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World Bodypainting Festival (WBF) organized by Alex Barendregt is the most creative, colorful, and memorable festival in the world! The WBF not only brings the World’s top body art talents together but also creates an atmosphere where people feel that they are a part of an artistic family celebrating their colorful annual reunion.

The WBF introduces you to the beautiful art form of fine art bodypainting that celebrates the human forms combined with the creative ingenuity of an artist. Bodypainting is a truly unique art form that only lives for a day. More than 300 artists from over 50 countries competed at the WBF2018. Main artist competitions took place over three days from July 12th to July 14th with 8 World Awards, 4 Special Awards, and 2 Amateur Awards up for grabs.

I was lucky to travel from Ottawa (Canada) to Klagenfurt (Austria) and take stunning pictures at this incredible festival. This article features 20+ of my favorite photo impressions from WBF2018, enjoy! If you like the body drawings that you see, please check out this incredible 208-page book “World Bodypainting Festival” that we have published last year with many more fantastic works of art from the World’s top artists.

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Artists: Gloria Bordin And Giulia Ronzoni

Artists: Gloria Bordin And Giulia Ronzoni

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Artists Giulia Ronzoni (Italy) & Gloria Bordin (Italy) took second place in the World Award: Team Show category at the WBF2018

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Artist: Marzia Bedeschi

Artist: Marzia Bedeschi

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Artist Marzia Bedeschi (Italy) won first place in the World Award: Brush/Sponge category at the WBF2018.

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Artists: Matteo Arfanotti And Nick Wolfe

Artists: Matteo Arfanotti And Nick Wolfe

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Artists Matteo Arfanotti (Italy) & Nick Wolfe (USA) won first place in the World Award: Team Show category at the WBF2018.

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Artist: Tiziana La Monica

Artist: Tiziana La Monica

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An absolute masterpiece. Love how it looks like a dress.

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Artist: Alex Hansen

Artist: Alex Hansen

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Artist Alex Hansen (Brazil) won second place in the World Award: Airbrush category at the WBF2018.

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Artist: Claudia Kraemer

Artist: Claudia Kraemer

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Artist Claudia Kraemer (Germany) won third place in the World Award: Facepainting category at the WBF2018.

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Artist: Bon Ki Bonnie Yiu

Artist: Bon Ki Bonnie Yiu

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Artist: Anna Chapovalov

Artist: Anna Chapovalov

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Artists: Nerea Senserrich Campos (Left) And Vic Lai (Right)

Artists: Nerea Senserrich Campos (Left) And Vic Lai (Right)

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wow this is so beautiful! I want to get a painting of this!

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Artist: Corina Tudor

Artist: Corina Tudor

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Artist Corina Tudor (Romania) won second place in the Special Award: Creative Make-up category at the WBF2018.

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Artist: Einat Dan

Artist: Einat Dan

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Artist: Lorraine Haise

Artist: Lorraine Haise

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please note that correct spelling for the artist name is Lorraine Halse (Lorraine Halse-Smith).

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Artist: Olena Kharchenko

Artist: Olena Kharchenko

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Artist Olena Kharchenko won first place in the Special Award: Creative Make-up category at the WBF2018.

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Artist: Silke Kirchhoff

Artist: Silke Kirchhoff

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Artist Kirchhoff Silke (Germany) won third place in the World Award: Brush/Sponge category at the WBF2018.

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Artist: Maryna Halachova

Artist: Maryna Halachova

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Artist Maryna Halachova (Belarus) won third place in the Special Award: Purple Brush category at the WBF2018.

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Artist: Viktorija Radchenko

Artist: Viktorija Radchenko

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't quite see how this could be in a competition for body painting...(scratching head..are those tattoos?)