AN ARTIST has dedicated his career to creating unique works by taking prints of women’s vaginas, and sources all of his models on the dating app Tinder.

Davide Di Votti, 34, wanted to create shocking art that also spread a positive message about inclusivity and equality.

9 Artist Davide Di Votti has created over 100 unique pieces of artwork by taking prints of women's vaginas Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

He said he "had the idea of painting vaginas and making prints" and set up a profile on Tinder asking for models for body painting art.

The professional theatre critic found six models that were willing to let him paint their privates and take prints.

The artist from Vienna has since created more than 100 colourful relief print - and then selected around 30 for a touring exhibition.

The models were of various ages and included transgender, lesbian and heterosexual women.

Davide is on the lookout for more models to take part in more works of art.

9 Davide sourced all of his models on Tinder Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

9 In his Tinder bio Davide said that he was looking for models for a body painting project but didn't detail anymore Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

9 He would then explain the project in full over message before meeting with the women willing to take part Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

He said: "One of my good friends invited by to an exhibition.

"I was surprised by what kind of thing could be exhibited. I started to think that some of these things have no reason. They didn't have meanings.

"I started to think I should do something that is personal and shocking and can transfer some kind of message.

"I was thinking about what could be interesting. I had the idea of painting vaginas and making prints.

"People say that Tinder is a place to find people so I did a profile on Tinder and said what I was looking for.

9 Davide selected 30 of his 100 prints for his unique exhibition Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

"I was quite surprised by the matches.

"There are all sorts of models from skinny girls to bigger girls, from ages 20 to in their 40s, and any age and size. It was important to me to have a variety and they were all very different.

"The message for me is that all ladies are ladies."

Davide, who lives in Vienna, said he appealed for models around a year ago.

9 He has taken prints from heterosexual, lesbian and transgender women for the project Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

While he didn't mention the intimate nature of the painting on his profile, he was completely honest with anyone who replied to his message.

Any who were willing, he met them for a coffee, before arranging a second meeting at his apartment, for the painting.

He admits that even he was nervous at the start of the second meeting, but soon relaxed.

"I developed and had new ideas the more I did," he said.

9 He held an exhibition in Berlin before a larger one to celebrate Pride week in Budapest, in June Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

"They come up, have a shower, they get relaxed and how we do the print depends on the girl.

"I have different techniques.

"They sit down and open their legs and I need to paint on the vagina. How we get the print, it always changes.

"Some of them I put the canvas there, or some the girl puts it there, or another they put the canvas on the back of the sofa and they needed to sit on it.

"I did some research on professional body paints. I didn't want a law suit on hands, if someone had an allergic reaction.

9 When it comes to taking the print, Davide will paint the vulva and will either press the canvas onto the model or ask them to sit on it Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

"I chose some that will not make any damage. That is not what I wanted to happen and we did tests on their hands first."

He said he created about 100 prints, but whittled it down to the best 30 for his exhibitions.

He held an exhibition in Berlin before a larger one to celebrate Pride week in Budapest, in June.

He did not name or identify his models, but many came to the gallery showing and met each other.

9 Davide says that he has learned a lot from the women he has worked with Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

"There were many of the women at the exhibition but nobody knew who," he said.

"Maybe someone would be looking at the exhibition and standing next to the model whose painting they were looking at.

"When you see all the pictures, they are all different, but they are all vaginas and you don't know who is who or who is gay or straight or anything else. They are all beautiful in the same way.

"I have changed too. After I worked with a trans lady, I spoke with her about her life and her challenges and before that I didn't know much about what it meant to be trans.

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"But when you look at the pictures you can't tell who was born a lady and who was born as a guy.

"In Hungary this is a really, really, really hard topic to discuss and that makes the message important."

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