Jonathan Armour’s practice has long been interested in the metaphorical language of skin. Having worked with traditional fine art media including sculpture, paint and photography, he approached Leo to continue his experiments using 21st-century technology. For Leo, it was an exciting opportunity to explore the young language of computer-generated imagery, using it to access an ancient practice in an entirely contemporary way.
“Paint Skin uses 21st-century technology to give visio-haptic enjoyment of one of the oldest forms of art practised by humankind – painting on the body. Not only does it permanently capture the intense intuitive response in paint by the artist to the model, all of which is normally washed away at the end of the session, but allows the viewer to literally get under the skin of the painting.”
— Jonathan Armour
Image (above): Roy Joseph Butler painted by Jonathan Armour in the 3D scanning studio (photo: Jonathan Armour)