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Switzerland: Review of the Swiss Bodypainting Award, 2017
The Bodypainting Trophy took place on 15th October 2017 as a part of the BEAUTY CONTEST EXPO.
The Beauty Contest EXPO is an international exhibition dedicated to beauty, aesthetics and cosmetics. The Swiss Bodypainting Awards patronized by WBA was organized already the 3rd time. All participants showed their talents in the Open Category under the theme "Science Fiction Movies". It was a wonderful weekend with talanted artists and models and their stunning artworks.
Jury:
This year 3 extraordinary artists evaluated amazing partisipants' works:
• Matteo Arfanotti (World Champion in Facepainting and Brush/ Sponge Bodypainting 2013, Silber awarded artist 2014 category World Award UV Bodypainting)
• Leonardo Giacomo Borghese (Bronze awarded artist at the World Bodypainting Festival – World Award Airbrush 2017 as well as Winner of the Category Special Effects Make-up 2016)
• Benedetta Carugati (Bronze awarded artist at the World Bodypainting Festival – Category World Award Special Effects Bodypainting 2014, 2015 & 2017).
The main awards went to the following artists:
I Place: Alex Hansen (Brazil),
II Place: Lucia Postacchini (Italy),
III Place: Flavio Bosco (Italy).
We thank every participant and jury for a magnificent job!