Stelarc

Stelarc is another artist who uses his body as an expression. He differs from Orlan in that he implants electronics to show how outdated the human body has become. He creates fantastic cyber shows with technology that allows for the sensors in his body to control and move robotic and virtual simulations of the human body. He also did a variety of performances in which he had hooks put into his skin and was suspended in the air naked for varying amounts of time and in various ways and places.

For more on Stelarc and to see his preformances Please go to:

http://www.stelarc.va.com.au/

Orlan

Orlan is a "Carnal artist", she uses her body as a canvas. She has undergone multiple surgeries to create herself into the exact opposite of the societal stereotype of beautiful. Orlan is the first to use plastic surgery as a medium.

Orlan's surgeries have partially been projections of ancient goddess' and well known 'beauties'. Her mouth was from Francois Boucher's Europa; a mock up of the Mona Lisa is her forehead, which she had two cheek implants in place of a forehead implant; Orlan's chin is from Botticelli's Venus; and so on.

For more on Orlan please go to the following sites:

http://www.orlan.net/

http://www.english.ucsb.edu/faculty/ecook/courses/eng114em/whoisorlan.htm

Objectivity

Looking for new ways of expression take many on new and different paths. Some come in the form of exploiting different bodies in the form of photography, paintings or sculptures.

Others find that exploiting and exposing their own bodies to any form of mutation is good. Surgically changing the very physicality of what you used to look like to something entirely new and different.Trying to find and express the meaning of male dominance or the stupidity of having one way of looking at beauty. Changing one's body for the sole purpose of proving how easy it is to change what you originally were.

Others look at the body as an obsolete form. Bettered only by the technology that the body created. Having the technology emulate what the body is already capable of achieving. Thrusting the new age upon a classical object, subjecting the classic to the trial of adapting or be put aside.