THE FROG

What is so special about this Frog?

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This legendary creation of a tropical frog using 5 human bodies is the work of world renowned body painting artist – Johannes Stoetter who transforms living models into objects inspired by nature.  His creations can take up to five months to painstakingly plan & perfect and eight hours to paint using special breathable paint.

Scroll down to see some more of his works of art.

THE CHAMELEON

The world’s best body painter plays tricks with the mind with incredible works of art. He has won several awards including the World Body Painting title. He made headlines in the world press and has been featured in the New York Post, New York Daily News, The Sun, The Times, The Mirror, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Bild, Stern, Spiegel, Focus, Süddeutsche Zeitung, View and many more.

 

THE ANGELFISH

 

He also appeared on TV channels like CNN, BBC, TV Globo, RAI, ZDF, Pro7, RTL, DW, ORF, NTV Japan and many more. The man and his work have also been featured in 3 books and a calendar. “The Art of Bodypainting” (Peter de Ruiter), “Champions at Heart” (Karala B), “The Human Canvas” (Karala B) and in the Calendar “Painted Bodies”

 

THE WOLF

 

Johannes, from South Tyrol in Italy, says:  ‘Bodypainting is special because the artwork is alive and can move. While a canvas painting lasts forever, a bodypainting exists only for a few hours. The skin is very different to canvas – it is alive, it is soft and warm, it is a very comfortable base to paint on. There are some designs I can do in just a few hours while others take up to eight hours.  In bodypainting you create unity between an image and a person. A lot of my inspiration comes from nature. I think I observe the world, nature, colours and shapes with very clear eyes and an open heart.  And painting is my big passion. I think the secret of good work is to always have a love for it.’

THE OWL

 

AUTUMN LEAVES

 

HUMAN BODY TEMPLE

 

WOOD

 

THE PARROT

 

BREAKING SOIL

 

WATER MELONS

 

SNAKE ART

 

MELON ART

 

PINEAPPLES

 

TREE ART

 

CACTUS ART

 

FLOWER ART

 

AVANT GARDE

 

BODY COLLAGE

 

BREAKING ROCK

 

HAUTE COUTURE

 

INNER FEARS

 

OLD WOOD

 

SOURCES OF POWER

 

STONE BEACH

 

A MASTERPIECE COMES TO LIFE

If you want to see the artist in action, click on the image below — it shows how THE FROG was conceptualized and you will see how it was conceptualized and how it gradually took shape and was transformed from an idea to a living work of art .

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Johannes Stötter is artist, musician and fine art bodypainter. Born and based in South Tyrol (Italy), he spent his early childhood in the high Alps and grew up with 3 brothers and a sister in a family of musicians. He sings, plays violin, whistle and bouzouki in the Celtic Folk band “Burning Mind“, he studied education and philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and was involved in several social projects which he combined with art and music.
Johannes developed his painting style and his bodypainting technique without any relation to other bodypainting artists and their work. He joined the international bodypainting community in 2009 at the World Bodypainting Festival in Austria, where he took part at the bodypainting world championship for the first time.

Today Johannes teaches Bodypainting at the World Bodypainting Academy – at the WBF (World Bodypainting Festival) as well as around the world – and Anatomic Bodypainting at Yoni Academy.