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Body Painting: Masterpieces by Joanne Gair | 
 enlarge | Author: Joanne Gair
Creator: Heidi Klum
Publisher: Universe
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 844168
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 156
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 9.7 x 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 391.6
ASIN: B001H55M6O
Publication Date: October 17, 2006
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Product Description
If ever there was a defining moment in a career, for renowned body-painting artist Joanne Gair it came when she painted "that suit" on Demi Moore for the cover of Vanity Fair. From creating painted swimsuits on supermodels for Sports Illustrated or making music videos with Madonna, Gair's career allows us to see the human body as a canvas to be transformed and has worked with some of the world's most celebrated personalities to create unforgettable images. During a career spanning over 20 years, she has worked with Elle McPherson, Gillian Anderson, Heidi Klum, Pamela Anderson, Demi Moore, Madonna, Karen Elson, Alek Wek, Carolyn Murphy, Rachel Hunter, and Molly Sims. Among the star photographers whose work is included in this book are Michel Comte, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Herb Ritts, Howard Schatz, and Mark Seliger. Joanne Gair is a fixture of the fashion, advertising and music industries. Her collaborations have resulted in thousands of extraordinary photographs from magazines, record covers, music videos, films, and catwalks. Showcased here are 75 of her most iconic images.
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 Grandpa George sez December 20, 2008
Joanne Gair is best known for her painted-on swimsuits and/or shirts appearing in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition, and justly so. But there is more to her craft than just this; she has painted a number of women (and a few men) so well that it is almost impossible to tell that there was nothing on their skin but paint. That she does it at all may seem a bit odd to most people, but that she does it so well provides all the justification she might need. Make no mistake, this is art, and that Ms. Gair uses the human body for a canvas in no way diminishes her ability. Rather, it enhances it.
Lipstick, airbrush, and Sharpie? December 12, 2008
Gair's palette includes lots of materials that other artists' don't, both because of the temporary nature of her original works and because of the sensitive substrate on which she paints. Outside of the human materials, though, the materials don't matter. The finished work does, and dozens of gorgeous samples appear here.
The works cover a wide range of styles and sensibilities. That cover picture of Demi Moore (a frequent subject) enjoys the amusing irony of being "clothed" in almost nothing at all. A similar sense comes from seeing Victoria's Secret lingerie painted onto Heidi Klum. A series for Sports Illustrated takes their traditional bathing suit pictures to a new level of skimpiness. The model herself dominates, in black-on-black (or 'black-on-black' on black?) photos of Suwana. Then the model disappears again, as in the camouflaged image of Sasha, or the anonymous models dotted with pearls or salt crystals. A few images, toward the end, seem like little more than elaborate makeup - but, where could one really draw the line?
The artworks themselves amuse and sometimes tittilate, but rarely show much real erotic content. The models, though unclothed, hardly seem nude. I have to admire them, too, as much as the artist who adorns them or the photographer who captures them. Creating one of these works takes time, as well as some fairly intimate contact with paintbrushes and other tools. I thank them for putting up with it. The result certainly seems worth it.
-- wiredweird
 Best picture is Cover June 26, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Was disappointed with most of the pictures, the best was the cover picture.
Not erotic.
 Body painting , a wonderful art form beautifully executed. April 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a must have for anyone with an eye for beauty and art combined by using the body as the canvas. The ways of using this canvas as part of another picture, as a canvas, clothing or as camouflage are explored by Joanne Gair. This is all brought together by one person in this book covering a career involving famous actresses, models, photographers, fashion designers and politician's wives (Carla Bruni is now the wife of the French president). Maybe Joanne will paint a politician soon. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions brought my attention to Joanne's work as before the photographers were getting the credit, however that is like showing off a photo of the Mona Lisa. The photographer is merely the messenger, here Joanne is the the real artist. Buy the book, persuade your library to buy it. Perhaps even have a go at body painting yourself.
Great book! October 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent! Pretty photos of pretty women. A good book to be in the coffe table. High quality and spotless. I recommend.
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