It's loved by kids and adults!! There are reasons to believe that humanity has painted faces and bodies since the beginning to demonstrate different things. For hunting, religious reasons and military reasons such as camouflage. Now we do it for fun! Although it died out in Western culture after the fall of the French aristocracy, face painting re-entered the popular culture during the hippie movement of the late 1960s, when it was common for young women to decorate their cheeks with flowers or peace symbols at anti-war demonstrations. Now it is common to see this kind of entertainment in fairs, sport games, open air markets, parks, or any location that attracts children or teenagers. Although I know some adults that love it too... like me!!
There are many kinds of face paint, including:
- Designs that include the emblems of favorite sports teams, cartoon characters, and other designs that are "cute" or otherwise appealing to the young.
- Dramatic designs that appeal to all ages.
- Costuming designs which transform the wearer into someone/something completely different, such as Jack Haley's silver face makeup as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz.
- Designs that endeavor to color the face in such a way to indicate solidarity with a cause, usually the outcome of a sporting contest or membership in a group.
Girl painted as a cheetah at Provo Farmer's Market on October 30, 2010
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