Melbourne’s Myer windows in Bourke Street mall have always been a crowd gatherer. This Spring is no different.
To celebrate Spring and the love of color, Mecca Cosmetica collaborated with seven of Australia’s most talented artists to bring us original and innovative artistic interpretations of the Mecca Cosmetica New Colour 2012 line from the cosmetics giant.
Throughout September, these artworks celebrated the energy, diversity, and beauty as an art-form through the use of different and unique styles, mediums, and influences. From eyes to lashes, to lips and nails, and from complexion to bronzing, each was a masterpiece in itself.
The seven pieces came together in a collection entitled, The Art of New Colour.
James and I work with the partner of Hayley Scilini, who was the artist behind ‘Eyes’. I had the privilege of meeting Hayley, who is a founding member of the collaborative artist collective make+shift+projects. Hayley drew inspiration from an artist’s palette and synchronized that with a makeup artist’s eyeshadow palette to showcase the play of colors both present.
James also singled out Will and Caro’s ‘Lips’ as a clear favorite. Using primarily Japanese paper known as washi, the duo created an artwork that plays with color and movement, much like the way lips can.
Meanwhile, I distinguished Shane Sakkeus’ piece, ‘Bronzer’ as my favorite. Pure metallic poetry in motion. As Creative Director of Oyster Magazine, Shane is a veteran in the world of art and fashion. His hands have created for Pop Magazine, V Magazines, Harpers Bazaar, London Fashion Week, BMW, Josh Goot, Dion Lee, and Ksubi.
Rowena Martinich’s vision for Mecca was captured in this expression of vibrant color, somewhat summarizing the vibrance of Spring and Summer in all its glory.
Lizzie Nanut’s vision for Mecca’s ‘Complexion’ was an interpretation of how every face and feature tells its own story.
Amelia Lackmann’s creation of her three-dimensional piece for ‘Nails’ was inspired by this season’s luscious nail colors.
Duel ‘John Williams’ merged the two worlds of a spray can and a mascara brush and articulated his vision for Mecca and his interpretation of ‘Mascara’, and took us on a journey through the 80s.
Text: Nina Mostafa
Images: James Ser
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