Australian artist Emma Hack is opening a new gallery in Adelaide, offering an opportunity for art lovers to experience her incredible photographic and artistic skills. This new gallery opening in early August will hold events running for its opening weekend promising treats, fun and gorgeous artwork.
While you may not know Emma Hack by name, you almost certainly know some of her works. Born in Adelaide, the artist quickly became a known name for her unique style of art – photographs of painted naked human bodies that visually merge with a patterned background wall. These designs are adapted from the legendary Australian painter and wallpaper artist, the late Florence Broadhurst. This combination of patterns and colours creates a breathtaking chameleon-like camouflage effect, elevating Emma’s artworks to their own league.
Emma’s art seeks to evoke a sense of magical realism, emphasised in the painstaking work she puts into hand-painting designs onto her models. Emma gained international recognition when she collaborated with singer-songwriter Goyte. Her very recognisable style of body painting featured in the music video for their hit song, Somebody That I Used to Know. This catapulted Emma into the worldwide public eye.
Outside of private collections and galleries around the world, some of Emma’s most recognisable works are her private commissions. One such commission is her spectacular ‘Madame Hanoi’ portrait, located in the Adelaide restaurant of the same name. The 8-metre mural is the largest body art mural in the world.
This new gallery is a must-visit for anybody interested in Emma’s unique artwork, or for anyone looking for an introduction into the fascinating world of bodypainting and professional photography.
Emma’s new gallery has an opening event running from the 5th to the 7th in August, on 172 Goodwood Road, Goodwood. More information for the event can be found here.
If you are interested in any of Emma’s previous works or collections, you can find more information here.