Hussein Saidi-Body Art Ritual


Body Art: Natural Material Collages Artist's Statement and Bibliography


Body Art: Attraction - 2004 27" x 37" Natural material collage on plywood; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark, leaves, husks and milkweed. Click on the image for a large view.


Body Art: Ritual - 2004 37" x 26" Natural material collage on plywood; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark, leaves, husks and milkweed. Click on the image for a large view.


Body Art: Dancing Ceremony - 2004 28" x 32" Natural material collage on painted canvas; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark, leaves, husks and milkweed. Click on the image for a large view.


Body Art: Henna - 2004 31" x 22.5" Natural material collage on painted canvas; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark, leaves, husks and milkweed. Click on the image for a large view.


Body Art: Priestesses - 2004 20" x 24" Natural material collage on painted linen; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark,palm fibers, leaves, husks and milkweed. Click on the image for a large view.


Body Art: Performers - 2004 21" x 25" Natural material collage on painted canvas; materials include banana bark, husks and milkweed. Click on the image for a large view


Body Art: Children - 2004 27" x 28" Natural material collage on plywood; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark, leaves, husks and milkweed. Click on the image for a large view.


Body Art: Ritual Protection - 2004 24" x 28" Natural material collage on painted linen; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark, leaves, husks and milkweed.


Body Art: From Tradition to Modern- 2004 21" x 25" Natural material collage on plywood; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark, mica, leaves, husks and milkweed.


Body Art: Yam Festival- 2004 20" x 24" Natural material collage on painted linen; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark, palm, husks and milkweed.


Body Art: Makonde Face- 2004 14" x 18" Natural material collage on painted linen; materials include banana bark, birch bark, pine bark, leaves, husks and milkweed.


Body Art: Masai Face- 2004 16" x 20" Natural material collage on painted linen; materials include coconut shells, milkweed, pine bark, and bamboo sticks.