Bodypainting Award 2011 in Austria

Warning: This picture gallery contains nudity

A painted model poses during the World Bodypainting Festival 2011 in Poertschach, Austria. The world's largest bodypainting festival has been held annually since 1998 and this year drew artists from 40 different nations.

Special Effects Category

The Winners of the World Special Effects Award 2011 presented by Kryolan are:

1. Birgit Mörtl & Melanie Rodl / Switzerland, Austria
2. Gabriela Hajek - Renner / Austria
3. Fiorella Scatena & Elena Tagliapietra / Italy

Brush / Sponge Category

The winners of the World Award Brush / Sponge 2011 presented by Kryolan are:

1. Scott Fray / USA
2. Johannes Stötter / Italy
3. Choi Hee Kyung & Hyun Ji Woo / Korea

Airbrush Category

This years winners of the World Airbrush Award presented by Kryolan are:

1. Chris "OBSN" Oberheber / Austria
2. Melanie Hill & Udo Schurr / Germany
3. Team Lisu / Austria

Fine Art Body Painting Award

This year a new award was presented at the World Bodypainting Festival 2011 under the guidance of Bella Volen.
Artists from all over the world were invited to apply by sending their applications. In this competition we are not interested in how fast you can paint. There are also no themes. Rather our one and only goal is to support those of you who live for the art itself and who create smart, different and innovative conceptual works with and on the human body.