Emma Hacks, 41 from Australia creates incredible images by painting nudes so that they blend into murals and wallpaper. For the first time she will paint a model live in front of an audience at the Rebecca Hossack Gallery in London. The artist is most famous for her body painting in the Gotye video, Somebody That I Used To Know that has racked up over 500 million hits on the video site Youtube. ...read
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That's what you call body art! Amazing UV pictures painted onto naked women celebrate the female form using images of sunsets, tropical oceans and mountains lit by moonlight
John Poppleton, from California, creates mindblowing works of art painted directly onto human skin using fluorescent shades. His project, called Under Black Light, consists of 'bodyscapes' of spectacular natural phenomena such as African sunsets, tropical oceans during rainstorm, and mountain ranges under moonlight. In more otherworldly, eerie designs the artist depicts cosmic scenes of stars, galaxies and shimmering auroras. ...read
That's a sweet Father's Day present for Wills! Artist creates portrait of The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George using TOBLERONE!
A giant chocolate portrait of the Duke of Cambridge and his son Prince George has been unveiled to mark William's first Father's Day as a Dad. The masterpiece was created by food artist Michelle Wibowo from Michelle Sugar Art, using a staggering 16,074 individual triangles of Toblerone. It took more than 1,500 bars of the iconic shaped chocolate bar using dark, milk and white chunks to create depth and dimension. ...read
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Artist, 24, creates stunning sculptures using beaches as her blank canvas just one month after picking up a rake for first time
Chloe Dickey drew a huge floral design on a Port Macquarie beach on Saturday in under two hours. The 24-year-old from Lake Cathie, NSW, works in the wet sand at low tide meaning her drawings don't stick around for long when the waves roll in.
Feline arty! Artist loves her pet cat so much she's added it to works by Botticelli, Dali and even the Mona Lisa
A bizarre but strangely wonderful concept of classic paintings and fine art work 'improved' by a fat ginger cat, Fat Cat Art is rapidly growing its online fan base. The pieces are the work of Russian artist Svetlana Petrova who features her own cat Zarathustra in every picture.
Crumbs! Is that a Banksy? Artist trades her palette for a plate to create captivating culinary pop art
Tisha Cherry, a New Jersey-born registered nurse, takes inspiration from films, music, and celebrities, and recreates iconic images using everyday food (pictured). 'Pop culture is essentially my muse and the food on my plate is my medium,' Ms Cherry says of her unusual hobby.
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This House Is Not For Sale (Virgin EMI)
Forced to raise his game after long-term sidekick Richie Sambora left, Jon Bon Jovi is the driving force on a rousing collection of blue-collar rock. Chest-beating anthems and bullish survivor songs prevail, and new guitarist Phil X supplies a tight, catchy thrust to replace Sambora. Bon Jovis vocals are gutsy, with Labour Of Love a dark ballad and Scars On This Guitar a love letter to life on the road.
★★★
Im Yours (Stranger)
The youngest daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates aims for credibility rather than the pop mainstream. Her songs are softer and more subtle than anything Bob ever did. With strings and country-ish guitars prominent, she recalls Lana Del Rey on Close To You and addresses the tragic death of her sister Peaches on Twin Thing. A delicate, but quietly confident, debut. .
★★★★
Alone (BMG)
Chrissie Hynde exudes punk insouciance while singing with a velvety sheen on the first Pretenders album in eight years. Made with fellow Akron native Dan Auerbach, its tough but tender songs have a retro-rock feel that apes Auerbach's own band The Black Keys. The title track mixes elements of David Bowie, Lou Reed and the Stones. Veteran rock n roller Duane Eddy adds twangy guitar on Never Be Together.
★★★★
Lighthouse (Verve)
Two months after rekindling former glories by re-releasing the West Coast classic Wind On The Water (made with Graham Nash), David Crosby dispenses more sublime harmonies and hippie ruminations on a sober but engaging solo set. Big band jazz musician Michael League produces, but the tone is one of sleepy, acoustic economy. What Makes It So is a finely-wrought protest song that finds Crosbys rebel heart still beating.
★★★
Do Hollywood (4AD)
Teenage brothers Brian and Michael DAddario have become Americas hottest young rock act with this curious debut one that underpins some strong tunes with a scatter-gun blend of Pet Sounds, Abbey Road and the pomp of Queens A Night At The Opera. Those Days Is Comin Soon features a circus organ. Recent single These Words is all Elton-like piano. Its weird but with an appealing, child-like sense of wonder.
★★★★
Friends (BMG)
White Lies have been too bombastic in the past but this fourth album, made in Bryan Ferry's studio, finds the West London trio adding an appealing lightness of touch to their Killers-like blend of surging guitar-rock and Eighties electronic pop. Hold Back Your Love is driven by buoyant disco rhythms and Summer Didn't Change A Thing is streamlined arena fare. Harry McVeigh's vocals are bracing while the trio's lyrics are increasingly mature.
★★★★
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