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World Bodypainting Festival in Southern Austria brings together hundreds of the best bodypainters globally. Models are painted during a 10 hour process and then perform in front of thousands of fans to win the competition in a beautiful setting.
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We had the extraordinary pleasure of attending the World Bodypainting
Festival on a beautiful Lake in Portschach in Southern Austria
Bodypainting artists from around the world converge in Austria each year for
this prestigious festival. Models stand for 8-10 hours to allow the artists to create
their masterpieces. The process begins by drawing outlines of the intended art on
the model’s body.
Then, each aspect of the work is meticulously applied one brush stroke at a time.
Transformations into the final artwork are
amazing to watch unfold over hours.
Male and female models each participate in the
multi-day festival. Airbrushing is one of the
categories.
Models have to stay nourished
during this all day
transformation process.
Models become actors taking on the personalities of their
artwork
Some models wear contact lenses to enhance the character’s portrayal
Bodypainting also offers the opportunity for
advertising and promotion at this
World Festival.
For some creations, foam latex
prosthetics are added to enhance the
illusion
After painting is completed,
model-actors perform in
character and are judged for prizes.
Thousands of people watch as each model with completed body art performs on stage next to the lake.
We spent time with Craig Tracy, a bodypainter from New Orleans.
We own some of his artwork. He won the entire World
Bodypainting Festival in 2005 and is highly respected globally.
Craig Tracy is the master of illusion in bodypainting.
On the next slide, you will see how this beautiful image was actually crafted.
"It is my intent to continue to explore and expand the perceptions and boundaries of this most ancient, alluring, and contemporary art form.“
~ Craig Tracy
On the following slides you will see the vast variety of Craig’s body painting achievements.