WBF Academy Instructors
WBF Academy Instructors(sortet in name order) |
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Alex Hansen [Brazil]
During the Montreal club scene of the 1980's, Alex Hansen dramatically entered into this world through his surrealist signature style of mural art and body painting.
His creations spanned many larger than life size reproductions - interiors of space ship interiors to intricate detailing in the designs mapped on his model's bodies. Alex has uniquely re-defined "every day life" into a surreal universe of colours, sensual textures, brilliant lights and complex moods. Be it a naked wall or naked body, his canvas is his imagination, and translated through an airbrush as a universal language for all to see and experience.
Alex's artistic talent in airbrushing and body art has allowed him much recognition, with such prestigious clients and the list continues to grow!
His passion is not limited to one area of expertise - from portraits, animation; interior design to big budget Hollywood movie sets, his vision is incomparable to others in his domain. His services include and are available for editorials, television/film/video productions, photo shoots, trade shows, workshops, fashion shows, special occasions, events, promotions, and live performances.
Nothing is impossible - the only limits are those of the imagination!
His creations spanned many larger than life size reproductions - interiors of space ship interiors to intricate detailing in the designs mapped on his model's bodies. Alex has uniquely re-defined "every day life" into a surreal universe of colours, sensual textures, brilliant lights and complex moods. Be it a naked wall or naked body, his canvas is his imagination, and translated through an airbrush as a universal language for all to see and experience.
Alex's artistic talent in airbrushing and body art has allowed him much recognition, with such prestigious clients and the list continues to grow!
His passion is not limited to one area of expertise - from portraits, animation; interior design to big budget Hollywood movie sets, his vision is incomparable to others in his domain. His services include and are available for editorials, television/film/video productions, photo shoots, trade shows, workshops, fashion shows, special occasions, events, promotions, and live performances.
Nothing is impossible - the only limits are those of the imagination!
Anton Klocker [Austria]
Anton Klocker, autodidactic photographer since 1990, is living in Längenfeld in Tirol, Ötztal with his wife and 3 kids. He educated himself through many international workshops and seminars with popular photographers, as Prof. Miroslav Stibor, David Penprase and Pirelli- calendar- Photographer Berry Latigan to only name a few.
Furthermore, Anton Klockner won the Austrian championships numerous times, but is also an active Jury member at many international competitions as a certified Photoshop- trainer since 1995.
Of course, his achievements brought the presence of Anton Klockners pictures to various Photo exhibitions around the globe. Since 1998 Anton Klockner is an independent graphic artist, counting many important companies to his clientel.
Furthermore, Anton Klockner won the Austrian championships numerous times, but is also an active Jury member at many international competitions as a certified Photoshop- trainer since 1995.
Of course, his achievements brought the presence of Anton Klockners pictures to various Photo exhibitions around the globe. Since 1998 Anton Klockner is an independent graphic artist, counting many important companies to his clientel.
Bella Volen [Bulgaria]
Art is a mirror - let's change the reflection!
Very few of the hundreds of body painting artists working around the world have a background in fine arts and have studied the foundations of the theory of creating art with colour, composition, symbology and illusory light. Bella is one of the most passionate artists bringing together these rules and breaking them with her compositions on living people and canvas.
Bella comes from an established arts family in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, and was raised among painters, sculptors, dancers and poets.
She supported her natural talent with thirteen years of formal study in some of the most prestigious art institutes including the fine arts secondary school and the Academy of Fine Art in Sofia, followed by six and half years painting study in Vienna and many private courses with well know artists.
Bella has won many international body painting awards. She lives in Vienna, Austria and works world wide as an art instructor. She does paintings, body painting, murals, videos, installations, theatre art and book illustrations.
Birgit Mörtl [Austria]
Artistic and manual Skills are her gift, Art and design her Mission!
Already as a child Birgit Mörtl spent more time in her father´s workshop than with her dolls. Welding, working with wood, tools, machines, colours and brushes were never a problem for Birgit Mörtl.
