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Body Art

What is body art?

Body art involves creating art directly on or with the human body. Common forms include body piercings and tattoos, but it also encompasses practices like branding, scarification, scalping, body painting, full-body tattoos, body shaping, and sub-dermal implants. Body art can also refer to a subcategory of performance art where the artist's body is central to the artwork.
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A

Abramovic, Marina

Acconci, Vito

B

Barney, Matthew

Bedia, José

Beecroft, Vanessa

Blais, Jean-Charles

Borremans, Michael

Burden, Chris

D

Dumas, Marlene

E

Emin, Tracey

G

Giuseppe, Penone

Gormley, Antony

H

Horn, Rebecca

Horn, Roni

Huan, Zhang

Hume, Gary

K

Klauke, Jurgen

Klein, Yves

L

Lafontaine, Marie-Jo

M

Mccarthy, Paul

Meese, Jonathan

N

Nauman, Bruce

Nitsch, Hermann

O

Ono, Yoko

Oppenheim, Dennis

R

Rainer, Arnulf

U

Ulay,

Y

Yan, Huang

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Etching

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Cantilever Bridges

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Triptych

Triptych

A triptych is an artwork divided into three sections or panels, often hinged together, allowing it to be displayed open or folded shut. It is a type of polyptych, a term for multi-panel artworks. Typically, the central panel is the largest, flanked by two smaller panels, although some triptychs have panels of equal size. Triptychs have been historically significant in religious art but are also used in contemporary works.

Artwork by Francis Bacon
Graphite

Graphite

(9 works, 4 for sale)

Graphite is a form of carbon commonly used as the core material in pencils. It can be compressed to various levels of hardness, allowing for different shading effects in drawing. In powdered form, graphite can be applied with a brush for broader, softer applications. Graphite erases easily and was first discovered in the 1500s in England's Lake District.

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Pixel art

Pixel art

(17 works, 15 for sale)

Pixel Art is a form of digital art created by placing individual pixels, similar to assembling a mosaic where each small piece contributes to a larger image. The style is often associated with nostalgia, as it draws on the techniques used in early video game graphics. Pixel art has seen a resurgence in popularity, both as a nod to retro aesthetics and as a distinct artistic style in modern digital art.

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