Singaporean model and artist Duan Mei Yue accused Russian artist Angelina Poveteva of stealing her image and using it as the reference for a nude painting that sold for $10,000. Duan took to Instagram ...

In some ways, artist Alexa Meade is a traditional figure painter, replicating the light and shadow that falls on the human body in a naturalistic way. But she works on an unusual canvas: the actual ...

When Suzanne Lugano paints nearly nude models, she feels as if she’s the one who is exposing herself, expressing her emotions before the world. Whenever possible, she works in public, creating unique ...

One of the greatest mysteries in art history appears to have been solved. The identity of the model who posed for the most scandalous painting of the 19th century, Gustave Courbet's "L'Origine du ...

RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Betto Almeida is the Mr. Lucky of Rio’s Carnival. The 36-year-old artist awakes at 8 a.m. Has a little breakfast. Survives a commute through the city’s tough traffic.

A nude model who was arrested during Andy Golub‘s Times Square bodypainting event in July 0f 2011 is suing New York City and the NYPD for illegal censorship, reports the New York Post. Texan model ...

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