Eva H Rinaldi Aboriginal Body Painter, Makeup Artist Media Man Australia

Eva Rinaldi, Body Painter / Makeup Artist and Social and Community Entrepreneur

Eva H Rinaldi born in November 1971, her ancestry is Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, she pursued her aboriginality, discovering she was a descendant from the Dhungatti language group from Burnt Bridge, Kempsey.

HELP POVERTY (Aboriginal child writing on a whiteboard) Human canvas, 160x100cm EDUCATION (school time), Human canvas 160x100cm

Eva H Rinaldi is an artist and image maker who has emerged as a premiere body artist in the World. Eva has a keen interest in Aboriginal Art exploring different mediums painting Human canvases.

Body Painting is amazing because of it’s impermanence says Rinaldi “ It takes hours to create a human canvas then within minutes it can be all washed away-where a painting on canvas can live for a long time”

The birth of her son led her to children’s face painting, which eventually led her down the path as an illusionist. Her work spans all media, with many memorable editorial covers and layouts.

In 2006 Eva won the Peoples Choice Award for Chalk the walk awards Darling Harbour Sydney.

In 2007 Eva was featured on television programmes and magazine articles.
The painting “HELP POVERTY” shows an Aboriginal boy body painted white to portray the light. Across his body and on a white board painted in black is written “HELP POVERTY” which represents poor health, housing and poverty - A statement possibly unable to be made any other way.

The painting “EDUCATION” represents a happy child reading a story book. The child is body painted wearing a school uniform to represent – delivery of care and education must be culturally inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, because of about 24,100 three and four year old Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander children across Australia, around 15,000 children are missing out on this vital educational experience. This is just the beginning but there is much to be done.

Eva H Rinaldi continues to drive herself to explore and experiment in her work in an effort to bring something new to a project every time. Her paintings and photographs are held in many private collections all over the World.

Eva would really like to thank the children in her images they were wonderful canvases to work with. Their beauty, personality, hard work and patience really helped bring the pictures to life.

For information on Eva contact greg@mediaman.com.au

News

Finalists Announced for the 2008 Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize

Press Release

5th May 2008

Artists Vision For World

Body Artist Eva Rinaldi is doing her bit for Humanity.

Eva Rinaldi decided to portray the 12 basic standards of living for a World Vision Calendar.

For the first time she used children as a human canvas.

“The theme of the calendar is to remind us how lucky we are-with clean water, food, housing and education” she said.

“ I chose to focus on the quality of life aspects that we take for granted.”

Ms Rinaldi said the calendar which took 3 months to complete, was a challenge.
The children certainly made it a worthwhile project.

She had to be patient, the children were fidgety and “laughed the whole time”. But it was never boring because the human canvas talks back at you” she said.

“ Being a single mother myself, I know how hard it is to raise a child on your own especially the people in poorer countries that don’t have the basic standards of living. I wanted to use my talent to get the message across.”

The calendar will be available in September/October from Newsagencies and will cost $17.00.

All proceeds will go to World Vision.

The Photo shoot of the body art will also be included in a segment on Saturday Disney on the Disney Channel 7 on the 17th of May 2008 at 8.15am.

I would also like to Thank the wonderful Photographers Rena Harvey and Mike Bridgett for the great Photography, a special Thank you to my body painting assistants Tony, Gabriella and Danielle.

I would like Thank all the wonderful models for making the pictures come to life, my son Joseph , Kayleb, Cheyenne, Mason, Macayla, Madsion, Jessy, Samuel and Lui for their great patience, and hard work. I know it was really ticklish.

Robin , Jack and all the crew from Saturday Disney the kids really enjoyed working with you.

Eva Rinaldi's body painting for World Vision (for Channel Seven Saturday Disney)

Article

A vision of our world from Chadstone, by Julia Adler - 25th March 2008
(Credit: Oakleigh Monash Leader)

Photographer Rena Harvey is making a bold statement about world poverty through artistic images for World Vision Australia.

The Glen Iris resident, who operated from a Chadstone studio, last month headed to Sydney to shoot a series of 12 images of Australian children for the "2009 World Vision Calendar"

Harvey, 31, said she decided to take the project on after World Vision approached her in January.

"The calendar is a reminder of how lucky we are here in Australia," Harvey said.

She said the work covered six themes about basic standards of living, including clean water, adequate food, housing and education.

"Basic quality of life aspects that people in Third World countries lack, but we take for granted."

Harvey said each image featured young Australians painted by body artist Eva Rinaldi to symbolically portray the themes in a "fun, colourful and spiritual way".

"The first portrait was of a child against a brick wall, which depicts the lack of adequate buildings in poorer countries," she said.

"And a little baby was body-painted blue to symbolise water."

The mother of two works as a professional fashion photographer from her Chadstone studio.

"Capturing people's beauty from within is my strongest specialty," Harvey said. "I love creating imagery with strong themes, meaning, emotions and individual flair."

She's also been busy taking photos for a coffee table book, Children of Australia, covering similar themes, which will be published next year, with the calendar.

Interview

Eva Rinaldi - 3rd February 2006

Profiles

Website

World Vision Australia

Models

Art, The Arts & Creatives

Attention: Media - greg@mediaman.com.au