Gina Beavers - Paper Variable 2015
Edition 18 of 36
Gina Beavers
Ombre Lip Tutorial, 2015
Pigmented linen pulp paint on cotton base sheet with archival gloss varnish
12 ¾ x12 ¾ inches
Dieu Donné is pleased to release Ombre Lip Tutorial, a new Paper Variables commission by Gina Beavers. Working with Studio Collaborator Amy Jacobs, the artist created an edition of 36 low-relief pulp paintings made with cotton and pigmented linen paper pulp. In four grids of nine, each work shows a different step in the process of a make-up application technique, and each grid reflects a different color effect.
Ombre Lip Tutorial is based on the artist’s paintings of internet video tutorials creating the illusion of full, plump lips with make-up. Beavers said in a recent Modern Painters profile, the make-up application “reminds me of what it feels like to make a painting. You’re using brushes, trying to make yourself appealing. It’s evolutionary. Mate with my painting!” There are 100,000 results for “ombre lip tutorial” on YouTube made by professional and amateur make-up artists, each with a personal take on applying a primer, dark lip liner, bright lipstick, and a lighter central color, then blending everything together. The consistent formula of these tutorials shows a disembodied mouth directly in camera, with an occasional cosmetic brush coming into frame, applying or blending pigment.
About the Artist
Gina Beavers received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2000, and works in Brooklyn, New York. Solo presentations of her work have been at Clifton Benevento Gallery, New York; Nudashank, Baltimore; James Fuentes, New York; Fourteen30, Portland, OR; Retrospective, Hudson, NY; and Material Art Fair, Mexico City. Her work has been included in group shows at the Kentucky Museum of Contemporary Art; Abrons Art Center, New York; Canada Gallery, New York; and Night Gallery, Los Angeles, among others. Her work has been reviewed in numerous publications including the New York Times, Artforum, The New Yorker and Modern Painters. In 2015 her work was included in the group exhibitions Muscular curated by artist John McAllister at Kansas Gallery, New York,(June) and Let’s Get Figurative at Nicelle Beauchene (October). Beaverswill had a solo presentation at Michael Benevento in Los Angeles. She is represented by Clifton Benevento in New York.
For more information, please visit her website:
https://www.ginabeavers.com/
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