World Bodypainting

Festival

Introduction-annual festival-Seeboden, south of Austria

History

-created by Alex Barendregt (1998)

-professional body painting artists and models

-40 countries

-10 thousands of visitors from all over the world

Festival overview

Lasts a week

First 4 days-50 special workshops & lessons

Last three days-actual event-open to public

Open for :

Families

Children

Adults

Artists compete in many categories:

-brush

-sponge

-airbrush

-special effects

Awards:

Awards:

Separate prizes and trophies

World facepainting

award

Special effects for face make up

Semi professional

student award

Either male or female models

Models:

-underpants

-topless for female( if they want)

-unpaid

-volunteer

-replant the body into a scenery-each year comes a new theme-create body scene with choreography and music

Significance:

Art

Express thoughts, feelings and emotions

Convey a message by artists

Example:

• Disagreement towards war

• Support towards green environment and etc

Craig Tracy• “The Last South China Tiger”

• Present to China government

• To save tigers

• Video linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAflOYq28U

ConclusionConclusion

• Interesting and unique festival

• Artistic

Video summary:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cor8mtw81s