After a very good degree for fashion and clothing- technique Birgit Mörtl was accepted for a special workshop for stage costumes, which she completed as successfully as her Master of womens- fashion- creator with the main focus on stage costumes in 1999. It was the same time she got in contact with special effects, when a friend convinced her to participate in a Bodypainting- workshop. He told her: "You can paint on canvas, so Bodypainting should not be a problem!" Since then Birgit Mörtl is infected with the Virus of Bodypainting- it is her passion.
She loves to transform people, to paint, to experiment and to fascinate.
Birgit Mörtl took the step to self- employment, and it was the right decision. The list of costumers for promotion- costumes, Bodypainting, stage design, Movie-, Event- and Exhibition decoration is endless. Further more Birgit Mörtl is always up for new trends and designs and is actively using the participation in workshops and seminars to exchange experiences and get to know new materials.
Already as a child Birgit Mörtl spent more time in her father´s workshop than with her dolls. Welding, working with wood, tools, machines, colours and brushes were never a problem for Birgit Mörtl.
After a very good degree for fashion and clothing- technique Birgit Mörtl was accepted for a special workshop for stage costumes, which she completed as successfully as her Master of womens- fashion- creator with the main focus on stage costumes in 1999. It was the same time she got in contact with special effects, when a friend convinced her to participate in a Bodypainting- workshop. He told her: "You can paint on canvas, so Bodypainting should not be a problem!" Since then Birgit Mörtl is infected with the Virus of Bodypainting- it is her passion.
She loves to transform people, to paint, to experiment and to fascinate.
Birgit Mörtl took the step to self- employment, and it was the right decision. The list of costumers for promotion- costumes, Bodypainting, stage design, Movie-, Event- and Exhibition decoration is endless. Further more Birgit Mörtl is always up for new trends and designs and is actively using the participation in workshops and seminars to exchange experiences and get to know new materials.
Bodypaintingcrew Berlin [Germany]
Janny Cierpka [Germany]Janny Cierpka is the first artist of the Bodypainting Crew. (Jannys ART) Since 1995 we have been working together with a lot of fun and success. Many clients such as Porsche, Camel, SEAT, Yahoo!, eplus, Polydor, Deutsche post AG and many more have been inspired by our art. Furthermore we won several international awards. Also the Guinness World record in 2000 for the longest painted limousine in the world is documenting one of the various challenges. We are very happy about the 1st place at the World Bodypainting Contest in 2002 in the category "Bodypainting& Special Effects".
Neville Reichman [Germany]
For many years Neville is part of the Bodypainting crew. He became famous especially with his painting on large scales and adventure worlds. The classical sign painting is one of his trademarks.
Peter Richter [Germany]
Right from the beginning, the Bodypainting crew has been held together by Peter. Next to ideas and conception for Bodypaintings he is responsible for the Special effects and the supply with professional Makeup.
Craig Tracy [USA]
Im a sixth time veteran of the World Bodypainting Festival and I've both won the Airbrush competition at the Festival and been a judge there several times. I'm a full time professional Bodypainting "fine art" Artist living and working in New Orleans. I own and operate a fine art gallery for my work and I represent several other fine art bodypainters as well. My gallery is the first in the world that deals exclusively with bodypainted images.
Christoph Kaltseis [Austria]
„There is no moment twice, everything is fading and unique, but still nature is offering us a new spectacle every single day. With my pictures I want to open people's eyes and motivate them to see their surroundings impartial as a child."
Christoph Kaltseis, 33, found his way to photography already as a kid and 5 years ago it started in a fast and successful career. Back then he presented his first astronomy- pictures to Nikon, followed by several publications and numerous material- testing jobs. His competences soon became famous: his close cooperation with the world concern Adobe started in 2005, only one year later he already got the "Best Newcomer" Award. His passion is Astronomy and Astro photography. Today Christoph Kaltseis is one of the most popular Photoshop- experts at adobe Systems. He has already held many seminars, nothing is strange to him.
Einat Dan [Israel]
Einat was raised in a small town in northern Israel, at the age of 18 she moved to Tel Aviv and during that time started her two years military service. At the end of her service she decided to follow her dream and started her career as a makeup artist.
