Have you ever wanted to paint but didn’t have a canvas handy? Are you an artist without a gallery to hang your artwork in? Well, look no further. you can be your own living artwork!
Get inspired by Living artist Jessica Cheetham. With a background in Make Up Artistry and face and body painting, she uses her own face and body to create charming, humerus, and imaginative artworks. Wanting to bridge the gap between the artist and the receiver, she believes that art is something that should be interacted with and immersed in rather than observed.
Using the body as a canvas anything is possible. You can be an Avatar in the morning, have lunch with Liechtenstein and go to bed with a Klimt’s kiss.
‘I love the impermanence of working this way, it helps remind me to be present to the magic of creating as it will soon be washed away.’
Jessica believes that the self is the most powerful thing anyone can posses and in transforming your own image playfully and with creativity at your will is the key to remaining open to the possibilities of this world. It is never too late to reinvent your story and become the version of yourself you want to be.
So grab a mirror or the person next to you and get painting. Step into a new character, a new you, the sky is the limit. You will be amazed by what you can achieve.
Also known for her abstract paintings, acrylic on canvas, Jessica combines traditional painting styles with body painted models, often herself, to create a 3D image which can be enjoyed live or photographed.
The relationship between music, performance and art is at the core of Jessicas process. Her unique vision is to redesign the role of the traditional “gallery experience” and transform this into an interactive and immersive participation for the viewer, appealing to the five senses using music, fragrance, taste and touch. Reimagining the viewers experience of art itself as it becomes something that can be interacted with rather than observed.
Check out @venusrisinglondon for the immersive style events dynamic duo Jessica and Annie Dalton curate.
Venus Rising mural work is featured at The London Art Bar bathrooms where you will find a beautiful Frida Khalo muralArtist Spotlight: Frida Khalo.
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