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The award goes to the model, that expresses and represents the bodypainting artwork the best. That includes the modeling on the main days, on stage as well as in the photo shooting area. This prize is awarded within the photo competition. The award first time in history to a performance group, the models of the "Art Color Ballet" from Poland Actress: Agnieska Glinska (Poland) / Poto: Darek Gutowski (Poland)  Every year the art director Agnieska Glinska from Krakow the best bodypainting models and dancers to the World Bodypainting Festival. The main models in the World Awards were Anna Turzanska, Agata Glenc from Polen and guest performer Hyun Kim from South Korea. They performed also in the UV night contest as well as in the new "Installation Art Award" with further models such as Marta Mietelski, Joanna Czarnecka, Szymon Kamykowski, Maciej Talik and Grzegorz Szpak. The group was permanent in action throughout the whole day for visitors, in the photo areas on stage...

Few things catch the attention of the public more than the clever, tasteful use of a moving, interacting human canvas displaying your brand message in a memorable way. At product launches and promotional events, the public are far more likely to photograph themselves alongside an attractive male or female model (painted tastefully in your logo), than next to a billboard or poster. Clever body painting is one of the top ten “most shared” images on social media. In this era where social media is a key delivery tool for branding, viral sharing of these photos containing your logo (incorporated into an eye-catching piece of body art) provides unparalleled opportunity for extending the customer ‘reach’ of your brand. In print advertising, the viewer is far more likely to “look twice” at an advertisement where a clever optical illusion is used, created via high quality body art. At live product launches, the ability for your ‘artwork’ (be it a painted celebrity, sports person or spokesmodel)...

Tim Gratton works in a variety of mediums, however is internationally recognised for his cutting-edge work in body painting developed over the past 18 years throughout Europe, USA and Australia. Together with a team of make up artists, models & dancers located in Australia and internationally they collaborate with him and his clients to produce uniquely stylish body art. Since 2003 Tim has collaborated with a variety of artists, models, make up artists and photographers around the world creating one off body art images. Body painting has lead him to become a world leader in the art form as well as being awarded World Bodypainting Champion twice. Tim developed Tim Gratton's Body & Face Paint with Australian company Matisse Derivan; he also produces competitions around Australia. During his travels, Tim has been a judge, educator, advisor and sponsor of the World Bodypainting Festival, Austria. Three documentaries have been produced charting his life achievements.

Body art has become very popular in the media, but the works of Trina Merry from San Francisco and Emma Hack from Adelaide (Australia) has raised the bar even higher. By combining their amazing body painting skills and the athleticism of their models, the two artists managed to transform groups of people into a wrecked car and three different types of motorcycles. The first project by Trina Merry and her ART ALIVE gallery was created to promote the International Motorcycle Roadshow tour starting November 2nd. Trina did an amazing work painting a group of yoga instructors, circus performers and models to transform them into three different types of motorcycles, all managed by Erin Bates, a motor cross celebrity. On the other side of the globe, Emma Hack painted 17 people to make a jigsaw puzzle of a wrecked car. Collaborating with the advertising agency Clemenger BBDO Adelaide, this was part of the South Australia’s Motor Accident Commission’s public education campaign against speeding ...