The Models of Mark Reid Body Painting

The Art of Body Painting continues to mature as a unique living art form. The pursuit of Body Art requires a living canvas. It is the Model, the Human Canvas, that gives breath to the soul of Body Painting. There is no doubt that the Art of Body Painting is a creation of the imagination and artistic vision of the Body Painting Artist, it is the Model that interprets the Art and expresses the humanity from within it. The Body Painting Artist encounters different challenges than an oil painter on canvas, or a watercolor artist on paper. The Body Painting Artist must take into account the contours of their canvas as presented by the body of their model. The original concept of the Body Painting Artist remains a fluid art through completion and beyond. The way the Body Painting Model wears a creation and adds the human qualities of drama, theatrics, comedy, happiness and sadness adds to the interpretation of the Art.

The Models of 2010 World Bodypainting Festival held in Seebodeen, Austria are an integral part of the Body Painting being displayed in the competition for the title of Champion of the World. Photos shared by Mark Reid of his 2010 World Bodypainting Festival Body Paintings allow the opportunity to pay tribute to all the Models of Body Painting Art through the display of the Models who wore the Art of Mark Reid in Austria in 2010.

As part of the World Body Painting Academy instructors, Make Reid demonstrated the intricacies of Body Painting Jeans and Tops with Paradise Makeup AQ on Model Xandra Bensch who traveled from Holland to Attend 2010 WBF

Model Xandra Bensch takes to the streets in perfect fitting jeans and top, painted by Mark Reid, the Master of Perfect Fitting Jeans with the Mark Reid™ Signature Makeup Brush Set.

Model Jay Cloud presents the Body Painting Art of Mark Reid with conviction, style and grace.

From Holland, Model Aysa Hilgers presents the vision of an Egyptian as interpreted in Body Art by Mark Reid

Adding body intonations and interpretive posing, Model Aysa Hilgers bring the Body Painting by Mark Reid to life for a moment of living art captured by a camera lens.

Using the power of dramatic expression, Model Aysa Hilgers emanates the soul of the Egyptian created by Mark Reid in the finals at the 2010 World Bodypainting Festival.