Lucy McRae is an Australian artist straddling the worlds of fashion, technology and the body. As a body Architect she invents and builds structures on the skin that re-shape the human silhouette. Her provocative and often grotesquely beautiful imagery suggests a new breed; a future human archetype existing in an alternate world

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Trained as a classical ballerina and architect her work inherently fascinates with the human body. The media call her inventor, friends call her a trailblazer. Either way, she relies on instinct to evolve an extraordinary visual path that is powerful, primal and uniquely Lucy McRae ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... Lucy@LucyMcrae.net --Oudezijds Achterburgwal 79m 1012DC Amsterdam .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

ROJO NOVA Sao Paulo

July 2010 Artists from across the globe have been invited to make new work in ROJO NOVA's live event in Sao Paulo. An audible visual atmosphere ensues www.rojo-nova.com/category/news ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Body Architecture for Electro-pop icon Robyn

July 2010 Lucy art directed the concept and body architecture for three bespoke album covers for the album release of electro-pop icon Robyn Body Talk photographed by Johan Renck www.robyn.com ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Black Materials Music Video

June 2010 A mini music video for a forthcoming book and DVD release entitled Black material. The video is inspired by the work of NYC artist Robert Knoke, with music by underground electro producer Spencer Product. The video was a collaboration with digital luxury brand Champagne Valentine. The book will be available in Collette, 10Corso Como, New museum, MOMA design stores soon www.champagnevalentine.com . ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

SHOWstudio AnOther Man Magazine

June 2010 LucyandBart crafted one-of-a-kind sculptural extensions on models in a collaboration with Nick Knight and stylist Alister Mackie in an epic editorial shoot for AnOther Man magazine available September www.showstudio.com/project/livestudio/session/another_man ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Peristaltic Skin Machine

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... February 2010 A collaboration with digital fabricator Mike Pelletier, Peristaltic Skin Machine is an automated machine that explores the possibility of dynamic skins wrapping the body made with liquid and air. The machine is the first sample of an on-going exploration and was selected for a Dutch exhibition TransNatural exploring nature and technology ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Lucyandbart Collaboration

Lucyandbart is a collaboration between Lucy McRae and Bart Hess described as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body. They work in a primitive and limitless way creating future human shapes www.lucyandbart.com .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Blend Magazine and Levi's Commission

September 2009 Dutch Fashion Magazine Blend commissioned Lucyandbart to create eight images that represented the evolution of the Levi's 501 jeans brand ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Lucyandbart Field Essays Publication

August 2009 Field Essays publication expresses how human behaviour constantly shapes the ways in which our body interact with the world. The limited edition magazine will be published by Onomatopee October 2010. Edited by Sophie Krier ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Amsterdam Fashion Week Short Film

July 2009 Chlorophyll Skin is a short film experimenting with color,movement, absorption and the body made for Amsterdam Fashion Week. A joint project by Lucy McRae and Mandy Smith www.mandysmithwork.com ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

FRAME Magazine Publication

January 2009 Dutch FRAME magazine asked Lucyandbart to explain some of their 'stick on' materials www.framemag.com ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Hope and Glory Exhibition Hong Kong

December 2009 Hope and Glory is a conceptual circus conceived by Simon Birch which opened in April 2010 in Hong Kong. Lucy was commissioned to develop a collection of twelve bespoke garments influenced by the idea of the 'hero myth' that appears throughout history and across cultures from ancient Greece to modern science fiction films ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Philips Design Probes Programme

Lucy consulted as a Body Architect in the Probes Programme at Philips Design. The programme accelerates a vision for next generation sensitive technology. The Skin Probe dresses explore emotional sensing technology conceiving dresses that blush and shiver. Clive van Heerden - Director , Jack Mama - Creative Director, Team - Nancy Tilbury, Lucy McRae, Rachel Wingfield, Matthias Gmachl, Stijn Osserfort, Bram Osserfort, Ollie Niemi , Oliver Gondorf, Sita Fischer www.design.philips.com/probes