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World Bodypainting Festival Asia 2008

A Modern Twist on an Ancient Art

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Hundreds of models compete at the World Bodypainting Festival -- a competitive annual event, started in Austria 12 years ago and now held all over the world.
World Bodypainting Festival Asia, 2008

World Bodypainting Festival Asia, 2008

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The World Bodypainting Festival is the biggest annual event of the body painting culture and community. The festival is the first of its kind in the world and has become the "Mecca of Bodypainting". It draws over a hundred artists and models, and thousands of visitors, from all over the world every year. The festival began in Austria in 1996. Twelve years later, South Korea held its own festival in Daegu.
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