Emma Hack has made a name for herself as one of the most creative and innovative artists in the world. The phenomenal thing about her work is the medium she chooses.
She doesn’t work on canvas or clay; her medium is the beautiful form of the human body. She started out as a makeup artist, hairdresser and face painter of children. Her talents have continued to evolve over the last two decades and now result in the mature and fascinating form she works in today.
She applies paint directly to models’ bodies and match up perfectly with their background, acting as a kind of camouflage. The bodies are not entirely hidden in the patterns; rather, they become part of the pattern and allow the background to flow even more beautifully. Emma Hack's body painting work for Gotye's award-winning music video "Somebody That I Used To Know"
If you have watched the music video for this song you will be familiar with the extraordinary transformation of the bodies of Gotye and Kimbra into amazing works of art that gradually morph into a background image until both singers are totally camouflaged. The amazing metamorphosis that takes place in the video is thanks to Australian artist Emma Hack whose extensive experience as a 'skin illustrator' caught the attention of director and producer Natasha Pincus who is responsible for the Gotye video.
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