He is a visual (blood) artist because he uses his body as a form or art. He tends to cut himself and walk along a white canvas trailing blood as he walks, in a sense leaving a part of him on the canvas.
“I’m essentially a painter who also works in performance. I come from a visual art background and not “live art” or theatre, and this is very important to me as it informs the way my work is read. In the last 20 years or so I have developed ways of working to suit my need at that particular time, in terms of strategy and context, by using painting, installation, sculpture, photography, video and sound.” (Franco B 2011)
To me this is a type of solo performance because he works on his own and expresses himself in a way he feels comfortable.