Does a brush is like a finger? When I paint you, I caress you?

A video about during COVID 19 confinement

Jean Dubuffet:

“Painting has a two-fold advantage over the language of words. First of all, painting conjures up objects with greater strength and gets much closer to them. Secondly, painting opens up a bigger door outside to the inner dance of the painter’s world of ideas.”

 

Body painting still holds some of the ancient meanings and traditions from centuries before, like in Egypt and Indian religious ceremonies. Traditional significance in cultures is a celebration of the beauty of the human form. But by using our bodies as the canvas we wanted to connect in this time of COVID 19 turmoil.

How to connect when you can’t touch each other?

During this confinement we were isolated, being able to connect but not to touch each other. The only direct contact is to just let the brush browse the body.

I look at you but I don’t touch you

Adding layers allowed us to discover each other.

Usually more you cover yourself more you protect yourself

By Lara Buffard & Pirmin Breu Mai 2020

 

 