Corporate careerist by day and airbrush
artist by night, Martin has taught himself
the airbrushing make-up techniques to
decorate the trance partygoers’ bodies
with luminous paint.
The idea came to Martin while watching
a friend spray painting a vehicle.
decorate three bodies. All day scantily
clad people were seen standing in a
bleak winter sun, willing paint dry.
Martin explains that the pigment he
applies contains a substance that
absorbs radiation in the ultraviolet region
of the electromagnetic spectrum. When
the dim violet glow of a black light which
contains phosphor is used, it emits UVA
light instead of visible white light and
produces the fluorescent effect.
“I love Ultra Violet and I love art and
music,” he says. “This technique allows
me to combine all three and as the dance
areas at trance parties always have UV
lights it is the ideal place to do what I do.” What happens when you combine this
distortion of light and the twisting bodies
The cosmetic airbrush system that of the performers is something surreal,
he acquired however is much smaller at the same time familiar and fantastic
and has much less pressure than the as these images reflect.
industrial systems used for cars.
The technique is often used in theatre and
the film industry. The airbrush produces a
fine spray of pigment. It requires several
layers to create the elaborate and multicoloured patterns on the body and the
process is time consuming. On the day
of the shoot, it took about four hours to
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