'Over Your Skin’ is a fascinating art project which has seen artist, Rus Khasanov use the intricacies of human body as his canvas, filming paint in incredible macro detail, as it flows through the ridges found in skin.
The series sparkles with colour, as the artist used the likes of fluorescent and glitter-filled paints to create the works, which make the human body look like a series of riverbeds in the close-up. The project, Rus said, had been in his mind for more than three years.
I often work with paints and my hands are constantly stained dirty because I do not wear latex gloves while working. One day, I just looked at my hands, dirty with paint, and I liked the way the colours blended, the way they filled the folds on my palm.Rus Khasanov, Artist
Rus claimed that he wanted to include body parts in his video that had the deepest ridges in the skin, such as fingertips, lips and palms. Doing so, the artist said, allowed him to explore how different patterns emerged based on what area of the body they were from.
Overall, the project took four months to complete, spanning seven video and photo sessions.
(With inputs from AP)
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