# Hidden Hand Paintings Guido Daniele Turns Five Fingers into Animals and Architecture By Harris Jay Rosenberg Alterman | Published 2012-01-31 | Marketing Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/guido-daniele References: [bitrebels](http://www.bitrebels.com/geek/extreme-body-painting-designs-on-hands/?) & [guidodaniele](http://www.guidodaniele.com/?page_id=7) Daniele Guido is an artist who specializes in [hand and body painting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/image-painter) and often does work for [advertising](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pointillism). This particular campaign done for [AT&T](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/impressionist-paintings) features limbs being used as building structures, landscapes and mythical creatures. Arms have been transformed into the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, elephants and event Toucans. Another picture displays a forest of painted hands as a scaled iguana creeps through the fingery jungle. Guido Daniele is a true master with a paintbrush, but would choose hands over canvas any day. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/marketing) > [Print](https://www.trendhunter.com/print) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Body Painting:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring new techniques and materials for body painting to create intricate and realistic designs. - **Advertising Campaigns:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilizing unique and creative approaches in advertising campaigns, such as transforming body parts into recognizable landmarks and animals. - **Artistic Specialization:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Focusing on niche artistic specializations, like hand and body painting, to cater to specific client demands and differentiate from traditional mediums. ### Where This Applies - **Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating body painting as a recognized and respected art form, pushing the boundaries of creativity and blurring the line between fine art and commercial work. - **Advertising:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experimenting with unconventional advertising techniques that incorporate visual illusions and body art to capture audience attention and create memorable campaigns. - **Special Effects:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with body painters like Guido Daniele to enhance special effects in film, television, and theater, creating visually captivating and immersive experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Reimagined Impressionist Paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/impressionist-paintings.md) - [Oil Painting-Inspired Rugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/antonio-santn.md) - [Traveling Fine Art Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/get-out-there.md) - [Sculptural Paper Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragmenti.md) - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md) - [Painterly Dining Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/7-paintings-the-art-of-dining.md) - [Optical Illusion Replica Artworks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liberty-science-center.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md)