A human body has been one of the major themes in art ever since it first appeared. Cave art, the paintings on the rocks, depicted ancient people and their bodies in motion. Many centuries have passed, and the perception and use of the human body in art have changed, evolved, and expanded in different directions. Today, the works of modern and contemporary art tend to reject the fixed norms and rules that used to direct classic art. This is the case because the modern understanding of the meaning and purpose of art clash with any attempts to provide a definition to this phenomenon. Practically, as defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, art as a concept is tightly connected to the notion of skill and knowledge (“Art” par. 2). However, the contemporary perception of art does not rely on any outstanding set of skills as much as on a unique way of self-expression and communication. Since art exists without boundaries, its contents can involve absolutely everything. Moreover, the themes and objects used by artists have become limitless; in particular, there are no longer any fixed topics or rules as to how different themes should, can, or cannot be presented. As one of the most common themes in art, a human body is now explored in a wide variety of ways and perspectives. Previously, a human body in art used to be portrayed in a range of ways based on the cultural perceptions and values (“Human Form in Art” par. 10). In the contemporary Western art, the dominant approach is extremely individualistic; and thus, the depiction of a human body varies according to the unique visions of the individual artists. To be more precise, in art, the human body can serve as a subject, object, or a part of a performance (“Artist Rooms: Theme: The Body” par. 1). As an object, a body can be used as a material to create art; in this role, the body works as a receiver of the meaning that is provided for it by the mind. As a subject, the body is viewed as an agent that already contains certain meaning; the use of the body in a work of art is intended to expand on the meaning that has already been there and communicate it in unique and unconventional manner. Finally, the art of performance includes the human body in its motion; in this role, the body is viewed from a variety of angles and perspectives and in the combination with what is happening to it in the process of the creation of the work of art. In performance, the body is presented as a complex and changing substance; neither the result of the performance nor any particular aspects of the process are considered as definite manifestations of this art. Instead, the actual process and changes that happen to the body are the work of art. Three different works of the contemporary art can be used as examples and illustrations of the ways the body can be used and perceived from the artistic point of view. The first example is 160 cm Line Tattooed on Four People created by Santiago Sierra in 2000. This work of art represents a video of four women receiving a tattooed line on their backs (Sierra). The video is black and white and has no sound. It is possible to think that since the bodies are being drawn on, they serve as the canvas in this work of art. However, the video