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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Let Me Fly (BMG)
With eight previous albums and three decades of touring behind them, Mike + The Mechanics have become more than a hobby project for Genesis stalwart Mike Rutherford. This polished affair, with Rutherford on guitar and bass, moves with the times by adding a choir and R&B; loops. The Mechanics also benefit from having two lead vocalists: Canadian Tim Howar contributes the radio-friendly rock; Londoner Andrew Roachford supplies soul power.
★★★
Hopeless Romantic (Verve)
A callow Madonna protegee when she made her name in the Noughties, Branch cuts a more mature figure on her first solo album in 14 years. The fresh start eschews punky guitars for hazy synths and is underpinned by songs addressing a divorce and her new relationship with Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney. The latter produces with an engaging, lo-fi spirit, stressing Branchs pop leanings on Fault Line and echoing Lana Del Rey on the moody title track.
★★★
Silver Eye (Mute)
Goldfrapps first album in four years leans heavily on the same pulsating electronics that powered 2005s Supernature, with the mid-tempo synths of Systemagic and Anymore setting a beats-driven tone. There is variety, too. Silver Eyes more dreamlike, atmospheric pieces recall the pastoral folk of 2008s Seventh Tree, although the duo are prone to silliness including a song about a man who sprouts fur and changes into a tiger.
★★★
Automaton (Virgin EMI)
Seven years since his last album and the Space Cowboys appetite for sci-fi funk and disco is undiminished. Jay Kay has added Daft Punk robotics to the mix, but otherwise sticks to the retro rhythms that have served him so well. Its hard not to be swayed by the smooth, Latin soul of Summer Girl despite a line that rhymes Limoncello with special fellow.
★★★
Careless People (Polydor)
Blackburns Charlotte OConnor strikes a balance between confessional fare and dusky dance beats on her second album. With her towering voice pitched between Emeli Sandé and Lana Del Rey, opening track Blackout is a sultry statement of intent and she reveals a strong romantic streak on Medicine Man.
★★★★
The Ride (Nelstar)
Nelly studied sewing, ceramics and drama and worked in a record shop before writing The Ride. The change has done her good. She voices her distaste for fame on Carnival Games, but her poppy instincts are intact on Sticks And Stones and the electro ballad Tap Dancing. Producer John Congletons punky poise and heavy beats lend her songs an edge that was once missing.
★★★
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