Our pal Ali Gascoine is stepped on a different stage and presented a different type of artform on weekend of 20-21 in Taupo. Shemodelled her body pained by artist Nicole Hendenrijk form Body FX http://www.bodyfx.co.nz/ at the NZ Body Art Awards on in Taupo this weekend 20-21 February.

The above took 4 hours to paint and these pics were shot in the museum gardens in
taupo.  The bodyart festival featured novice and professional sections.

Last year (09) Ali was painted in the silver fern NZ flag which was done by artist Michael
George - below. 

For more info on nzbodyart event go to http://www.nzbodyartawards.co.nz/

             
         Above: Some of the novice artists Megan Hill, Bobby Heath, Ghissy Gascoine with their models.

You may recognise a couple of models/bodybuliders under all that paint. 

Left: Lisa Cameron and Right: in red and yellow paint is Kylie Merwood of Taupo.
 
             
Professional class winner                Novice class winner  

18 Feb 2010
               


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