Artist uses body paint to empower nudity

Kristine Tarbert

Updated 1 August 2017 at 2:03 am

Spanish artist Claudia Sahuquillo has decided to embrace nudity and swap out her pen and paper for the human body.

She has started a series called Skin is the New Canvas on Instagram to break the stigma around naked bodies and empower nudity.

Her amazing body art has become a phenomenon on Instagram and already earned her 50k followers.

Spanish Artist Claudia Sahuquillo uses the body as a canvas. Photo: Instagram

Through her series she hopes to celebrate biological factors as unique, highlighting people’s imperfections, birthmarks, one brush stroke at a time.

Her series is called Skin is the New Canvas. Photo: Instagram

Claudia uses paint to highlight people's 'imperfections'. Photo: Instagram

It’s all about body positivity and creativity. Using many of the same themes and patterns she uses the contours of the body to enhance her artwork.

She's gained 50k followers. Photo: Instagram

Despite strict Instagram rules about nudity – that don’t allow photos of women breastfeeding – she regularly shares images of painted nipples.

She has up to 20 people a day show up to be painted. Photo: Instagram

Her public show in Barcelona has up to 20 people a day showing up to support her campaign to de-stigmatise nudity.

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