Mehendi
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Body Art
Mehendi culture have been born from the the Indian Subcontinent, Africa and the Middle East. Mehendi is an body art from ancient India. Mehendi is used for women during special occasions such as weddings, religion ceremony and etc. Its made out of turmeric roots, it was also used as a cooling agent . Though it has been a tradisonal tradition for many-many years it has grew to the western style. Many style now are also mixed with the western style.
Mehendi art now has been so expose now that it doesn't look traditional anymore. Some people find that these designs offensive, and so call hurts the traditional culture. But does it really hurt?.
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in my opinion , knowing that a culture has transmitted to another side is a rather miraculous. When it come to mehendi body art, these art has grew from a traditional flower pattern to something that has a mixture of Aztec.
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When a culture's art is used for an aspiration to someone to produce new art, i feel that it could show how a certain culture is abel to make others inspires to create something new. It helps people to understand someone else's culture and how a design was nurtured from. In my opinion, Mehendi designs, are rather therapeuting just by the way you let yourself your own body. Just let the design own you, focus only the lines that you will create on yourself . And also i feel that this is one of the culture that honestly adore, doing mehendi during special occasion, it makes a person rather special, and appreciate their skin.
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Now body art has became more creative, from traditional patterns drawn on skin, artist would paint people as the background. camouflaging the background, and make their skin rather seamless, like they are part of the wall or painting. And all these ideas or inspiration came from traditional believes or religions. See how much it have brought us and how much has it benefit us. I hope to see or maybe create crazy body art in future.
Aztec Mehendi , Design mixed with modern design
Traditional Mehendi design,
