The first thought that entered my mind when I saw this painting was - 'Oh, I wonder what medium this is. Digital or traditional? Oil? Acrylics? Coloured pencil, perhaps crayon?' It certainly wasn't -'Oh, was this painted on a canvas, or on a human being?'
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Yes, that's right. This piece was shockingly not done on a two dimensional surface; it was painted onto a person, in a painted environment, as part of an installation series by artist Alexa Meade.
The results are astounding, and the photographs could fool anyone. In some of the pieces you can distinguish the "realness" of the women's hair, but as for the skin and the clothes and the surroundings - flawless.
Take a look and marvel at the rest of her series here
