Composition of the Stars - Cosmos Body Art

Composition of the Stars - Cosmos Body Art

 

Duchess Silk looks gorgeous in this artistic original concept photoshoot inspired by the cosmos. The shoot is censored, but still may be considered slightly *NSFW*. Here's what she had to say about it...

"It took me a long time to decide what to call this set. Would I name it after Lucky Charms cereal, or maybe make a joke about inviting your friends to play Candy Crush?

The jewels on my skin made me think of stars in the sky - all those brightly shining colours against the Cosmic Latte of the Universe. Yep, the universe is beige in colour - good to know.

It reminded me too, of the women who studied and solved the puzzle of the colours in the heavens: 

Originally, scientists thought the colours of the stars' incandescent gas were directly related to the elements that made up stars. However, Cecilia Payne -  assisted by women like Annie Jump Cannon, who had classified several hundred thousand stars into seven distinct classes - believed it was more complicated.

In her Phd, she showed that the particular colours of the stars were due not to the amounts of elements in the star, but to the surface temperature. The heat and pressure of the stars strip electrons from atoms, creating ions; thus accounting for the range of colours of stars in the sky.

It's been a long time since I read any hard science - although when I was a little girl, I desperately wanted to grow up to be like Marie Curie - but these photos prompted me to read quite a lot about the not-long-ago days of astrophysics. This page was extremely helpful.

In any case, early last year, Emily Rose: Face and Body Painter plucked me out of my 2014 hiatus with the magical idea of a 3D body art shoot. 

Makeup and hair was by Larissa Nguyen and her very understanding mother, who both lent their hands in sticking a large number of plastic jewels to my bare skin.

We tried eyelash glue and liquid latex, but eventually settled on a good old paper glue stick. Old faithful; easy on the skin, strong enough to attach shinies if you don't move too quickly. 

Emily Rose: Face and Body Painter took the photos, and also added the stylish censorship swoop, so we could share them more widely."


Composition of the Stars - Cosmos Body Art

Composition of the Stars - Cosmos Body Art

Composition of the Stars - Cosmos Body Art

Composition of the Stars - Cosmos Body Art

Composition of the Stars - Cosmos Body Art

Composition of the Stars - Cosmos Body Art

Composition of the Stars - Cosmos Body Art

Model: Duchess Silk

Hair/Makeup: Larissa Nguyen

Concept/Photographer: Emily Rose: Face and Body Painter

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July 30 2015

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