Reaction to the recent class discussions

Recently in class we have been discussing the idea of making the human body a form of artwork. Personally, I have found this somewhat odd and seeing the actual pictures of those who have done it, make me rather nauseous. To have a star inserted under your skin as a way of showing art just does not appeal to me. In fact, I think it is quite disgusting. However, in the past few classes we have met individuals through the readings and discussions that have led to us learning more and more about specific people and what their motivation is for making their bodies works of art. For example, in the reading for yesterday, we met a gay couple in which one of the two men said he wouldn’t have gotten into body piercing if it weren’t for his partner. It appears sometimes all people need is to be opened up to a particular idea. Then they will just be able to run with it. All in all however, I feel that the idea of making the body a canvas for artwork and piercing and tattooing all over the place is rather repulsive and I do not find it attractive in the least bit.