By Margaret Maccoll
Science and art collided at Cooroy over the weekend when body artist Fran Catford drew inspiration from Einstein’s theory of relativity for her winning air brush art on model Alicia at the Australian Body Art Festival.
Body artists explored time travel in a myriad of ways through art and clothing at the festival held over the weekend and enjoyed by many.
Fran Catford used a mix of images to relay her message of technology through the ages from Einstein’s portrait and images from ancient Egypt to depictions of black holes and scenes of futuristic cities.
Fran said the images of space and black holes added a fourth dimension to her three dimensional art as it told a story of the need for the wise use of technology to obtain a better future.
Lorien Dalcastella also won both the first prize and people’s choice award for her wearable art, worn by model Oliver.
Her outfit showed the results of a time traveller spirit travelling through time and collecting rubbish along the journey, she said.
For her take on time travel body artist Corina Wagner chose a moment in time, the 70s, in her aim to “embody psychedelic art“ on first-time model and friend, Lauren.
Noosa Councillor and acclaimed surfboard shaper Tom Wegener was on hand to judge the painted surfboard competition, adding another dimension to the event by telling the stories behind the surfboard as well as the story behind the art.
Billy Baxter claimed both first prize and the people’s choice award for her design titled, Enjoy the Ride, which Cr Wegener informed the audience graced a Kelly Slater design which was not long lasting but had helped hime become world champion.
Cr Wegener described the Body Art Festival as a display of a modern trend of ephemeral art which is here for a moment, tells a story, and then is gone and was supported by an army of volunteers and sponsors.
“It is like most of life events, like the first sip of coffee in the morning. Here for a moment, hugely enjoyed, then gone,“ he said.
“The body art is beauty on beauty, ideal on ideal, philosophic idea on a moment in time which will never be the same again. It may be the ultimate expression of ephemeral art, or what is ephemeral.
“it is a new, growing, deeply philosophical art form that Noosa residents should be proud to support.“
For more information visit the festival on Facebook.
