Art of masking

• Art of masking

Using people as a canvas, the master of body art Trina Merry began to create amazing "picture", which perfectly fit into the surrounding attractions. The idea is simple: you take a model and painted it so that it "seamlessly" blended into the background.

The background is also important - the Empire State Building, Manhattan Bridge, Central Park and other attractions which has already become native to the artist in New York. Implementation of the idea, of course, requires time, patience and talent, but the result amazes and delights. "I wanted to better understand the city and how to explore its attractions - said Trina - so instead of just take a picture of someone on the background of the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty, I decided to fit it into the landscape."

Trina Merry cover model amazing body-pattern camouflage, and she just blends with the Manhattan Bridge in New York.

form a pattern on the body of the model - time-consuming work, which takes several hours. Trina admits that her art is somewhat similar to the creation of Buddhist monks mandalas from colored sand. Their work has also destroyed immediately upon completion.

Body art is hard work, not only for artists but also for a model that should stand still for several hours. But there are good moments, according to Jessica's model, the movement of the brush body to act as a soothing massage.

The artist Trina Merry and model Jessica Mellow browsing images, estimating the effect of working together.

The smear for smear and the model starts to blend into the background - the Manhattan Bridge.

Body art - an art that is only in photographs. After 6 hours of drawing, reaching the desired effect and take pictures, artwork simply washed away. It is not easy, probably the artist to accept that its unique business so fleeting.

is, without its excesses during operation. Unhappy passer snitched to the police that on the streets walking around half-naked girl a painted paint. Unfortunately, not everyone can appreciate true art. Fortunately, the artist was able to explain everything by the New York police officer and continue to work on.

And in this project model became part of Coney Island.

Model disguised as a house expressionist painter Willem de Kooning.

Detailed drawing on the body model made her Manhattan ghost.

A bit of greenery in a glass and concrete does not hurt.

The amazing effect of the work of the artist body art can be seen in the photograph. Model just merged with the Manhattan Bridge.

Model disguised as the Guggenheim Museum in Central Park.

On the left: A model on the Brooklyn Bridge. Right: a model that sits on the bridge, merged with the horizon and the part extending in front of her city.