An artist has spawned an amazing hop-tical illusion — by turning five models into a frog. Johannes Stoetter, 35 — named bodypainting world champion in 2012 — transforms human subjects into objects which are inspired by the natural world...
Ribbiting ... models appear as a frog
Hello my old fruit ... model blends in with watermelons
The creations can take up to eight hours to paint and five months’ painstaking
planning.
Can't see wood through the trees ... model invisible on rock
For his latest piece Johannes, of South Tyrol, Italy, has rendered a tropical
tree frog — where five people recreate its body, head, legs and arms.
Darling buds of me ... face in flowers
Johannes said: “Bodypainting is special because the artwork is alive and can
move.
“The skin is a very comfortable base to paint on.”
Slumberjack ... asleep among wood
