World Bodypainting Festival 2017: Stunning images of art work on nude bodies [PHOTOS]

World Bodypainting Festival is one of the biggest festivals across the globe that is a perfect blend of stunning body painting exhibitions along with great performance and music. Like every year, this year again the festival was organized in Southern Austria is a true treat for the visual senses.

The three-day festival, which is celebrating its 20th year, attracts more than 30,000 spectators all eager to see the exotic and imaginative designs that artists and models have thought up. However, it's not only about fun and music, artists around the world compete in six broad bodypainting categories, including brush and sponge, ultraviolet effects, airbrush and special effects.

This year, the authorities said that artists and designers from more than 40 countries participated in the World Bodypainting Festival 2017. They created designs that were inspired by everything from different things, including the natural world to electric gadgets. In this gallery, IBTimes Singapore has compiled a series of images from the World Bodypainting Festival 2017.