Skinoflouge

Art that stands out as the subjects blend in

Implications - Ironically, these works of art rely on camouflage to stand out. While camo is traditionally used to hide objects or people, these paintings have actually become viral for their visually deceptive qualities. Artists paint backgrounds directly onto the models to ‘merge’ them with their surroundings.
Trend Themes
1. Camouflage Art - Artists have been using body painting, human camouflaging, and invisible outfits to create visually deceptive pieces of work.
2. Hand-painted Photography - The trend of fusing photography and painting has emerged with artists hand-painting photographs to create unique pieces of work.
3. Human Object Interaction - Humans posing as objects or merging with their surroundings is a trend that has been popular in art, fashion, and graphic design.
Industry Implications
1. Fine Arts - The demand for art that is readily identifiable as being made by humans creates an innovate opportunity for fine artists.
2. Fashion - The trend of invisible outfits and body painting can be used by fashion designers to create visually deceptive clothing designs.
3. Advertising - The use of camouflage in art and photography creates an opportunity for corporations to entice consumers through visual images.
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7 Featured, 4 Examples:
683,483 Total Clicks
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Feb 08 — Sep 08
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Featured Examples

Body Painting Evolved
Body Painting Evolved
Emma Hack, The Ultimate Body Artist
Australian artist Emma Hack really shows the potential of what can be done with body painting.  It’s not surprising as she has won 1st prize at the CIDESCO World Congress Professional World Body Painting… MORE
Body Paint Illusions
Body Paint Illusions
Emma-Jane Cammack Camouflage Art
The body paint art of UK-based freelancer Emma-Jane Cammack is extraordinary. The artist extends her creative boundaries into illusionary artwork where the human body melds into the main picture. The subject… MORE
Invisible Outfits II
Invisible Outfits II
Desiree Palmen's Camouflage Art
Rotterdam-based Dutch artist Desiree Palmen has been featured in Trendhunter before. Now, we want to re-introduce you to her work which revolves around the concept of camouflage. She merges her models… MORE
Human Camouflage as Art
Human Camouflage as Art
Worth1000 Showcases People Blending with Environment
The graphic design website worth1000, which I visit often, ran a contest recently they called Human Camouflage. The contest had people submit entries where they were required to create scenes where humans… MORE
Invisible Outfits
Invisible Outfits
Dutch Artist Combines Art & Fashion
I adore Desiree Palmen’s incredible pictures of scenes consisting of people in invisible outfits”. The 44 year old artist creates these works of art by photographing a scene, then... MORE
Camouflage Canvases
Camouflage Canvases
Painting Models Invisible
Polishing up my Russian, I was able to determine that no image manipulating software was used to make these pieces of art. A Chinese painter simply used his eye and art ability to make the subjects seem… MORE
Photo Paintings
Photo Paintings
Fusion Portrait of Mephisto
Emerging Chinese photographer Maleonn fuses over ten years of training as a painter with his unique, theatrical photography style in the captivating Portrait of Mephisto series. Each piece of the series… MORE