Now that's slick! Lady Gaga's bare body is drenched in oil for bizarre mermaid photo shoot
By Jade Watkins
Last updated at 9:18 PM on 2nd November 2011
She's dressed up as an embryo, a man and Marge from The Simpsons.
But for her latest project, Lady Gaga is transformed into an oil-slicked mermaid.
The 25-year-old singer's bare body is seen drenched in thick black oil for the striking cover of art publication Visionaire 61.
How slick: Lady Gaga is transformed into an oil-slicked mermaid for magazine publication Visionaire 61
A special 'Larger Than Life' edition of the magazine is said to be the largest ever published, making it into the Guinness Book Of Records.
For the shoot, thick sludge is cleverly smeared across Gaga's bare chest to her waist.
The Bad Romance star also slips into a dramatic black scaly mermaid skirt to complete the look.
Revealing: The 25-year-old singer's bare body is seen drenched in thick black oil, cleverly smeared across Gaga's bare chest to her waist
With multicolored streaks in her thick long blonde hair, she wears minimal make-up on her complexion not to distract from the dramatic look.
The artistic photographs were shot by famed photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, and are accompanied by a quote from the singer saying: 'There is no oil too thick as to destroy the imagination.'
The publication is limited edition and comes in two whopping sizes.
But it comes at a hefty price.
A Standard Edition of the magazine, measuring 36 inches x 49.48 inches costs $375, with only 2,500 numbered copies available.
Outing: Meanwhile New Yorker Gaga is currently in London and was spotted leaving the Soho Screening Rooms last night, wearing a fur coat, fishnet stockings and some Sixties-inspired spectacles
And a Deluxe Edition, measuring 57.48 inches x 79 inches costs a pricy $1,500, with a minimal 250 numbered copies available.
The publication is designed to 'give iconic artists and image-makers the forum to take their visions to a massive scale.'
Other contributors include fellow photographers Steven Klein, Mario Sorrenti and Bruce Weber, British artist and Nowhere Boy Director Sam Taylor-Wood, and famed American Director Ridley Scott.
They, including many others, have all taken on the 'Larger Than Life' theme in their own signature style.
Onstage: Prior to her visit to UK shores, the eccentric pop princess performed at the afterparty for the first ever Indian Grand Prix over the weekend
Meanwhile New Yorker Gaga is currently in London and was spotted leaving the Soho Screening Rooms last night, wearing a fur coat, fishnet stockings and some Sixties-inspired spectacles.
The singer is currently on a high following the success of her latest single.
She told her 15 million Twitter followers: 'Marry The Night' got added to Radio today! Thank you to all the stations who added it! It's my favorite on the album!'
Gaga is rumoured to be performing on The U.K X Factor next weekend on November 13 alongside homegrown band One Direction.
Prior to her visit to UK shores, the eccentric pop princess performed at the afterparty for the first ever Indian Grand Prix over the weekend.
Busy: She spent her free time visiting orphanages, reportedly asking for three hours at the children's homes to give music lessons to the kids
She spent her free time visiting orphanages, reportedly asking for three hours at the children's homes to give music lessons to the kids.
A source told The Sun: 'Gaga would one day like to set up a foundation in her name to help children and, now her career has really taken off, she feels as if it's the right time to do something.
'She knows it will be a massive amount of work but she wants to start by getting involved in some orphanages that already exist and devote some of her time and money to helping them.'
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