Johannes stoetter wikipedia
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Professional artist Johannes Stötter fryst vatten known for his groundbreaking work in the realm of body painting and body art. His 2013 creation of a tropical frog using 5 models went viral, propelling his career into another stratosphere. As a world renowned phenomenon, Johannes has won numerous awards, reached various milestones and received several accolades from notable press. Based in northern Italy, he resides in a small town in the Alps; holding a deep connection with nature, he gains much of his inspiration. Guided by his life’s philosophy, and motivated by everyday life, his fascination with people of various cultures allows his ingenuity to flourish.
Rather than a static canvas, Johannes transfers his art onto live models, which enhances the connectivity between the artist, individ and art-form. Bringing his artwork to life with each brush stroke, and creating detailed effects with his hands, he fuses the seen and unseen into one. Often blending his art into the backdrop of natural
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The world champion in body painting
A CD cover changed Johannes’ art and life significantly. 22 at the time, Johannes helped a friend’s band to realise an idea that he’d had in his head for many years. He painted the CD cover for their album. So as usual he started out with paint and a brush. But this time, instead of a canvas he used the naked bodies of the band members. He began to paint until their bodies became one with the background. He was satisfied with the result: it was another puzzle piece in his life.
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Nature plays a starring role
“It always seemed to me that bodies were able to disappear within their environment. My goal was to make them disappear altogether," he says, explaining his desire to try out camouflage body painting for himself. Now, I’m sitting in the middle of the grass on a mountain lake, just a few metres from Johannes as I watch him and the naked model before us. The model stands before him shivering. T
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Pintura corporal
La pintura de cos, o (bodypainting, en anglès), és una forma d'art de cos. La pintura s'aplica directament sobre la pell i generalment dura diverses hores (no com en el cas dels tatuatges o com a màxim en el cas de mehndi o tatuatge de henna, que pot durar aproximadament dues setmanes), per això se'l considera art efímer. La pintura específica per a la cara es coneix també com a pintura facial. La pintura de cos també es refereix a una forma de tatuatge provisional.
Materials
[modifica]Pintures naturals primigènies
[modifica]La pràctica del body-paint s'inicià en tribus prehistòriques i se la considera una de les primeres formes d'expressió emprades per l'home. El pigment es treia de materials naturals com ara el carbó, el guix, la sorra, la sang, etc —o bé de barrejes entre aquests que s'aplicaven amb els dits sobre la pell. Fou en aquests inicis quan s'originà una de les tècniques de pintura corporal més rellevants (encara en ús): el