July 10th, 2014

Every year the madness and spectacle of the World Bodypainting Festival descends on the quaint town of Pörtschach, for a long weekend of bodypainting and artistry, music and dancing. Bright, bold and beautiful, we were again glued to the action, in awe of the pop-art themed masterpieces crafted on human skin. Scott Fray and Madelyn Greco made bodyart history with their wins in Facepainting and UV, making them the only artists to have been World Champion in all five categories over the years.

Warpaint have rounded up some of our favourite looks, as well as the winners of the main categories. Did you attend the festival this year? Let us know in the comments below!

World Award: Brush/Sponge

First Place – Riina Laine

Second Place – Johannes Stötter

Third Place – Evgenia Parhatskaja

 

World Award: Airbrush

First Place – Alex Hansen

Second Place – Kerstin Bülow

Third Place – Flavio Bosco

 

World Award: SFX

First Place – Gabriela Hajek-Renner

Second Place – Birgit Linke

Third Place – Benedetta Carugati

 

World Award: Facepainting

First Place – Scott Fray

Second Place – Helena Jordana Skuhrovcova

Third Place – Marilena Censi

 

The best of the rest

All images courtesy of the WBF.

 

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