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I Use My Own Body As A Canvas For My Art

I am a 20-years-old artist from Brazil. I use my body as a canvas for painting. It takes 4 to 9 hours to finish one piece.

I am a 20-years-old artist from Brazil. I use my body as a canvas for painting. It takes 4 to 9 hours to finish one piece.

Lost In Infinity Split

Lost In Infinity Split is a collaboration between myself and artist Magnus Sodamin. The body painted women, covered in fluorescent paint, blend with the environment under the black lights. In some images the women appear to melt into the illusion of...

Lost In Infinity Split is a collaboration between myself and artist Magnus Sodamin. The body painted women, covered in fluorescent paint, blend with the environment under the black lights. In some...

I Create Fairytale-like Costumes From Scratch (part 2)

A witch, pirate, and something inspired by the witchdoctor from diablo 3. Everything in these pictures is handmade by me: headdresses, styling, backdrops, photography, modelling, nails etc. Creature like things do take quite some time to create.

A witch, pirate, and something inspired by the witchdoctor from diablo 3. Everything in these pictures is handmade by me: headdresses, styling, backdrops, photography, modelling, nails etc. Creature like things do...

Deadly Viruses Painted On Human Body Raise Awareness Of Neglected Diseases

The International Vaccine Institute collaborated with Seoul-based artists, designers, models, and photographer create striking images to raise awareness of neglected diseases. The concept was to use reproductions of the diseases cells painted onto models to attract attention to some of the...

The International Vaccine Institute collaborated with Seoul-based artists, designers, models, and photographer create striking images to raise awareness of neglected diseases. The concept was to use reproductions of the diseases cells...

Extreme Make-Up Art Inspired By Dark Fantasy World

When I was 14 (now I'm 23 y.o.), I began experimenting with make-up, starting with small paints on my arms and of course doodling on my arms at school, probably something everybody did! When I was 16, I decided to go...

When I was 14 (now I'm 23 y.o.), I began experimenting with make-up, starting with small paints on my arms and of course doodling on my arms at school, probably something...

Little Girls Do Their Mothers’ Makeup

I wanted to make a photographic series that communicates a fresh perspective on beauty by photographing mothers after their young daughters had done their makeup. I chose girls from a younger age range to come into the studio with their mothers...

I wanted to make a photographic series that communicates a fresh perspective on beauty by photographing mothers after their young daughters had done their makeup. I chose girls from a younger...

Self-taught 15-Year-Old Bodypainter Creates Wild Transformations

I was always in love with art, but I decided to use my body as a canvas just two years ago when Halloween came around and I was 13. Since then, I've been exploring my own techniques and tips to re-create...

I was always in love with art, but I decided to use my body as a canvas just two years ago when Halloween came around and I was 13. Since then,...

Incredible Body Paintings By Gesine Marwedel Transform People Into Animals And Organs

Gesine Marwedel is a brilliant body painting artist based in Germany who creates both beautiful and terrifying pieces of art right on the models who serve as her living canvases. Marwedel is a master of painting on and with the human...

Gesine Marwedel is a brilliant body painting artist based in Germany who creates both beautiful and terrifying pieces of art right on the models who serve as her living canvases. Marwedel...

22 Stunning Examples Of Animal Body Art

Many people feel an especially close connection with our animal brethren, which is probably a big part of why we find animal body art like this so appealing – these models, and the artists who paint on them, create a figurative...

Many people feel an especially close connection with our animal brethren, which is probably a big part of why we find animal body art like this so appealing – these models,...

Fat Flag: Models Body-Painted With Flags Eating Their National Foods

What first comes to mind when you see an American flag? Freedom, the Statue of Liberty, or maybe a big juicy burger? This last association has been used by French photographer Jonathan Icher in his “Fat Flag” photo series. With the...

What first comes to mind when you see an American flag? Freedom, the Statue of Liberty, or maybe a big juicy burger? This last association has been used by French photographer...