of youth
Royal decorations of the Mangbetu
'Dying and growing up' : the Xhosa and the Fingo
Ife bronze heads
Yoruba : the body as reflection of inner qualities
Luluwa : the marks of dignity, hope and vitality
Painted bodies, painted walls : living art forms among the Loma

8. A world of symbols : India, Nepal, Indonesia
Marks on the forehead
Striving for perfection
Mehndi beautifies brides
Pictures of gods
Children as deities
Symbolic make-up of the Kathakali Dance Theatre
The Gond : pictures of the sun and moon
The art of tattooing in Kutch
Dots and figurative symbols
Last representatives of an ancient culture : the Andamanese
Colour of life, colour of light
Mentawai : beauty is the souls' delight
Male and female decoration

9. The 'painted face' of China : Peking opera make-up
The actor as theatre
Different patterns for different types of character
The monkey king Sun Wu-kung : a popular symbol in Chinese mythology
Red face and black beard : general Guan Yu

10. Japan : painted skin, decorated bodies
Geishas : precious flowers on the fringe of society
Kabuki make-up : colours of heroes and villains
The female impersonator is the star of kabuki
Body decoration in prehistoric Japan
The Ainu women of Hokkaido
From stigma to ornamentation
Nihon irezumi : beauty contest and high art
Tradition in modernity : the photographs of Hideki Fujii

11. The Western world today : seeking the source
Body-paintings as improvisation, polished artistic composition and perfect optical illusion
Colour brings out the inner person
Body art : hope of a reconciliation between art and life
Punks : colourful despair
Tattooing : the hot needle under the skin
Conflicting emotions : demonstrators and fans
Carnival : a short scherzo
Make-up : part camouflage, part identification
The microcosm of clowns
The imaginative power of make-up in the theatre. Preface / Ernst Fuchs

Résumé :
Since earliest times, humans have decorated their skin in endless ways and for fascinating reasons. Laden with cultural messages and imbued with aesthetic experience, body decoration is the ultimate form of self-expression in which the artists create for themselves a "second skin" as a testimony to the society in which they live, as a mirror of their own individuality, and as a reflection of the supernatural. This unrivaled collection of striking photographs traces more than ten thousand years of cultural history—from the body painting of stone-age peoples to the self-inflicted piercing of punks and the enduring image of the carnival clown in modern industrial society—illustrating an art form that is finding new relevance in the world of today. To set the plates in context, a distinguished team of art historians, ethnologists, and archaeologists has provided enlightening commentaries that document the development of an extraordinary spectrum of body painting, tattooing, and scarring techniques.

Remerciement au donateur : Dominique Lemieux

Collection : Collection documentaire Dominique Lemieux

Localisation : Bibliothèque

Cote : 391.609 G872d 2002

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