BodyPainting Day Coming to Washington Square Park NYC

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Stunningly painted model in body paint poses as a photographer zooms in and the spectators enjoy the finish living work of art.

BodyPainting Day will return to New York City on July 22, 2017, from 12 pm to 4 pm at Washington Square Park in the historical Greenwich Village area.

This will be the first of four international BodyPainting Day events occurring in 2017.

Regardless of body type, age or gender, this event shows the public that anyone can be transformed into a beautiful work of art by a body painting artist.

According to body painting artist Andy Golub, who organized the first Bodypainting Day in New York City in 2014, the public is encouraged to come and observe as body painting artists transform models into unique works of art all within public view.

He also points out that most people may not realize it, but there are a lots of costs involved in running a free public event.

Insurance, travel, rental fees, tents, supplies, signage, security, event staff, website, social media are just some of the costs necessary to run these events, so he encourages the public and art loves to help support BodyPainting Day through their Kickstarter campaign.

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Body painted models are camouflage among the trees on Broadway during the initial BodyPainting Day in New York City. Can you see the head of each of the two models?

Last years, Bodypaining Day showcased some truly amazing transformations through the art of body paining.

International artist Robin Slonina performed a transformed on beautiful model Bethani Gruber by turning her into a stunning winged creature.

Slonina has provided us with some insight into her body painting techniques.

When deciding on the design for her bodypaint Slonina states, "I am the type of bodypainter that really likes to plan ahead. I research images, do a sketch and custom cut stencils in preparation for my body art. But my normal working method doesn't really suit Bodypainting Day, where part of the fun is being spontaneous and organic and reacting to the energy of your model.

I had a vision of wings, so I did a basic sketch the day before.

But it's hard to sketch when you aren't sure if you will be painting a man or woman, because this year the models were randomly assigned to us that day.

I think it was destiny that I was given Bethani to paint because she is such an angel that my wing design perfectly suited her.

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Model sports a body paited sun glasses look, as body painter artist completes the look and photographer capures it all.

I improvised the design on her face and legs, and the shimmer of light coming out of her chest was definitely inspired by my model's unique energy."

Another body painting artist at last year’s body painting day was Breanna Cooke who can turn a mere mortal into a riveting creature, a formidable looking dragon.

She created a masterful dragon design featuring a large pink heart encased in gold, gigantic owl shaped eyes floating in pools of white, blue body feathers and a powerful blue and white mask.

This year’s event will be at Washington Square Park which features the Washington Square Arch.

The Arc was modeled after the Arc de Triomphe and designed by architect Stanford White was erected in 1892.

The park also features a large outdoor fountain.

Throughout the years, Washington Square Park has served as a place for artists, performers and musicians.

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WPIX reporter Magee Hickey interviews a body painted model with eyes in the back of her back.

On any given day you can enjoy the park as you watch jugglers go by on a unicycle, dancers twirling multi hoola hoops, painters capturing the mood of the park and the city on canvas, while chest players concentrate on their next move.

The park has also provided a back drop for many motion pictures including Ghostbusters II which featured a large ghost flowing through the Washington Square Park Arch.

In the movie Deep Impact, the arch, park and chest players were sweep away in a giant tsunamis wave that flooded New York City.

The park’s arch also served as a backdrop for the movies Barefoot in the Park, Don’t Eat the Daisies, Enchanted, Hair, When Harry Met Sally and many more.

If you would like a bird eye view of some of the locations used for filming TV shows and movies in Washington Square Park go to the site MovieMaps.

In addition to New York City on July 22, 2017, BodyPainting Day will also take place on August 12, 2017 in Amsterdam, August 19,2017 in Berlin and conclude in San Francisco on October 14, 2017.

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Body painted models check out Citibikes.

Just as the body painted models began to pose for the group pictures, the skies turn dark and a light rain began to fall.

If there is anything more feared by a body painted model it is water, for water can turn elegant body paint into a flowing sea of dripping paint.

Fortunately, the rain lasted only for a half hour or so, and the model then proceeded to march from Central Park at Columbus Circle to Time Square.

If all the world is a stage, then these body painted models managed to use all the props to their advantage.

On the march to Times Square, the models stop to pose with artwork in the streets.

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Body painted model strikes a photographer stopping pose.

They use traffic lights and scaffolding, to display their creative dance poses.

As the body painted models passed by outdoor restaurants, the dinners and waiters would rush for their cell phone cameras to capture the models.

The models were treated to a barrage of smiles as they made there way down Broadway.

Two beautiful body painted models were checking out the Citibikes under the watchful eyes of the M&M guys.

Perhaps next year they will ride down the avenue on bikes.

The New York Body Painting Day was the brainchild of New York artist Andy Golub who was arrested in 2011 for painting a topless model in Time Square, even though it is legal for a woman to go bare chest in New York City.

Considering all the smiles and clicking cell phone cameras from tourists and residents alike, this could be an yearly event to rival the Mardi Gras in New Orleans or Carnival in Rio.

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Model with body painted face on her back.

In 1492 Columbus was credited with the discovery of America, and on Saturday July 26, 2014 New Yorkers and the world discovered the beautiful combination of art painted onto the naked bodies of models.

Perhaps it is only fitting that the Columbus entrance to New York City's Central Park anchored by the USS Maine National Monument with the white Museum of Arts & Design in the background served as the backdrop for the first New York City Body Painting Day.

Under partly cloudy skies, a group of 40 models and 30 plus body painting artist combined their collective talents to create 40 beautiful, living, breathings works of art.

All eyes were on the colorful eyes painted onto the models.

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Model with big body painted eye lids.

From the all seeing eye, to extra large eyes painted onto the models eyelids to haunting eyes embedded in a full face - eyes were one of the common theme of the body painted models..

One models back was transformed into a bluish white canvas, upon which a complete face was body painted.

The face was painted with extra large, beautiful haunting eyes, nose and large, open mouth.

The model's very pink red hair served as a perfect crown for this unique portrait.

As the model slowly raised both arms in unison from her hips to over her head, she animated the body painted face.

The face seemed to come alive as the model raised and lowered each shoulder in slow motion belly dancer moves.

As the model moved, the eyes grew wider and the mouth moves to the models body movements.

Quite a mesmerizing experience, indeed.

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Body painted model use sidewalk seats to perform sexy dance moves.

Media coverage of the event was worldwide with both television, still photographers and crowds of mobile phone camera citizen journalists distributing pictures of the event to television, print and internet news sources throughout the world.

A Fox television cameraman was focuses on the riveting, large eyes that were painted on the closed eyelids of a red head, blue body painted model.

Eyes and faces were some of the themes embellished on the body painted models.

In addition to the two painted eyelid eyes, this model body painting sprouted more than eight additional eyes including a large all seeing eyes created out of her belly button.

Social Media was also a buzzed with pictures from the New York Body Painting Day with coverage on Facebook, Flickr and Twitter

After the models received the final touches of body paint, they assembled for a group picture prior to the marching down Broadway in New York City to Times Square.

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