New York artist to hold his last Bodypainting Day

(21 Jul 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4445597 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++EDIT CONTAINS PARTIAL NUDITY++ ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 19 July 2023 1. Wide shot of Andy Golub painting his model as passersby admire 2. Medium of Golub painting. SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Golub, Artist: "My name is Andy Golub. I'm a body paint artist. Although I am ... I paint other things other than bodies. And I also I run a nonprofit organization called Human Connection Arts, and we produce an event called Body Painting Day. And coming up this Sunday, July 23rd, we're having our ten year anniversary of New York City Body Painting Day. And we're going to have 40 artists painting 50 fully nude models of all shapes and sizes for 4 hours in full public view." 3. Close up of Golub's paints and brushes 4. Headshot of Golub talking ANNOTATION: Andy Golub, Artist 5. Close up of Golub holding paint in one hand and painting model's back. 6. Close up of Golub painting model's face ANNOTATION: "Golub says that this year's event will be his last. As he puts it, it is time to "move on and clear that plate." 7. Golub sitting on ground and painting SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Golub, Artist: "I'm sort of confused in a way, as I'm painting it, but I'm also kind of like, feeling like there's like this, you know, like this pattern that's emerging. So I feel like I'm getting that from the person." 8. Medium of Golub painting model's back 9. Medium of model Ava Ette's face as Golub paints her back 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Golub, Artist: "In 2011, we, me and two models got arrested, spent 24 hours in jail. But it was legal. And so charges were dropped. And then I started just painting with other artists because people were calling me up and they're like, Oh, this is really cool." 11. Medium of Golub painting model's chest 12. Close up of Golub painting model's shoulder ANNOTATION: "This year's theme is "The Artist's Voice." The painters are encouraged to share their unique vision with the world." 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Golub, Artist: "You'll find there's a lot of people that have been really impacted positively. Mostly models, but also artists and feeling that they've come out of their skin. And it's just been like a really positive experience of of really celebrating freedom." 11. Close up of painting ++CONTAINS PARTIAL NUDITY++ 12. Wide of photographers taking pictures of model 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Golub, Artist: "Well, just because you do new things doesn't mean you can't keep doing body painting day, which is funny, but I think that it's not true. I think that because it's not a matter of what you do, it's like it's your headspace and it's sort of like it's time to move on, which means sometimes it's good to clear the plate, stop doing one thing and say, What do I really ... am I feeling?" 14. Wide of Golub painting model in front of Whitney Museum 15. Close up of painting ++CONTAINS PARTIAL NUDITY++ 16. Wide of Golub interacting with passersby as he paints STORYLINE: On Sunday, over 50 everyday people of all shapes, sizes, genders, ethnicities, and ages will get completely nude in public to celebrate the 10th and final Body Painting Day in New York City. This year's theme is "The Artist's Voice." The painters are encouraged to share their unique vision with the world. Organizer Andy Golub announced that this year's event will be his last. As puts he it, it is time to "move on and clear that plate." Over the years, NYC Bodypainting Day has taken place across Manhattan from Columbus Circle to Times Square. ---- Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4425dc06e7e8493b90c6dbec9b979c7f

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