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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Live At Madison Square Garden (Virgin EMI)
Following in the footsteps of Drake, The Weeknd and Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes is the latest Canadian set for stardom. This digital-only live release offers a succinct career resume against a backdrop of screaming fans. Like Justin, the Toronto teenager began by posting cover versions online, but his soft-rock songs avoid Biebers fondness for dance music, looking instead to Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars for inspiration. He tours in the spring.
★★★
Only In My Mind (Virgin EMI)
London-based American Norma Jean ropes in the legendary Burt Bacharach, UK singer-swingwriter Ed Harcourt and Athletes Joel Pott on this sultry debut, but her songs of bruised romance owe just as much to her own experiences. The singer, 25, adopts the husky tone of Lana Del Rey on I Want You To Want Me before evoking the Sixties girl groups on Still In Love With You. The Bacharach co-write Im Still Here has the feel of a standard, with Martines bluesy pop making her a name to watch.
★★★★
Stop The Moment (Epic)
THIS new edition of singer-songwriter Joness spring 2016 debut had been expanded in advance of a major promotional push, and the deluxe upgrade works well for the 21-year-old from Stevenage. With blues masters such as B.B. King as his role models, his tunes put a soulful slant on the folk-pop of George Ezra and Ed Sheeran. The newer tracks, one recorded on a mobile phone, emphasise his acoustic roots, with the sincere and spirited Rollercoaster the pick.
★★★
Savoy Motel (Whats Your Rupture)
This Nashville quartet aspires to play southern rock in a modern tradition, but their debut also owes something to Seventies glam a recurring theme these days on the indie underground, typified by fellow Americans the Lemon Twigs. There are shades of Roxy Music on Western Version Boogie and nods to the staccato style of the Strokes. The bands three singers, one male and two female, lend a distinctive edge.
★★★
Dictionary Of Soul (Rhino)
Now expanded, Reddings fifth LP is one of the defining moments of soul music. Powered by a band that included Booker T & The MGs, plus pianist Isaac Hayes, it was the last solo release before his death in 1967 and features the classics Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) and Try A Little Tenderness. Otis even turned The Beatles Day Tripper into a Southern soul stomper.
★★★★★
Ring Spiel Tour 95 (Columbia)
Watt is an unsung stalwart of U.S. grunge rock, and his 1995 touring band were dubbed the Mount Rushmore of American indie for good reason: Pearl Jams Eddie Vedder was prominent as was Foo Fighter Dave Grohl. This live album veers between country and rock, with Watts originals spiced up with Madonna and Blue Oyster Cult covers.
★★★★
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