Andy Warhol - The Pop Art King

Andy Warhol was best known for being a leading influential figure in the visual art movement of Pop Art.

What is Pop Art?

Pop Art began in the mid 1950's in Britain and spread to the USA in the late 1950's, it challenged Fine art as it included imagery from western and pop culture and usually combined with other unrelated materials. Pop art focused on mass-produced commercial goods, one of the most popular was Andy Warhol's works featuring "Campbell Soup Cans 1962".

"Campbell Soup Cans 1962"

Alongside creating iconic Pop Art, Andy Warhol also explored portraiture and expression within his work called 'Screen Tests'. Screen Tests were a series of  silent film portraits which each lasted around two minutes, they were shot in silent black and white focusing on the subjects, expression, movement and body language. Warhol usually featured his close friends and celebrities in his screen tests and encouraged them to use continuous movement and interactions.

The link below is a screen test of Baby Jane Holzer brushing her teeth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmW4zME8n3o

Isamaya Ffrench - My Make-up GOD

Isamaya Ffrench hands down is the real OG (Original Gangster), Ffrench challenges conformity and norms within make-up application and in result creates visually beautiful and fascinating art. I referenced Isaymaya's works during my art and design course as her works are inspirational within different aspects of fashion,make-up artist, photography and design, like Alex Box Ffrench uses the face as a blank canvas allowing her to paint creatively and freely without a plan.

Isamaya French has collaborated with Nick Knight, MAC Cosmetics, YSL, Richard Burbridge and many other respectable and inspiring practitioners. 

Below are some of favourite images of her works.

"Flowers"

"Lego"

"Practicing self-development"

Claire Barrow x Eloise Parry

"Move On".

Claire Barrow and Eloise Parry collaborated together making a short film that symbolises a focus on change within our lives and leaving the past behind. Eloise Parry's short film reflects on the bittersweet change of subcultures and style and how the past is being put to bed as we enter a new fashion period within history. 

“Move On represents a milestone for us, a change in the direction of our careers and lives, and putting the past to bed,”- Claire Barrow, Dazed and Confused interview September 2016.

“The collection itself was a study of historical dress,” - Claire Barrow, Dazed and Confused interview September 2016. The collection of historical clothing was delightful and intense throughout the film, I use the word delightful as you can relate and reflect on the past with each unique model featured within the film. Each garment within Barrows collection brings a sense of nostalgia as you follow history with every "look", reminding you of the subculture, behaviour, historical, political and social influence all attached to each garment. The generation of today still attach styles to different subcultures yet they no longer hold the same political and social value, in history clothing created identities, independence and personal value, today clothing is simply replicated  and reproduced for the sake of financial values and branding.

This collection celebrates and reflects on the past to welcome the present, but also represents the dying diversity and unique values fashion and style once held in history.

Claire Barrow AW16

Watch "Move On".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10lhEsvc75A&feature=youtu.be

See Claire Barrow's AW16 Collection.

http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/32676/1/claire-barrow-and-eloise-parry-team-up-on-subversive-film

Dripping in Gold

My holiday blues inspired this 'Dripping in Gold' make-up look,  when I went to the Crop Over festival in beautiful Barbados me and my two friends decided to wear glitter all over our bodies and faces to stand out more and the way the glitter reflected under the blazing sun was unreal. All the women dancing in the festival looked stunning and unique and the mix of rich, golden, bright colours and sprinkles of glitter became all one majestic blur. This make-up look is a golden, Caribbean, sun kissed and fun look which reminds me of the carnival and Bajan sunset. 

Products Used

Kryolan Essence palette

NYX Cream highlighter - bronze

NYX Cream highlighter - rose gold

Ben nye pressed powder paletter

Kryolan Brights palette 

Urban Decay naked 2 palette

Mac reflective glitter - holographic silver

Vivo eyeshadow palette - bronze

Kryolan supra colour palette

Kryolan Aqua palette

Soap and Glory black Mascara

Revolution eyeshadow palette 

Bonjour golden highlighter 

Olive Oil 

Mac highlighter 

Gold Glitter

Sci Fi and Highlighting

Since reading Frank Herbert's 'Dune', I wanted to create a editorial style make-up inspired by Sci Fi, aliens and all that good extra terrestrial stuff. The make-up look I created was based on earthy tones which reminded me of the setting of the desert in the book and I wanted to use highlighting products to create a different skin texture and finish similar to replicate Hollywood alien characters.

Products Used 
Kryolan Supra colour palette - gold (base colour)
Kryolan Essence palette- bronze - (contouring and highlighting)
Benefit eyeshadow palette - shimmery brown  (Contouring cheeks, nose, neck, collar bones and forehead)
Kryolan Aqua palette - gold, black (base, lips)
Maybelline kohl pencil - gold (eyes,brows)
Bojour 3d effect lip gloss- Bronze (Eyes)
Maybelline kohl pencil -black (lips)
Urban Decay naked 2 palette - Bronze,gold (eyes, eyebrows)
Ben Nye pressed powder palette - brown black white ( eyes, contouring, lips)
NYX Highlighting cream - rose gold
NYX Highlighting cream - bronze 
Black mascara 

I'm happy with the outcome of this look but to improve it I would have extended the base further onto my chest and also add some scar wax to create small bumps on the skin around the forehead area to make it look more theatrical and sfx inspired but this is something I can re create in the future.