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By Heather Leighton, Chron.com / Houston Chronicle

Published 11:28 am, Tuesday, June 20, 2017

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Continue clicking to see the crazy art that can be made on bodies from around the world.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

Photo: By Isaiah Matthews, For MySA

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

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Things got surreal at the Beyond the Canvas body painting event Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at Club Rio where 30 artists competed for cash prizes and awards.

Photo: By Isaiah Matthews, For MySA

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A participant poses with her body paintings during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach, Austria.

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A participant from France poses with her body paintings designed by French bodypainting artists Sophie Fauquet and Laila Friedli during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach on July 8, 2012. Some 30,000 visitors are expected at the three-day event, with over 200 artists from 44 countries showing off their creations in the hope of taking home a prestigious World Award. less

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A participant juggles as she poses with her body paintings during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach, Austria, on July 8, 2012.

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A participant poses with her body paintings during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach on July 8, 2012.

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A participant poses with his body paintings during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach, Austria, on July 8, 2012. Some 30,000 visitors are expected at the three-day event,

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A participant poses with her body paintings during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach, Austria, on July 8, 2012.

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A participant poses with her body paintings during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach, Austria.

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A participant poses with her body paintings during the 15th World Bodypainting Festival in Poertschach, Austria, on July 8, 2012.

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Desiree Urban is painted at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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More than 25 body-painting artists from across the U.S. attempt to paint about 30 naked models during an event at Columbus Circle July 26, 2014. After a legal battel with New York City, the event took place in the only city in the country that allows it . AFP PHOTO / Timothy A. CLARY less

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Jack van Riper, of New Jersey, is painted at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub’s event Saturday included a post-painting march down Broadway and a return to Times Square for a photo shoot. less

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Artist Michelle Heffner, left, paints a model at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Crist Crow stretches after being painted at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub’s event Saturday included a post-painting march down Broadway and a return to Times Square for a photo shoot. less

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A model hula hoops after being painted as spectators stand near at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Marion La Coguic, of Portland, Ore., is painted at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Debbie McCabe, of New Jersey, poses after being painted at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Models help paint one another at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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A moth lands on a model as she is painted at Columbus Circle as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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A nude model is decorated by a body-painting artist as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Jack van Riper, of New Jersey, stands for a photograph after being painted at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Artist Andy Golub paints a model at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event lead by Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Artist Jacqueline Renaud paints a model at Columbus Circle as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Cully Firmin, of Lafayette, La., is painted at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Pedestrians watch as nude models get decorated by body-painting artists as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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A model poses for photographs after being painted at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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Crist Crow is painted at Columbus Circle as body-painting artists gathered to decorate nude models as part of an event featuring artist Andy Golub, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Golub says New York was the only city in the country that would allow his inaugural Bodypainting Day. less

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A Texas federal judge has to decide whether a painted body is a nude body after painted Texas dancers are putting up a fight against a $5 entry fee state tax, commonly known at the “pole tax.”

Before January 2017, these clubs, where the dancers were “covered” in paint and other materials, were categorized separately from fully-nude strip clubs. Because of this distinction, the $5 entry fee didn’t apply, but now that the tax applies, the dancers of the club are filing lawsuits to separate themselves from strippers.

Not only are the painted dancers asking a judge to redefine their connection to strip clubs, they are also seeking monetary damages, according to the Statesman.

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According to the Statesman, Texas Entertainment Association is the plaintiff and Glenn Hegar, the state’s comptroller, is the defendant.

Both have been reached out to by Chron.com for comment, but have yet to hear back.The story will be updated once statements have been passed along.

Click through the gallery above to see the artwork of body painters from around the world.

If clubs don’t pay the taxes gathered from patrons, the state can close their doors. In 2016, Houston’s V Live, which often hosts elite celebrities and athletes in the Bayou City, was shut down because it owed nearly $200,000 in taxes to the state of Texas.

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