[Topfree] Artist Holly Van Voast, In Court Again After Stripping In New York's St Patrick's Cathedral

Ativist Holly Van Voast was hauled back in court yesterday for her latest stunt – going [topfree] in St Patrick’s Cathedral, New York.

After facing the judge fully dressed, Van Voast was dismissed thanks to a 1992 state appellate court ruling which states women are allowed to go [topfree] in public.

The 46-year-old then exited the court and promptly exposed her breasts to the waiting media.

The photographer and performance artist has so far displayed her wares at Grand Central Station, the Statue of Liberty and on the Staten Island Ferry.

Having filmed her latest stunt, Von Voast informed the New York Daily News: “I want to have a reality show. Nothing works like t***.”

Sporting a mop of unruly blonde hair, a drawn on moustache and frequently bare breasts, Van Voast often performs under her transgender alter-ego Harvey Van Toast.

Harvey, Van Voast claims, was conceived to draw attention to the need to protect art and to entertain the public.


She told DNAinfo: "This is what New York is begging for right now — something kind of funny, a little outrageous. Something that blows your mind.”

In this video, Van Voast's alter-ego, Harvey, visits the Staten Island Ferry and the Empire State Building:



SOUCRE: The Huffington Post - UK

You can find Holly Van Voast's work here at  Flickr: lens jockey™, her blog at thetoplesstruth and her YouTube channel here.

How To Be Body Painted [How-To]

from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit
Body Painting is different from face painting in the simple fact that face painting is only covering the face while body painting is the whole body (sometimes including the face). There are many things that people do while wearing body paint, there is a catering service where the waiters and waitresses are only wearing paint, there are bike rides with people wearing paint, or you could take pictures.

Steps

• Think of what design you want being painted on you.
• Find an artist or friend to help you that you are comfortable with.
• When you get to the place where you will be painted, you will need to remove your clothes and put on whatever you will be painted in. Some people choose to wear something while being painted while others choose to be completely nude. Some artists only paint people nude.
• Get in the position you will be painted in and get comfortable. Depending on what parts you are getting painted you may need to move into different positions from time to time. Some paintings may also take longer depending on the complexity. Some could take minutes while bigger or more complex ones could take multiple hours to complete. Make sure you listen to the artist so the artwork comes out best.
• When done, enjoy, you may want to take pictures because the paint will soon wear off.

Tips

• Make sure you are comfortable with the artist, remember, you could be with them for a while and you should be comfortable.
• Bring a friend with you, it will be more comfortable for you and could be more fun.
• If you are standing while being painted and feel the need to lean or sit on something, let your artist know.

Warnings

• Only use safe body paints.
• Be comfortable with the artist.
• In the case you are nude, make sure you are comfortable with being painted nude and not pressured to be painted nude.
• If the paint covers half or more of your body, you could experience an effect similar to lack of sleep. This can be caused by chemicals in the paint, or the paint preventing heat from escaping. This will not cause you to suffocate, but it is likely to impair your thinking. It is a good idea to have a trusted friend nearby to watch over you.
• You have more hair than you think you do: don't peel.

Things You'll Need

• Paint
• Some one to help paint you (depending on the design)
• Swim wear (if you are not comfortable being fully nude and would rather wear something like underwear or a swimsuit).

Related wikiHows

• How to Be a Good Face Painter
• How to Be a Nude Art Model
• How to Ride in a Naked Bike Ride

Sources and Citations

• http://www.bodypaintinglondon.co.uk/models.php
• http://solsticecyclist.org
• http://archive.bodypainting.co.uk/
• http://www.sydneybodyartride.org/
• http://sbarhq.fotopages.com/

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Bodies Of Water - A Nude Dance Outdoor Workshop [Naturism]

A lakeside afternoon with a group of nude dancers taking a workshop with choreographer Eric Kupers. Free of their clothes everyone feels transformed and energized with spontaneity. The rhythms of nature flow through their bodies. Filmed at Folsom Lake in California. The whole video is too long to show here so I have created this much shortened version. -- My name is Nomad and I organize small group trips into nature where we get naked, then get creative with photography, videography and interacting with the environment. We are based in central California and are always looking for more people to join us on our adventures.

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An Exploration Of Nudity [Art]

Gabriel Tane Colello is the (naked) man behind independent publisher Colello-Publishing Australia and An Exploration Of Nudity, a 200 page hard cover coffee table book that explores and celebrates the beauty of human beings in their birthday suits.

