Many people feel an incredibly close connection with our animal brethren, which is probably a big part of why we find animal body art like this so appealing – these models, and the artists who paint on them, create a symbolic representation of the relationship we share with all life.
There are all sorts of things that body artists can draw on their human canvases, but organic animal forms seem to match best with the shapes of our bodies. Through these artists’ masterful illusions, the elegant curves of the models in these examples of animal body art and photos can become the arch of a giraffe’s back, the smooth and sleek flank of a tropical fish, or the nose of a wild tiger.
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Artist: Gesine Marwedel
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Artist: Johannes Stoetter
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Artist: Gesine Marwedel
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Artist: Unknown
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Artist: Emma Fay
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Artist: Gesine Marwedel
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Artist: Emma Fay
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Artist: Guido Daniele
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Artist: Emma Fay
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Artist: Gesine Marwedel
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Artist: Guido Daniele
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Artist: Gesine Marwedel
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Artist: Kate Spinks Dean
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Artist: Guido Daniele
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Artist: Gesine Marwedel
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Artist: Kate Spinks Dean
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Artist: Johannes Stoetter
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Artist: Wiser Oner
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Artist: Gesine Marwedel
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Artist: Craig Tracy
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Artist: Gesine Marwedel
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Artist: Gesine Marwedel
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