The idea of using art to tackle body image issues is not only gaining momentum but is also becoming increasingly helpful and enlightening to people all around the world. Especially given the advent of social media, more and more artists are coming forth with their creative projects, and attempting to make a difference in the world; one art piece at a time. One such artist is the 21-year-old Cinta Tort Cartró from Spain who finds her voice through her body positive art and celebrates period stains, stretch marks and even love handles by painting pretty, rainbow-colored designs over them.
Accompanying one of her stretchmark posts, Cinta wrote in Spanish: “There are many types of bodies, just as there are many types of stretch marks. All bodies have stains, hairs, freckles, stretch marks, curves, lines, wounds, wrinkles ... and all are equally valid. It is time for us to begin to love ours because, after all, our bodies are our tool of communication with the world. And if we do not like the tool we use for it, we can hardly feel free”; reported Daily Mail.
Having fought anorexia and suffered body image issues as a teenager, she believes it is ‘crucial society breaks down its unrealistic aesthetic standards’. “It all started as a form of expression, but it quickly turned into social commentary of the male-dominated culture we live in”, she told Yahoo Beauty. A teacher by qualification and an artist by hobby, her art aims to “help educate people about feminism and raise awareness about pervasive racism”.
Her latest Instagram project, “#manchoynomedoyasco which translates to “I stain myself and I’m not disgusted” has garnered eyeballs across the world. By painting underwear and women’s legs with vibrant colours and glitters; the artist is trying to fight stigma around mensuration that many women across the globe, face. She has also started painting tampons in multiple colours and has been turning them into gorgeous wall installations.
With more than 30,000 followers on Instagram, her project has been encouraging many women to embrace their perceived ‘flaws’ as beautiful.
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