🎨 📸 Original ART, ⭐️ The DRAGONFLY ⭐️ /bodypainting / photography & MEANING/

Hello, dear online explorers, here I would like to share an artwork created on the most beautiful canvas to paint on: the human skin. The work was created at Ozora Festival in the August 2015. I would like to tell you a bit more about the meaning of the dragonfly.

The dragonfly has been a subject of curiosity in every single area it is found in. Each culture has created a different meaning to it and its origin. The Samurai used it as a symbol of power, agility/vitality and victory. In China, it was associated with prosperity, harmony and as a good luck talisman.
Because the dragonfly eats from the wind itself is has been seen as a sign of happiness, speed and purity amongst Native Americans.

The most common symbol it represents is change, transformation in terms of self-realization. The change has its source in mental and emotional maturity and the understanding of the deeper meaning of life.

The Dragonfly belongs to the family of Odonata (an order of carnivorous insects). The word Dragonfly has its source in the myth that Dragonflies were once Dragons.

Here you can see a small video. It helps to understand that this is not a post-production artwork;)

The dragonfly’s lively flight shows an ability to fly in all six directions. In terms of meaning, this is connected with age and maturity.
The dragonfly can move at 45 miles an hour and hover like a helicopter. It has also rare qualities like the hummingbird to fly backwards. It can also fly straight up, down and on either side.

The family name Odonata comes from the Greek word for a tooth as Odonates were believed to have teeth, it is a verified fact now that they have only strong mandibles they use to crush their meal victims.

The Germanic tribes believed that the dragonflies would help the goddess Frigg (the beautiful Queen of Heaven) to come into contact with ancient souls. The Celts describe the dragonflies as small, flying dragons, which were used by fairies and elves as transportation.

The dragonfly brings lightness and ease, silence and calmness, fast overcoming of obstacles in life.