Artists
Craig Tracy
Craig Tracy’s process unites a number of techniques, including traditional paintbrushing, airbrushing, finger-painting, sponging, splattering and dripping. The majority of his art is bodypainting captured through photography, and amazingly, it requires little in the way of digital and non-digital manipulation.
Artwork
Redemption
811790 Tracy, Craig Redemption 2017 19'' x 14 1/2'' Dye sublimation on aluminum. Hand-signed in pigment lower right by the artist. From the Arabic numbered edition of 450 examples (130 Arabic numbered European artist proofs, 130 Arabic numbered artist proofs, 130 Arabic numbered hors commerce proofs, 130 Arabic numbered printer proofs, 3 Arabic numbered bon a tirer proofs, 450 Arabic numbered International proofs, 130 Arabic numbered International European artist's proof...
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Meet Craig Tracy: An Exclusive Interview with the Body-Painting Legend
Craig Tracy was never interested in conventional art. Though he trained for years as an illustrator, it wasn’t until he began experimenting with the ancient art of body-painting that he truly found his artistic medium. Tracy brings everything from wild animals to fantasy worlds to life in his compositions as he ingeniously blends his meticulously painted bodies with intricately-designed backgrounds. The end result is breathtaking, elevating traditional body-painting into the realm of fine art. T...
Craig Tracy Brings Body Painting Expertise to “Skin Wars”
Artist Craig Tracy is an icon of the body painting movement, having won and judged international competitions in the body painting world. When Game Show Network (GSN) ordered a reality show about body painting in 2014, they knew just who to seek out as the show’s expert judge. “I have the good fortunate of having a television show that’s kind of built around what it is that I do,” Tracy tells Park West. GSN’s “Skin Wars” is an American body painting reality show. Contestants on the show compete...
The Creation of Craig Tracy’s Tiger Portrait, “Salvation”
What started as a project for charity quickly became one of Craig Tracy’s favorite and most challenging creations. The South China Tiger Foundation approached Tracy with creating a work of art to help raise awareness and funds for their organization. Tracy says tigers have been his favorite animal since he was a child, so he was immediately interested. “It was the first time I ever created a piece that was specifically created for a charity,” he says. “I had no idea what I was going to do when I...
Body Language: The Artwork of Craig Tracy
Craig Tracy is regarded as one of the foremost body painters, having both won and judged body painting contests around the globe and serving as a body painting guru on GSN’s “Skin Wars.” In fact, his artwork is so detailed and mesmerizing that it is sometimes impossible to distinguish where the models begin and end. “Because I paint on human beings I like to play with the idea of that and what the viewer is actually seeing,” Tracy says. When creating his art, the New Orleans artist incorporates...
