ART BY KISS

Texas artist Natalie Irish created this portrait of Jimi Hendrix without touching a paintbrush. Instead, she applied bright lipstick and kissed the canvas until Jimi emerged.

Jimi Hendrix

CAN YOU SPOT THE INVISIBLE MAN?

Talented Chinese artist Liu Bolin has travelled far and wide disguising himself across many surroundings, including a London phone box, a pile of bricks, the Beijing Olympic stadium, a Venetian canal and a graffiti-covered wall. We showcase his brilliant collection of his past and current artwork.

 

HOMES WITH FAMOUS AMERICAN VIEWS

In densely populated urban settings, your view is quite likely to be another building, dark alley, or airshaft, so an appealing famous view will command more money on the market. What follows are five houses for sale that feature famous views, most of them suggested by Realtor.com and Zillow.com, ranked in order from the lowest price to the highest.

Space Needle
Location: 425 Ward St., Seattle
Price: $1.067 million
Beds/Baths: 3/2.5
Square feet: 2,080

Empire State Building
Location: New York City
Price: $1.395 million
Beds/Baths: 2/2
Square feet: 1,200

Hollywood Sign
Location: Los Angeles
Price: $1.395 million
Beds/Baths: 4/5
Square feet: 4,162

Las Vegas Strip
Location: Hughes Center, Las Vegas
Price: $10 million
Beds/Baths: 4/6
Square feet: 6,779