We’ve been painting riders at the Philly Naked Bike Ride for a few years now. This year we decided to celebrate this fantastic annual event by making the bodypainting an even bigger spectacle than ever before. We came up with a plan and brought eight models into our studio and painted them into a human sculpture of the PNBR logo.
See more behind the scenes photos from this human sculpture adventure on our Tumblr page!
The process was very similar to the way we painted hundreds of riders at past PNBR events. Our Jackson Pollock-inspired creation station was a big hit in both 2013 and 2014! We line up riders in our bodypaint area and splash paint on their bodies, then throw colorful body powder on them and finish it all off with some glitter. We’ve always relied on donated materials in the past but this year we want to buy a huge amount of supplies and expand our bodypaint team at the event so it can be free for everyone! Imagine seeing thousands of naked bodypainted riders ready to hit the streets of Philadelphia. This dream can become a reality but we need your help!
Here’s the final image that was painted by Matt Deifer and photographed by Charles Shan Cerrone. You can purchase a limited edition fine art print of this human sculpture at our upcoming PNBR Fundraiser. Scroll down below for all the details!
Bodypaint.Me and Get Hype Productions present…
Philly Naked Bike Ride Fundraiser
Join us as we help raise funds for the seventh annual Philly Naked Bike Ride. This unique fundraiser will feature limited edition high-quality prints of the PNBR logo painted on eight nude models forming a human sculpture that was painted by Matt Deifer and photographed by Charles Cerrone in their studio. Organizers from PNBR will be available to answer any questions. A silent auction of photos and other artwork focused on the PNBR will be held. Photos and video of past PNBR events will be displayed throughout the night and live bodypainting will occur. Refreshments will be served.
Other than raising event awareness and the body positivity movement embodied by the Philly Naked Bike Ride, the fundraiser’s goal is raising money for the bodypaint at this year’s pre-ride activities. For the past couple years, Bodypaint.Me has provided donation-based bodypainting for all cyclists to make the ride as colorful and vibrant as possible! This year, we want to make the bodypainting even better with more paint, more bodypainters, and higher quality professional body paint, powder and glitter, and to make it free for as many riders as possible! Please help us reach our goal! Together we can make this year’s ride the best one ever!
Friday, August 7, 2015
Bodypaint.Me and Cerrone Photo Studio
Sharktown Studios, Third Floor
155 Cecil B Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19122
| 6 pm – 10 pm | Complimentary beer from Yards Brewing Company |
Can’t make it to our fundraiser? Donate online through our GoFundMe page!
http://www.gofundme.com/pnbrfundraiser2015
Call to photographers!
Showcase your exceptional photos from past Philly Naked Bike Rides at the fundraiser! If you have any that you would like to donate to the fundraiser, please your submit your photos to info@bodypaint.me by Sunday, August 2.
About the Philly Naked Bike Ride
PNBR is on August 29th this year and we’re riding together to promote fuel conscious consumption, positive body image, and cycling advocacy. Ride with us and bring your own message, too! The Philly Naked Bike Ride is just one of many that are part of the World Naked Bike Ride movement. Check it out!: www.worldnakedbikeride.org
Get to know us!
www.phillynakedbikeride.org
www.bodypaint.me
www.cerronephoto.com
www.yardsbrewing.com
www.deifer.com
www.funtownproductions.com
www.gethypewith.us
RSVP and invite your friends on our FB event page!
https://www.facebook.com/events/139992789668261/
Bodypainter: Matt Deifer
Photographer: Charles Shan Cerrone
Assistant: Mariah
Models: Jaimye, Jess, Mariah, Jolie Olé, Amanda Mulholland, Thalia Peck, Lauryn Ashley, Rachel Stine
Contributing Writer: Dan Halma
Location: Bodypaint.Me and Cerrone Photo Studio, Philly, PA
Date: July 12, 2015