LIVING ART AMERICA - BODIES AS A WORK OF ART SIX

Living Art America cordially welcomes you to Bodies As A Work Of Art/ The North American Bodypainting Championship, officially sanctioned by the World Bodypainting Association.

I've said this many times over, there is no other event like this one, anywhere, at any time in Atlanta. Living Art America / Bodies As A Work Of Art is a visually stunning and dynamic celebration of art, expression, love, life and humanity.

Enticing top-tier talent to Atlanta for camaraderie and competition, culminating in an exceptional event showcasing art works created on the human body and presented live.

This unique show will blend live music, gallery art offerings and an exciting, interactive "audience vote" component, allowing all in attendance to weigh in on their favorite presentations of the evening.

Artists in two levels of expertise (Emerging Artists and Professionals) will create their best work to offer before a panel of internationally-qualified judges for evaluation. After jury presentation, the artists and model teams prepare for the evening's show, where each model is given command of the stage to make their one-minute presentation the most spectacular.

The audience will have the opportunity to vote for their own top pick, which may differ from the jury rankings. The competition will conclude in an awards ceremony, honoring the top placements, as well as the audience choice award.

There are lots of ways to enjoy this spectacular event! Come for the evening, all day or as a VIP! For tickets, visit:  http://www.livingartamerica.com 

Living Art America / Bodies As A Work Of Art will be held on October 3rd at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot - 65 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr, Atlanta, GA 30303

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Living Art America SEPT 28

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Living Art America: Bodies as a Work of Art

, now in it's fourth year and, undeniably, it's most epic to date, as it's the first

World Bodypainting Association

sanctioned competition in the US.

This is an event NOT to be missed!

39 "professional" and "emerging" artists will WOW you with their talents and creations. [Also] Open bar, buffet, valet parking and musical performances...

Get your tickets NOW:

WWW.LIVINGARTAMERICA.COM

*Your ticket is a tax-deductible donation benefiting: The Chelko Foundation, Angel Flight and SCAD

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Save the Date: Living Art America

Living Art America: Bodies as a Work of Art

Bodies as a Work of Art

is back AND sanctioned by the

World Bodypainting Association

. That's BIG news which elevates this already fantastic event to a whole new level. Emerging to professional bodypainting artists compete - runway style - in the most exhilarating evening of live art entertainment. For event details, charitable information and to

purchase tickets

, visit their website

HERE

.

*See you on September 28th, 7PM!!

Video showcases highlights from last year's Bodies as a Work of Art.

(Photography: Thom Baker, Bill Curry. Video clips: Kenny Park. Video Production: Impressions Entertainment for fashionadoTV.)

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BODIES... 2012

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I'm exhausted ... after a 14 hour day, seven of those spent painting, then waiting, then explaining my concept to the judges, then waiting again and then, finally, showtime.... I am in physical and emotional numbness... but oh so worth it! The 3rd Annual

Bodies as a Work of Art

last night was the biggest, most extravagant to date. Kudos to

Randi Layne

, the

Chelko Foundation's

Executive Director, for producing such a wonderful, energetic and creative benefit. Look for a full feature coming to

Style Mag VM

soon.

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Painting Logan for FUZE Beverage

Model

Logan Robinson

: a clean canvas...

Fuze Beverage

sponsored a body painting event hosted at Park Tavern by Jezebel Magazine. "

The Cocktail Club

" featured three artists, including yours truly, to paint the bodies of beautiful models. The event's charitable component brought awareness to the

Chelko Foundation

- a non-profit devoted to the empowerment of women. This event was a precursor, of sorts, for Chelko's highly anticipated, annual event,

Bodies as a Work of Art

. [see photos]

I was chosen to represent the Fuze logo in my design, so naturally I started with it.

Because time was limited, I needed to take that into account when designing my work. Rather than painting/airbrushing Logan's entire body as I did for Bodies as a Work of Art, I decided to focus instead on several vignettes.

The finished piece. Of course, Logan is a masterpiece to begin with which makes painting him so easy. [And the envy of others!] Make sure and attend Bodies as a Work of Art in September and see what Logan and I come up with! Thank you

Randi Layne,

Chelko

and

Catwalk Productions

for all you do to make this world a better place.

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At 11:40am on Monday I arrived at the Bodies As a Work of Art venue, Tongue and Groove. My model, Logan Robinson and assistant, Tiffany Brown Rideaux would soon arrive as well. The three of us had about 7+ hours of body painting ahead of us.

My canvas.

[Pardon the blurriness] I applied the blue to Logan's hands and feet first while Tiffany prepared the orange paint. BTW, that's artist Leslie Hines and Chelko's own Adam Malm behind Logan.

The airbrush machine gave us plenty of problems which cut into my work time but at the end everything worked out well. All the circular and square shapes, stars and lettering were painted in phases with the use of stencils that I custom cut for the project. At the center of every star was a brilliant rhinestone for a bit of sparkle.

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The words I chose came directly from the Chelko Foundation's Mission Statement: Empowerment; Human; Destiny; and the phrase, "Until women are free no one is free."

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I think I know what Mara's looking at!

Sometime around 7pm, Chelko President Randi Layne had a few words of inspiration for all the models, artists and assistants backstage. Randi couldn't get past the first sentence without getting emotional. And who could blame her. As much fun as this body painting adventure was, I don't think any of the artists ever lost sight of the true meaning and significance behind the event. It was moving for all.

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