Her makeup artist career started off in Tel Aviv and two years in New York by mostly working on special effects and body painting, TV, film, theatre and advertising. In her successful career it is possible to count numerous awards in professional makeup contests.
Einat also travels all around the world as a master makeup artist running master-classes and workshops for students and professional makeup artists with her unique technique. (Taiwan, Paris, Düsseldorf, Las Vegas, Milan and Tel Aviv). Her latest challenge is for filling one of her childhood dreams! In December 2008 Einat established her very own company VIMUA (Very Important Make up Artist). During the beginning of 2009 she released her own complete line of make up, body painting, brushes and cases under the name "Einat Dan - Bodypainting Pro". VIMUA stands for "Very Important Make Up Artist" and is specially made for all professionals that are as passionate about their work as Einat!
Erasmo Daaz [Spain]
Erasmo Daaz (Spain) The reflection of the Light: Artist, President of The Profesional Bodypainting Asociation (APBE) in Spain and Memeber of the World Bodypainting Asociation (WBA) since 2008. As autodidact Daaz walks betwen some artistic languages like Abstract Painting, Body Art Painting, Light Painting and Photography. This Artist developed in the last four years the fusion of this artistic languages together in a new concept inside art called Body Light Painting. Erasmo Daaz Also Produces his own Expositions and Alive Performances using Body Painting, Ultraviolet colors and LED lights like primary elements, trying to connect with other artists like bodypainters, musicians, djs, performances, photographers in a world way context.... As a president of The Spanish Asociation he is teaching bodypainting in Spain in his own School and connecting the artists in the country.
Ernst Wieser [Austria]
The Carinthian Bodypainting Artist Ernst Wieser has had a significant influence on the local and international Bodypainting- scene for more than 2 decades.
As a judge at the World Bodypainting Festival in Seeboden and an active support for many years he gave fundamental Impulses to this form of art and encouraged many young talents with his experience and knowledge.
With his work the Bodypainting Artist Ernst Wieser is enriching:
• Photoshootings
• Demonstrations
• Workshops
• Events
• Action paintings on stage
Ernst Wieser is mainly working with airbrush, bringing his work to perfection in corporations with photographers, film teams and make up artists.
Filippo Ioco [USA]
Filippo ioco is one of the most outstanding and groundbreaking Body painting artists of all time. It is his combination of experience, innovation and courage that has kept his work at the top for over two decades. His work has been featured in music videos, commercials, book covers, ad campaigns, printed media and such television shows as Larry King Live, Good Morning America and Ripley's Believe it or Not to name a few. For people familiar with the Body painting world he is an icon, and for those new to the industry he is an inspiration as well as a role model. Filippo ioco also an accomplished Fine Artist and Decorative Artist dedicates a large amount of his artistic energy to charity work worldwide.
Helge Maus [Austria]
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Jos Brands [Netherlands]
Paris, Amsterdam, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Singapore – Jos Brands is well known all around the world for his great specialist competence, expertise, his creativity and not least for his exceptional team spirit. At Fashion Shows in Düsseldorf or Paris, but also at beauty contests, for example Miss Universe, he is able to lead teams made up of numerous nations in a highly professional way and at the same time always ensure a pleasant working atmosphere. Jos Brands was born in Antwerp; at the Royal Opera in his home town he learnt the profession of make-up artist. During his international career he passed through all the key stations of this profession – from activities in films, on television and theatre stages through to studio work with fashion photographers and designers such as Raf Simons or Viktor & Rolf right up to advertising in international magazines for world brands such as Canon or Pentax. Jos Brands has a professorship at the renowned Antwerp Municipal Institute for Adult Education - SIVO. In his lecturing activities the most important thing for him is to guarantee that the young up-and-coming talent in the make-up artist profession receives high-quality training as this is the decisive prerequisite for finding a job as a qualified make-up artist. For many years Jos Brands has been advising Messe Düsseldorf as an expert and serves as a jury member in the make-up championships within the framework of BEAUTY INTERNATIONAL. In addition, the make-up expert specialized in airbrush and body-painting has been working as a seminar instructor worldwide for more than ten years. In "Airbrush and Make-up" he has written a standard work for professionals in this make-up art.
