Joanne Gair
Joanne Gair | |
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Born | c. 1958 (age 65–66) Auckland, New Zealand |
Known for | Body painting, Make-up artist |
Notable work | Demi's Birthday Suit (August 1992) Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues (1999–) Disappearing Model (2000) |
Movement | Trompe-l'œil |
Website | www |
Joanne Gair (born c. 1958),[1] nicknamed Kiwi Jo[2] (alternatively Kiwi Joe),[3][4] is a New Zealand-born and -raised make-up artist and body painter whose body paintings have been featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue from 1999 to 2017. She is considered the world's leading trompe-l'œil body painter and make-up artist,[5] and she became famous with a Vanity Fair Demi's Birthday Suit cover of Demi Moore in a body painting in 1992.[6][7] Her Disappearing Model was featured on the highest-rated episode of Ripley's Believe It or Not.[8] She is the daughter of George Gair.[9]
In addition to achieving
Career
Gair, who is New Zealand-born and was raised in
Eventually she expanded beyond make-up artistry to body painting to express her own artistic vision. In August 1991, Demi Moore caused international artistic commotion by appearing on the cover of Vanity Fair seven months pregnant with her daughter
Gair is considered a
Gair has earned many
Sports Illustrated
In her first year in the Swimsuit Issue (1999), she painted
The photographers in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2004 were respectively Antoine Verglas, James Porto, Michael Zeppetello and Steven White for the Swimsuit Issue works. From 2005 to 2007 Gair took the photographs of her body paintings herself.[54] Verglas again photographed the bodypainting for the 2008 Swimsuit Issue.[55] No body painting pictures have been chosen as the exclusive main image on the cover of the Swimsuit Issue. However, in the 2005 Swimsuit Issue in which Carolyn Murphy is the cover model, Jessica White was shown as an inset on the cover in a Miami Dolphins jersey body painting by Gair.[56] Thus, as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue photographer Gair debuted on the cover in a sense. In 2006 a small cropped portion of her photograph of a bodypainting of Klum appeared in an inset on the cover, but no bodypainting was apparent.[57] The 2016 Swimsuit Issue designated three cover models for three separate covers, one of which was a photograph of Ronda Rousey in a Gair-painted one-piece bathing suit, thus making it the first Swimsuit bodypaint cover (albeit not the exclusive cover for that year).[58]
One more round of bodypaint photos was done in 2017 (featuring models Anne de Paula, Hunter McGrady, Lisa Marie Jaftha, and McKenna Berkley); the magazine did not include a bodypaint feature in 2018 or 2019.
Books
Gair has produced two English books: Paint A 'Licious: The Pain-Free Way to Achieving Your Naked Ambitions (
Her second book, Body Painting, includes seventy-five works and some of the photographers involved were
Sports Illustrated produced Sports Illustrated: In the Paint (
Television
Although to many she is best known for Demi's Birthday Suit, art aficionados consider her most famous work
She participated in
Style
Gair has now developed a style as a body painter. Her typical job takes her and her team eight hours, but some jobs take twice that. She does not charge by the hour. Gair is always well prepared for her jobs, but does not generally sketch her work on paper. In fact, she claims to have only had to do so twice in over twenty years of body painting. When she needs to test something out she usually uses her opposite (left) arm or hand.[23]
In recent years, Gair has added photography to her professional skills.
Family
Gair is from
Notes
- ^ a b "Joanne Gair". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b c "FLESH, INK. FRIDAY – Joanne Gair". Pressing The Flesh. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Hot Global Kiwis of 2002: Joanne Gair". nzedge.com. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g Reynolds, Susan Salter (3 November 2002). "There's no art experience quite like painting upon a human canvas". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ "Joanne Gair Body Art Samples". Grade Computers. 8 January 2006. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Make-Up ILLUSION by Joanne Gair". Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Body Painting: Masterpieces by Joanne Gair". makeupbooks.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Joanne Gair: The Art of Illusion". Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Blog". New Zealand Book Month. Archived from the original on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Joanne Gair – painter-illusionist". Fun Forever. 16 April 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b Elliott, Stuart (6 June 1993). "Advertising's Marathon Auditions". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ a b Gair (2005), cover jacket
- ^ a b Gair (2006), cover jacket by Tom Ford
- ^ a b c d e Gair (2006), intro
- ^ "Videos Honored". Rolling Stone. real.com. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ Tannen, Mary (30 May 1999). "Style; The Painted Bird". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ "Paint A 'Licious: The Pain-Free Way to Achieving Your Naked Ambitions (Overview)". Barnesandnoble.com llc. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
- ^ Penner, Degan (21 November 1993). "Egos & Ids; It's Demi Vu All Over Again". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ Singer, Natasha (2 February 2006). "A Real Body of Work". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ Bellafante, Ginia (26 October 2003). "ART; What Celebrity Looks Like: The Annie Leibovitz Aesthetic". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- Si.com. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Farhi, Paul (29 January 1997). "GQ's Quick Coverup". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Feldberg, Sarah (6 November 2007). "Body of Work: A conversation with Joanne Gair". coastalbeat.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
- ^ "Make-up Illusion by Joanne Gair". Photo Impact. 2002. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Rebecca Romijn". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
"SI Swimsuit Collection: Rebecca Romijn". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
"SI Swimsuit Collection: Rebecca Romijn". Retrieved 18 February 2008. - ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Heidi Klum". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
"SI Swimsuit Collection: Heidi Klum". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
"SI Swimsuit Collection: Heidi Klum". Retrieved 18 February 2008. - ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Sarah O'Hare". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
"SI Swimsuit Collection: Sarah O'Hare". Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2008. - ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Michelle Behennah". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Yamila Diaz-Rahi". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Daniela Pestova". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ Fleder, p. 9, p. 42.
