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.
LATEST ALBUM RELEASES
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57th & 9th (Polydor)
Sting returns to conventional pop on an album named after a crossroads near his Manhattan studio. I Cant Stop Thinking About You revisits the jangling guitar thrust of The Police, while Heading South On The Great North Road tells of how the singer left his native Wallsend to seek his fortune. The mood is urgent and concise, and Sting is still a master of the artful melodic twist.
★★★
Here (RCA)
Having sung Empire State Of Mind with Jay-Z, Alicia Keys returns to her New York hometown for inspiration. A series of inner-city vignettes, her sixth album intersperses soulful songs with rambling interludes, as Keys trades classical piano for tougher styles as she skips between R&B;, doo-wop and blues. This lacks the snap of 2012s Girl On Fire, but Keys in full voice remains spectacular.
★★★★
Together (Decca)
With a UK tour underway and a Christmas TV special in the pipeline, tenor Alfie Boe and stage musical star Michael Ball are going to be hard to avoid. This polished album of showtunes plays to their strengths, with the more subtle moments preventing it from becoming sugary. Youll Never Walk Alone is Liverpool fan Boes tribute to the Hillsborough victims and families, and I Dreamed A Dream an operatic tour de force..
★★★
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.
★★★★
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