Kristina Elizarova [Russia]
Kristina Elizarova has been an artist since childhood. Her Art education was received in two radically different high schools of drawing and painting, specialty designer stylist of interior textile. She began to develop Bodypainting art in 2007; sets and props - officially since 2003. Kristina has actively created the costumes and props from the smallest detail of the interior layout to stage art objects. Improving the well-known technique of creating the sets and coming up with new creator's techniques, there was a strong desire to harmoniously enter humans into the medium to create a kind of complete picture: bodypainting with all its transformations was a good solution. But She makes her personal vision in this kind of art. Now Kristina teaches bodypainting & props to people from Russia, Ukraine, Europe, U.S. ect. ... She creates TV & online workshops, performances, photo & video shootings, and activity participates in different world bodypainting festivals (also as a jury in Russian events), exhibitions, international publications & projects for all of us. "This is my life! I have many plans for the development of the BodyArtPainting in my country and outside! I wanna infect the World with this Art, this is a good virus!"
Jinny [Canada]
Genevieve Houle, who the world has come to know as Jinny, is a renowned face and body painting artist who has captured the hearts of fellow artists and fans around the globe. She continues to travel the world sharing her techniques and passion with them. Her vibrant abstract designs and clever use of color, combined with her amazing brush control make Jinny one of the most sought after artists in her field. Her creative and breathtaking work has been featured in international media, magazines and books, in addition to TV, movies, commercials, conventions, shows, and corporate events. Bilingual in both French and English, Jinny's outgoing personality and great sense of humor makes her much more than a just revered artist to her peers and students. Jinny has been widely recognized for her ability to objectively critique and advise artists of all talent levels. Since their inception, she has been an esteemed judge at the World Body Painting Festival in Austria as well as at the Face and Body Art International Convention in the United States. In addition, Jinny has been the artistically creative influence behind such Cirque du Soleil special event productions as "Love", "Delirium", "Corteo", "Ovo" and "Totem". Jinny is also the only artist to have contributed to the development of a name-sake line of face and body makeup. As co-creator of Paradise Makeup AQ™, manufactured by Mehron, Inc. in the U.S., Jinny works tirelessly to help create makeup that is not only natural in its ingredients but also healthy for the skin. Thanks to Jinny's efforts Paradise Makeup AQ™ has become a market-leading brand worldwideLymari Millot [USA/Mexico]
Lymari Millot is an Imaginative Artist and Scientist. A former dentist that once started developing her Special FX skills in the dental lab, and with 5 years of foundation in Fine/Visual Arts including: Composition, Color Theory, Natural Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Photography. Well studied in Mexico at University levels, she keeps constantly exploring both Art and Science with devotion. With an innovative, challenging and possitive energy, she stands in the first places at international competitions all over the world. Now an aclamated international Body Artist and Instructor. Certified as a Master Make-up Artist in Los Angeles, CA. she promotes her art and products around the world. All Lyma's classes are bilingual in English / Spanish.
Martin Rauchenwald [Austria]
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Michael de Prycker [Belgium]
As manager for Fantasy-Worldwide he started his interest for painting already at age of 4. Born and raised in a shop for theatre costumes he had all the opportunities to create his interest into a business. As a make up artist Michael's biggest interest was working for events. He made fast painting for events his absolute trademark. Together with his team of 24 facepainters he takes care of facepainting for many events in Belgium and the Netherlands. Companies like: VW, Buena Vista, Thomas Cook, DHL, ... and a few hundred more make sure that Michael still paints an average of 150 faces/week, a lot with new designs created solely for the events purpose.
Michael teaches his techniques throughout the world in the professional sector and has travelled around from Austria and Germany to the UK, US, New Zealand, Shanghai, Mallorca, Spain, Italy, .... And many, many more. This next to the 32 locations over Belgium and the Netherlands where Michael teaches Masterclasses fast facepainting for events. During these workshops the ultimate is to bring painters to an average of painting 22 up to 25 designs/faces/hr where Michael goes up to 35.
