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03-11-2016, 06:05 PM
Woman paints her torso to send a powerful message about body image
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Artist Jody Steel (https://www.facebook.com/artistjodysteel/?fref=photo) uses the human body as a canvas to create beautiful works of art that often have a poignant message.
Her latest video, a timelapse entitled "Body Image," touches on the topic of eating disorders and body dysmorphia.*In the video, Steel paints her body to look as if her waistline has been wrung out like a rag, pointing at the many unhealthy things people do to feel beautiful.
SEE ALSO: 7 relatable fitness bloggers who will build you up (http://mashable.com/2016/03/05/relatable-fitness-bloggers/)
"There have been times I've look[ed] in a mirror and wished for a perfect figure,"*Steel wrote on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/artistjodysteel/videos/571858049655525/?permPage=1).*"** matter how much I went to the gym or how little I ate carbs and sugar, I still didn't see what I imagined was perfect.*Once I realized that naturally, I don't have a coke bottle figure, or long and thin legs, I began to let go of the pressures I've felt to fulfill an image that our society has deemed the pinnacle of beauty." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/11/body-image-body-painting-timelapse/)
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Artist Jody Steel (https://www.facebook.com/artistjodysteel/?fref=photo) uses the human body as a canvas to create beautiful works of art that often have a poignant message.
Her latest video, a timelapse entitled "Body Image," touches on the topic of eating disorders and body dysmorphia.*In the video, Steel paints her body to look as if her waistline has been wrung out like a rag, pointing at the many unhealthy things people do to feel beautiful.
SEE ALSO: 7 relatable fitness bloggers who will build you up (http://mashable.com/2016/03/05/relatable-fitness-bloggers/)
"There have been times I've look[ed] in a mirror and wished for a perfect figure,"*Steel wrote on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/artistjodysteel/videos/571858049655525/?permPage=1).*"** matter how much I went to the gym or how little I ate carbs and sugar, I still didn't see what I imagined was perfect.*Once I realized that naturally, I don't have a coke bottle figure, or long and thin legs, I began to let go of the pressures I've felt to fulfill an image that our society has deemed the pinnacle of beauty." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/11/body-image-body-painting-timelapse/)
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