| Star Oakland has created mesmerizing images
with the human body for the past 12 years. Her
ceremonial body paintings celebrate the human spirit
in a unique way, while also serving as a healing
process, encouraging self-acceptance and a positive
body image. A collection of her work will soon be
released in the book “Starbodies.”
Based in Los Angeles, Star has received worldwide
attention for her work. She has been featured in
Ameca, an Italian fashion magazine, AustrAlasia
magazine, The London Press, M Celebrity, Yogi Times
and most recently her art graced the July cover of
Vision Magazine. Television coverage includes Heaven
and Earth, which aired in 2004 on the BBC and a
documentary on world famous body painters for the
Discovery Channel. She is currently filming a
documentary on her work. Locally, her work was
featured in the Los Angeles Times and can be seen in
Santa Monica at the restaurant Ma’Kai on Ocean Avenue
and at Juliano’s Raw Food at 6th and Broadway.
Star has also applied her artistry to several unique
events. She painted performers for an Ice Cube and
Mack 10 music video, performed a live body painting
for singer Perry Ferrell’s birthday party and painted
popstar Beth Heart for her appearance on The Late Show
with Jay Leno. Most recently she was the stylist and
body painter for the cover art on the album Didje
Kelli on Thump Records. |