Mike Shane [Luxembourg/Austria]
Mike Shane's style of bodypainting is exhilarating and potent. His creation of the 'action painting' style is an innovation and a breakthrough. The technique remains his alone, as he works in the 'now' to colour moments of space and time. His work brings together all the necessary aspects of bodypainting - painter, performer, photographer, with such clarity of vision that his artwork is unforgettable. Mike has studied fine arts and in his performances work with athletic and balletic models whose movements are elegant and intriguing. Mike's radical liquid splashes of colours contrast with each other on ever changing levels as he composes, changes and destroys his fluid orchestral artworks. His works also celebrate the movement of paint with gravity, how fast, where and why it will move a certain way over the shapes it reaches. Mike has created an impressive portfolio of work for advertising and promotion. Some of these works are carried out in his action painting style but many of them show a separate angle to his work that is equally creative. Mike is able to take the logo or idea of the company he is contracted by and to design it into a bold pattern of colours that lives on the body. These bodypaintings are equally important as they show that it is possible to create a commercial bodypainting and still have an artwork as a finished product. After 10 years of experience on the commercial side of bodypainting, creating concepts, leading teams as an art director, Mike now shares this knowledge in his "commercial bodypainting-workshops" In 2010 Mike created the artist-group "CREACHIEFS" along with Bella Volen, Birgit Mörtel, Chris OBSN, Lena Pock and Eva Brosch.
L.D.Maldonado Fonken ]Peru/Germany]
L.D.Maldonado Fonken, is the creator of the elements management methods for natural self development. Motivated by the experience of unique states of awareness along own conscious dreams, he developed and applied a series of methods that prepare us and bring us to an state of oneness and awareness along our daily life. L.D.Maldonado Fonken has been practicing sensory and emotional awareness methods for many years, and is a certified energy healer and teacher.
"Since i was a child, i have been creating by integrating arts, a poem was not just a poem, was colour, was sound, was dance, was sensation and taste, was a travel within an experience of my self, so , in that way i did enjoy my creativity..." Sensory Arts Integration is a cocreative way to bring emotional sensory awareness together with arts, colaboration, communication, individual and collective awareness, and joy.
L.D.Maldonado Fonken is a Consultant for Holistic Sustainable Living. Innovation Specialist, and Know How developer.He suggests that meaningful changes in the quality of our experiences in daily life and personal development will bring naturally understanding and awareness of a natural and holistic way of sustainable living.
Nick & Brian Wolfe [USA]
Brian and Nick Wolfe began face painting at Universal Studios Orlando in 1998 to have some fun while making rent. They are still having fun being master monster makers and most recently won the coveted World Bodypainting Championships in Austria. The twins are committed about sharing face and body art all over the world and have changed the face of face painting forever.
Know as the "Evil Twins" or the "Kings of Monsters" Nick and Brian have been part of the FABAIC since the very beginning and continue to be two of our most requested instructors.
Their unlimited creativity, amazing talent and happy-go-lucky personalities contributes to the continuous success.
Raphaelle Fieldhouse [Wales]
I have always enjoyed painting and being creative since I was born. I first started face painting 14 years ago, which lead to my interest in Bodypainting. Though I experimented a little while studying art at school, it wasn't until 1999 that I turned it into a career with my husband Gary. The thing that I like most about body painting is how varied it can be. With a little highlight and shade, you can completely change your features and your character. You can be anything that you want and after you've washed it off, you can be something completely different. It is a transient art-form that exists for only a couple of hours and then lives on as a photo or a memory.
Shlomit Migay [Israel]
Shlomit Migay was born in 1983 in Haifa, Israel. Coming from a family of artists, fashion designers and photographers, she was surrounded by the world of art and fashion her whole life. She studied Dance and acting at a young age and in her teens started studying Fashion Design at WIZO School of Arts. During that period, she was introduced to the world "behind the scenes" of fashion shows and learned to create extravagant shows with unique fashion. After finishing her mandatory army service at the age of 20, she studied make up, jewelry design and Haute Couture dresses design. Her make up teachers immediately spotted out her talent, and even though she was just in the beginning of her make up studies, they already sent her to work as a make up artist for models in fashion shows. Ever since, Shlomit had worked mainly as a fashion make up artist for magazines, catalogs and fashion shows, along side creating her own shows with fashion and body paintings. In 2009, Shlomit moved to Europe, and now she is living in Vienna, Austria. There she had finally created her own performance group titled "The Alternative Paint Cabaret", which is the only performance group in the world to combine a cabaret show with body paintings and alternative music. It includes musicians, singers, performers, dancers and models. Shlomit is the manager and creator of the group, as well as the choreographer, body painter and performer.
