A naked portrayal of the Mona Lisa, which was once attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, forms one of the highlights of the biggest exhibition ever held on the Renaissance genius.

Look at those biceps... .can you say tranny?
Hidden for almost a century within the panelled walls of a library, the portrait appears to have been inspired by the Mona Lisa, which hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris and was painted by the Italian master in the early 1500s. Read the rest of this entry »
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – A student at a Melbourne TAFE has had his artwork removed from a public display after complaints it depicts same-sex activity.
TORONTO, CANADA – Nothing like a nearly naked woman to grab Toronto’s attention. The B.C.-based organizers of the Canadian Bodypainting Championships are in town to pitch their idea for a touring show of bodypainters to the CBC investment-oriented reality show, Dragon’s Den. Model Amy Houlton led the group today along Front Street to CBC headquarters. Michael McKiernan joined them:
GERMANY – If human culture seems obsessed with sex lately, it’s nothing new. Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known artistic representation of a woman — a carved ivory statue of a naked female, dating from 35,000 years ago.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – THE dancing fungi have many disguises. Stacked vertically, they can be a tower on the Manhattan skyline. A quick dismount, a flurry of tumbles and twisting limbs and, voila, a Kombi is born. And a pistol, a group of chubby penguins and a shoe.

MIAMI, FLORIDA – As the legend goes, Lake Worth artist Linton Ginther Jr. didn’t wait for a proper canvas to begin painting. As a child, his early work was painted onto nothing less than the family dog, an ornery cocker spaniel/poodle mix. Call it oil-on-fur.