The fusion of airbrushing and body painting has been realized as a true art by two incredibly talented young artists, Ragen Mendenhall and Adam Tenenbaum.
Ragen is a Las Vegas local, who works in an Art Nouveau style with a definite Realist proficiency, and her body painting are similar to the works of Gustav Klimt and Alphonse Mucha, with some apparent influences from the exceptional visionary artists Robert Venosa and Alex Grey.
Adam Tenenbaum who primarily works for Temptu Pro and the performance troupe Zen Arts LA, has a more industrial and aboriginal touch that contrast with Ragen's gilded ethereal goddesses, but his technique of layering creates incredible depth and dimension. Adam's work is darker, at times even appearing confrontational and sinister like a scene from a Michael Hussar painting, and other time with his subjects (fire dancers, aerialists and models) embellished like divine shamanic figures from the Tassili Cave murals.
Both Ragen and Adam are exceptional artists, and the fact that their art is literally worn for a few hours and then washed away makes their work even more precious.
To explore their amazing body art, please click the links below:
Ragen Mendenhall:
http://www.ragensart.com/bodypainting/bodypainting.html
Ragen's Possible Inspirations---
Gustav Klimt:
http://www.klimt.com/
Alphonse Mucha:
http://www.muchafoundation.org/MGalleries.aspx
Alex Grey:
http://www.alexgrey.com/
Robert Venosa:
http://www.venosa.com/catalog.html
Adam Tenenbaum:
http://www.overlayair.com/
Adam's Possible Inspirations---
Tassili Cave Murals:
http://www.cvsanten.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=77&limitstart=5
Michael Hussar:
http://www.michaelhussar.biz/pages/pretty_pink_spade_pg.html
Zen Arts LA:
http://www.zenartsla.com/
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