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Hard Candy by Sara Pope. Framed in a white wooden box frame.
I love the creation part of being an artist, all the parts of the process, from mixing lipstick colours, to the photoshoots, and of course the best part, painting
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Giclée print on wove paper
Size: Signed and numbered in pencil
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Sara Pope is a contemporary artist renowned for her eye-catching paintings of painted lips that capture the sensual and seductive power of the mouth. Sara Pope’s art imitates the slick and flawless images that are used in advertising, questioning societal standards of beauty and the notion of femininity.
Sara Pope is a contemporary artist renowned for her eye-catching paintings of painted lips that capture the sensual and seductive power of the mouth. Sara Pope’s art imitates the slick and flawless images that are used in advertising, questioning societal standards of beauty and the notion of femininity.
After completing a degree in mathematics, Pope felt disconnected from her artistic side and decided to move to Barcelona and study graphic design. Back in the UK, Pope worked in media as an art director and designer for many years. Her passion for shoes led her to enrol in a footwear Diploma at the London College of Fashion, and work as a shoe designer. Pope draws on her knowledge and experience of advertising to create her irresistible and glossy images of glamourous bold lips that emulate the glossy images found in magazines. Pope first paints and photographs her model’s lips in a range of poses, with special lighting and makeup techniques to ensure that they look perfect. These photographs are then used as inspiration for the painting part of the process, which sees Pope layer several coats of thin oil-diluted paint, ensuring at each stage that the colours are blended and smoothed extensively, sometimes with the addition of lipstick too.
We love how Sara takes such care to create her irresistible images, first painting and photographing her model’s lips, photographing them, and then using these shots as inspiration for her work. Sara uses the knowledge gained from working in media to emulate the glossy images often found on the pages of magazines. In turn, she exposes the toxicity of perfectionism that is rife in the commercial sphere.
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We are incredibly excited to announce Sara Pope’s newest addition to her collection of lip-orientated artworks: Amped. This is a wonderful bold and punchy piece that will be available for purchase from Friday 29th January. Want to get ahead with a gift for Valentine’s Day this February? Save yourself the trouble and let Amped speak for itself! Sara has printed each artwork individually onto glass to create a unique and sumptuous seductive set of bold lips that could be yours for the taking…. Amped forms part of a limited edition of 150 prints, each pre-framed in a white box frame ...
