Demi's Birthday Suit
Demi's Birthday Suit, or The Suit, was a trompe-l'œil body painting by Joanne Gair photographed by Annie Leibovitz that was featured on the cover of the Vanity Fair August 1992 issue to commemorate and exploit the success of Leibovitz's More Demi Moore cover photo of Demi Moore one year earlier.[1][2] As an example of modern body painting artwork, it raised the profile of Gair in pop culture as an artist in that genre.[3]
The work is considered to be groundbreaking by some, although there is controversy surrounding its originality. The converse of this image serves as the dust jacket art to Gair's second bodypainting book, Body Painting.[4] The photo shoot also let Moore show off the results of her fitness regimen.[5]
Artistic perspective
Gene Newman considers the body painting of Moore to be the introduction of modern body painting to the world.
Some sources have claimed that the work is a derivative of preceding works.
Details
Gair had worked with Leibovitz and Moore on More Demi Moore. Departing Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown felt "The only thing to do for the anniversary cover was to reprise it." According to a Houston Chronicle story that quotes both Moore and Brown, about 100 million people had seen the earlier cover,[12] and this cover capitalized on the anniversary.[13]
They decided to attempt a body painting during the week-long shoot at the
Having started rigorous workouts in the final trimester of her
More Demi Moore
Demi Moore had appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair exactly one year earlier in the August 1991 edition in Leibovitz's photograph,
References
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- ^ Rubin, Sylvia (August 13, 1992). "When Statues Come to Life - Painted posers play at posh parties". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
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- ^ "Naked Truth". The Commercial Appeal. July 21, 1992. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ Mesinger, Maxine (July 7, 1992). "VF dresses Demi in paint". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ Fernandez, Don (July 7, 1992). "Does Bruce ever visit the newsstand?". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ a b Stage, Jeff (August 19, 1992). "Ms. Moore: Demi, Not Demure". Syracuse Herald-Journal. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ISBN 0-415-90449-8.
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- ^ McGuigan, Cathleen (October 2, 2006). "Through Her Lens". Newsweek. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ^ Levy, Steven (May 27, 1996). "An Indecent Proposal". Newsweek. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
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