An artist is turning stretch marks into powerful works of art

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A 21-year-old artist is painting stretch marks and making a powerful statement about the pressure women feel to cover them up and to encourage people to see the beauty in their bodies. 

Cinta Tort Cartró — who goes by the artist name Zinteta — is from Torrelles de Llobregat, a small town near Barcelona. She uses different types of paint, including watercolours and tempera paint in various colours to create the paintings on women's bodies. 

Entirely self-trained, Tort Cartró began creating art a year ago after she started thinking about why she felt pressured to do certain things in relation to her body, like covering up stretch marks. She began making a concerted effort to love her body more.  Read more...

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An artist is turning stretch marks into powerful works of art An artist is turning stretch marks into powerful works of art Reviewed by mimisabreena on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Rating: 5

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