The Study Of Body Painting And Application In Modern Fashion Design

The art of body painting has a long history who experienced the rise and fall to now , after so many years evolution, it's culture function becomes more and more diversified . Even with the symbol of emotion, character and the dissatisfaction with the major culture of the community, the conception of beauty has get the ascendancy in people's mind, and become a way to show their personalities. And modern fashion design think much of how to decorate the human body with clothing more and more. With the use of all kinds of decorative accessories, the artistry of clothing is far greater than it's practicality, However the body painting and clothing has many similarities, and share a common carrier-the human body. It makes the combination of body painting and clothing becomes realized. Modern people prefer individuality self-display, the psychological of novelty and strange also makes the combination becomes inevitable.The subject study the origins and development of body painting with reliable history, elicit a historical and credibility review of body painting to find the combination of theoretical and practical psychological needs. And use a lot of pictures and photographs to show the essentials of the mix of body painting and clothing, and confirmed it's function on encouraging the update of vogue and transformation of fashion. Further more, the paper helps to innovation for fashion design inspiration and inspired designers to find the combination of ancient art and modern art design, and find more art forms to"past to serve the present".