Ulf Scherling [Austria]
Since my childhood, the passion for photography is deep and the love for nude art maybe has its roots in nature and maybe also in the small artworks in my parents' house. My mothers camera was part of the first photography- experiences. I decided to use the possibility of manipulating pictures when Digital photography arised, to realise my imaginations, and it opened up a new world for me.
My actual passion is nude photography and I find working with light and shadow fascinating. No matter if in the studio, Outdoor or under water, I define it as "drawing with light", whereas my focus is not lying on the technical realization without mistakes but the composition, ideas and spontaneity. You will also see that in the pictures I call "Fantasy Art" and "Dark Art".
In addition, as a passionate rider I am trying to catch the grace and beauty of those animals with my photography.
My actual passion is nude photography and I find working with light and shadow fascinating. No matter if in the studio, Outdoor or under water, I define it as "drawing with light", whereas my focus is not lying on the technical realization without mistakes but the composition, ideas and spontaneity. You will also see that in the pictures I call "Fantasy Art" and "Dark Art".
In addition, as a passionate rider I am trying to catch the grace and beauty of those animals with my photography.
Victoria Guggenheim [UK]
Victoria Gugenheim was born to an artistic and engineering oriented family and has a background in tattooing, piercing and microdermal implantation, starting with drawing Tattoo Flash at 14. Before then she was obsessed with makeup at age 7 and had her first Facepaint palette at age 9. Life threatening illnesses took most of her creative years from her in her teens but she has more than made up for lost time, currently ranking 8th place in The World Bodypainting Festival, UV Award. Her unique insight into clinical health and safety and means she has adapted this knowledge, creating and tailoring the most comprehensive and accurate health and safety course on offer for Bodypainters to date, which also includes brush care, skin care for models prior to competitions (blacklight and daylight) avoiding cross contamination, preventing infection with paints and brushes, when not to paint, workspace and caring for models with medical problems and much more.
Wolf Reicherter [Germany]
Craig Tracy: Seeing Wolf's work live is yet another magical experience. The ultra violet spectrum of color that he often utilizes in his work combined with his masterful design work seem to dance before your eyes. I've now had the please of seeing his live paintings many times and the thrill is always the same. I'm continually amazed and impressed with his work and I've enjoyed seeing his designs and techniques gracefully evolve. He seems to have a hunger for continuing to delight his piers, collectors and fans. It's a hunger that drives his passionate work deeper and farther then that of his fellow artists and I hope that he remains this way forever.I've now had the good fortune of really getting to know this complex and gifted man who is responsible for such astounding art. His friendship continues to inspire me and I hope that we will have many more years to drink, laugh and be creative. The world is certainly a better and more interesting place with Wolf and his work in it.
Yolanda Bartram [New Zealand]
My mum did a theatre makeup course 15 years ago in the Netherlands and used me as a model most of the time. She got to work with some great Bodypaint- artists and we entered many competitions. After some time I decided I would rather give the painting a go instead of modelling. We have been working and painting together since.
I love transforming people into different characters - making the things I have in my head into real life creations. It's like telling stories, and I am creating the characters that play the lead. I also have completed a fashion design degree so I add a lot of costuming and props to my work.
A steady hand is very helpful as a bodypainter. Time management is good too - a body is quite a big canvas so you need to know what you can do in a certain amount of time. For me it's normal to paint naked people but I guess a lot of people would find it a bit strange. It is definitely more fun than painting a normal canvas.
I guess it's an odd profession. But I am so immersed in this art form, as most of my friends are face and body paint artists, so I take it as normal.