On his website Colello writes that the book is "an exploration of nudity, my nudity, my friends nudity, and a documentation of my feelings in the process of making this book", but on another level the imagery feeds into the part of our selves that psychoanalysts refer to as the id - that liberated, completely unselfconscious, shameless, rule-breaking compartment of your personality that doesn't get used all that often, but gives you the impulse to yelp "FUCKSHITDICK" in the middle of a quiet anatomy lecture. Or make a tasteless joke at a funeral. Or spontaneously throw your wallet off a bridge. It's that little voice that says "go on - take off your pants. The boss won't mind."

Colello-Publishing has released a behind-the-scenes film to accompany the book.



An Exploration Of Nudity was photographed by Mitchell Connelly who is an original band member and percussionist with Angus and Julia Stone and The Beautiful Girls.

Gabriel says: "Life isn’t too serious, fuck it, I’m gonna have a go! I love that! Living with some balls!! If you run from love by fear I guarantee you’ll grow old and regret it. So I’m gonna live and learn, ready to fail and ready to succeed. I could look like a goose or a legend. Either way I couldn’t care less, I’m proud of this exploration of nudity.

We’ve all become better people by doing this. Through my eyes it’s innocence, love, freedom, friendship, laughter, and simply stating we’re born naked. It’s a natural beautiful thing. I’m gonna live naked! And when I say I’m gonna live naked, I mean my spirit will live naked. At it’s purest!!! I love you and everyone else. Enjoy!"

Interview with Gabriel:



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January 2012 Issue Of PLUS Model Magazine

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PLUS Model Magazine, the premiere plus size virtual magazine celebrating the plus size fashion, beauty, arts and plus size modeling industries, inspires YOU to thrive in your curves, crave contemporary fashion and design your life on your own terms, sans apologies.

Visit their main website for future issues and for more information.

iNAKED wishes PLUS Model Magazine all the best!

Picture Of The Day

Xojane Real Girl Belly Project Shows Women's Non-Photoshopped Abs [Women]

This article was taken from The Huffington Post:

How often do women think positive thoughts about their bellies -- or thighs or cheeks or breasts or arms? Not very often.

But Emily McCombs at XOJane is doing her part to change that with her "Real Girl Belly Project." McCombs recently put out a call for women to send un-photoshopped pictures of their bellies to post on the site. Even better, those submitting were asked to include a few words about what they like or appreciate about that area of their bodies.

The result is a collection of 75 photos of 75 different women's bellies and, in many cases, their stories. The variety underscores how crazy it is that all models are required to have the same flat, blank abs -- no stories there -- and that anyone suggests the rest of us should, too.

Visit XOJane to see all 75 amazing midriffs.

SOUCRE: The Huffington Post

The xoJane Real Girl Belly Project -- 75 Strong, Beautiful Non-PhotoShopped Bellies
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Fern Assard - Figure Study [Body Image, Bodybuilding]

Figure competitor Fern Assard is a wonder - fit, fabulous and forty years old and the mother of four children. Fern says she was "skinny, flabby" until just a few years ago when she took up weight training and improved her diet. She encourages other women not to let themselves go as they age but use the gym and good nutritional practices as a "time machine" to shape and firm their bodies.

SuperSCAR/Roustan Body Paint [Art]

Model: Scar

See more of Roustan's work at:

RoustanBodypaint.com
RoustanBodypaint's Channel - YouTube
Roustan on Vimeo
Paul Roustan - Google+

A Beautiful Boba Fett Star Wars Body Paint Project (Paul Roustan) [Art, Heroes of iNAKED]

If your inner Star Wars fanboy has ever wondered “What would a Boba Fett body paint job look like?” you want to take a look below:

The body painting of this Boba Fett Sarula Fett is by multi award winning and internationally published artist, Paul Roustan. Who's work has appeared on Spike TV, the Chicago Sun-Times, Airbrush Action Magazine, among others. His work has been displayed in over a dozen galleries in the past year.



A born native of Chicago, IL, Roustan received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002. After his move to Rhode Island, he completed a Master of Arts in Teaching degree at the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006.



Roustan's airbrushed bodypaintings have been used for corporate, private, television, and nightclub events worldwide, including clients Playboy, Bacardi, Tupperware, Absolut, and more. His work has also been featured in fashion shows, parades, photographic workshops, and magazines.

Below is video of Rousta creating the Boba Fett Sarula Fett image above:



Please support this artist by visiting his website and if your on Google+ add him to your circles!

RoustanBodypaint.com
RoustanBodypaint's Channel - YouTube
Roustan on Vimeo
Paul Roustan - Google+

Sandra G. nude in Barcelona

Spanish model Sandra G. walks through the city of Barcelona nude. In Barcelona public nudity is regarded as a recognised right, although there have been successful prosecutions for public nudity even there. Associations Addan, the organisation defending the right to nudity, Aleteia and Barcelona Council have published the "Tríptic de Barcelona" that express this and clothes free rights.