Body of Costumes
by FunkyLady
Some of the best costumes I’ve ever seen…are painted directly on the body.
The World Body Painting Festival is the biggest annual event of the body painting culture and community. Here are highlights of the first South Korean Body Painting Competition (held in 2008).
It is said, by some, that body painting is the oldest form of art, dating back to early civilization. The World Body Painting Festival originally began in 1996 in Austria. Over the years, it has drawn over a hundred artists and models, and thousands of visitors, from all over the world.
The elaborate detail is amazing. Here’s my personal favorite:
[via Funtasticus.com]