- ^ Gair (2006), foreword by Heidi Klum
- ^ "Goddess of the Mediterranean". CNN/Sports Illustrated. 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- ^ Fleder, p. 6, pp. 128–140.
- ^ a b Gair (2006), acknowledgements
- ^ Sports Illustrated, pg. 20, Volume 98, number 7, Winter 2003, Time, Inc.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Jessica White". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Petra Nemcova". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Marisa Miller". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Noemie Lenoir". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Melissa Keller". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Bridget Hall". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Marisa Miller". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Bridget Hall". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Jessica White". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Marisa Miller". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Anne V". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Daniella Sarahyba". Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Swimsuit: Body Painting". CNN/Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Swimsuit Photographers". CNN/Sports Illustrated. 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
- ^ "Swimsuit 2007: Body Painting". CNN/Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "Swimsuit 2007: Body Painting (video)". CNN/Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
- ^ "Swimsuit 2008: Body Painting". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ Fleder, pp. various
- ^ "Bodypainting: Jessica Gomes". Sports Illustrated. 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
"Bodypainting: Quiana Grant". Sports Illustrated. 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
"Bodypainting: Marisa Miller". Sports Illustrated. 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
"Bodypainting: Tori Praver". Sports Illustrated. 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008. - ^ "The SI Swimsuit Gets Hotter". Winter 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
- ^ "All-Star SI Cover Model Beach Party". SI.com. 17 February 2006. Archived from the original on 26 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
- ^ Brannigan, Maura. "'Sports Illustrated' Reveals 2016 Swimsuit Issue Covers: Ashley Graham, Hailey Clauson and Ronda Rousey". Fashionista.
- ^ "Paint a 'Licious: The Pain-Free Way to Achieving Your Naked Ambitions". Powells.com. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b Gair (2005), acknowledgements
- ^ "Body Painting: Masterpieces by Joanne Gair". Art MOCO: The Modern and Contemporary Art Blog. 22 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b c d Gair (2006), plates section
- ^ Gair (2006), Plates section
- ^ "Rebecca Romijn-Stamos". 1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. 1999. Archived from the original on 8 May 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
"Heidi Klum". 1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. 1999. Archived from the original on 8 May 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
"Michelle Behennah". 1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. 1999. Archived from the original on 17 July 2001. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
"Sarah O'Hare". 1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. 1999. Archived from the original on 8 May 1999. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
"Yamila Diaz". 1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. 1999. Archived from the original on 31 August 2001. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
"Daniela Pestova". 1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. 1999. Archived from the original on 17 July 2001. Retrieved 18 March 2008. - The Miami Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2009. and Reynolds, Susan Salter (3 November 2002). "There's no art experience quite like painting upon a human canvas". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ "untitled". joannegair.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
- ^ "GERMANY'S NEXT TOP MODEL CYCLE 1". Multiply, Inc. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b Fleder, p. 42
- ^ Fleder, book cover
References
- Fleder, Rob (ed.), Sports Illustrated: In the Paint, Time, Inc. Home Entertainment, 2007, ISBN 978-1-933821-20-7.
- Gair, Joanne (2005). Paint A 'Licious: The Pain-Free Way to Achieving Your Naked Ambitions. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5537-4.
- Gair, Joanne (2006). Body Painting: Masterpieces by Joanne Gair. Universe Publishing. ISBN 0-7893-1509-2.
External links
- Gair's homepage
- Joanne Gair at IMDb
- Gair archive at Los Angeles Times