Geisha - work in progress

And if there is some particular thing of interest during the passage of times, the most mysterious character in the Japanese culture, that is the GEISHA.

Geisha, a very sophisticated, refined, and beautiful young lady. Geisha, as its name says (芸 (gei) meaning "art" and 者 (sha) meaning "person" or "doer") she is called by us, Europeans: "artist," "performing artist," or "artisan.

In their apprentice period, geishas are called maiko, and they are trained to perform in different Japanese artistic skills, such as classical music, dance, tea ceremony, calligraphy and ink painting - as some examples.

The make up is another very important artistic skill that geisha have to learn and practice, being it one of those elements that complete her image. A detail considered very sensual is also the typical nape make-up (as you can see it in my artwork), that geisha have to make by herself with the help of mirrors.

I wanted to create a character without identity, depersonalized, but which, with just a few details, to reveal an entire story of the culture it represents so well.