The Impermanence of Art and Beauty

Using lipstick as my medium, my work deals with the impermanence of art and beauty. I created the series, "Can?t You Put on a Little Lipstick?" from an enormous collection of lipsticks I amassed over a number of years. But that?s not the whole story… my grandmother has always gently urged, " Can?t you put on a little lipstick?" This repeated suggestion, combined with my lipstick collection, started me thinking about how wearing lipstick contributes to our concepts of beauty. Is everything more beautiful with lipstick? Questions about the endurance of my art emphasize the impermanence my medium and content. Exploring concepts of beauty and graphic expression, I crop subject matter to encourage the viewer to closely think about parts of subjects we do not often consciously examine. Working with a bright palette, I investigate how repurposed material adds to my message. Examples of my work can be viewed at www.thelipstickartist.com.