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    15 Photos Of An Underrated Art Form

    Makeup and body paint are mediums of art that are under-appreciated. They have always been engrained in photoshoots, but often it is only the photographer that is recognized. Makeup can completely transform a person’s face with a simple addition of shadow, highlight or liner. In this contemporary era, we use makeup to enhance our beauty, but to what creative lengths can we take it? Here's a little of my journey with makeup!

    1. We can create new characters

    2. We can bring to attention the beautiful parts of our body that people usually don't immediately notice

    3. We can play with the lines of illusion and reality

    4. We can be more exposed but less vulnerable at the same time

    5. We can release bottled up emotions without articulating them in words

    6. We can use it to remember those who have passed

    7. We can use it to celebrate culture and holidays

    8. We can advocate for social change

    9. We can use it amplify emotions

    10. We can always use it to tell a story

    11. We can see beauty in a different light

    12. We can find that a lot of weird things stick to our faces

    13. We can turn a face into a masterpiece

    14. And our body into a canvas.

    15. See more of my artistic adventures at: http://www.opals-catharsis.com