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Sandra Winn
On: Nov 13, 08
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Painting With Human Blood [Edit]

Menstrual Art


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In keeping with this week’s obsession, how fitting to write an article about human blood, the only kind vampires covet, used for art? Although vampires tend to go with blood from the neck, this is menstrual art.

Most women hate their periods, unless they’re worried about being pregnant and actually look forward to a visit from Auntie Flo, but others either hate or love it, to the point of creating menstrual art with their own period blood.

The artist captures her blood using a menstrual cup, or moon cup. To help seal-in the color, the blood is mixed with acrylic or another substance.

Painting with menstrual blood is a form of self-expression and is often considered taboo—and that is one reason people choose to embrace menstrual art. It’s a way of saying, “This is my body. This is my right. Menstruation is natural and it’s okay to capture it in art form.”

Depending on the artist, you may find menstrual art that expresses a love for fertility, or sadness due to lack thereof, comedic relief, or even disdain for their unwelcome once a month visitor.

The gems of menstrual art in the gallery, from polished to amateur, were found in Live Journal’s Blood Art Forum. Therefore, user names will be used for the photo credits in the order of photos shown.

1) Queen Nzinga
2) Blutee
3) Freespirit Me
4) Pink Porcupette
5,6) Rivermilk
7,8) Browneyedlayne

Via: community.livejournal  







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Comments:


What an extreme contrast it is that in some cultures women are societal outcasts at 'that time of the month' and yet in other cultures they are painting with it.

By: Cecilia Biemann on Nov 13, 08 | 399 Trends | 25 Comments

Totally agreed and especially the social outcast part, it is such an archaic attitude. In the Old Testament of the Bible, there are laws (I don't even think Jews follow most of them to a tee) preventing women from going to worship God in the temple because they were considered "dirty" when menstruating. They also had to stay out of the temple for seven days after their cycle to be "clean."

By: Sandra Winn on Nov 13, 08 | 335 Trends | 934 Comments

Holy crap. This is really intense.

By: Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 13, 08 | 1,511 Trends | 1,297 Comments

Way to push the tampon....I mean envelop.

By: Jennifer Simpson-Astle on Nov 13, 08 | 69 Trends | 137 Comments

Aw, bummer -- too intense for TH, I see. :-)

By: Sandra Winn on Nov 13, 08 | 335 Trends | 934 Comments

Is there anything I could have done to make the cut with this article or is it the theme alone? Just thought I'd ask. Thanks for your time. :-)

By: Sandra Winn on Nov 13, 08 | 335 Trends | 934 Comments

As a staunch feminist I can see the artistic value of it, I just don't know if others would feel the same way. I'm not an editor or anything, just offering my humble opinion. Even as a woman, there is something extremely taboo about mentrual blood. No matter how much normalizing you try to do, I think it will still stay in the realms of the icky.

By: Jennifer Simpson-Astle on Nov 13, 08 | 69 Trends | 137 Comments

@Jennifer, I agree but I didn't want to show that in the article because I don't want to come off as poking fun of something that means so much to women like this. KWIM? Even though it's ick it is a "trend." A quick Google brings up a plethora of pages regarding the subject.

By: Sandra Winn on Nov 13, 08 | 335 Trends | 934 Comments

I'd like some guidelines on what makes a trend 'too naughty' vs. acceptable as well.

By: Cecilia Biemann on Nov 13, 08 | 399 Trends | 25 Comments



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