When we went to Pace Galleries, you may have noticed Irving Penn’s Lipstick photograph.

Irving Penn Lipstick Photograph

I thought it was coincidental for us to see a photo about lipstick after Greg Broom showed us a photo about lipstick. Greg Broom explained that the background of his photograph shows the different colors of the lipstick. He could have also put it on someone’s lip as Penn did. However, he put it on paper. Perhaps Penn wasn’t showing the colors of lipstick but it certainly is one thing he does show.

Seeing photographs of two different photographers helps show how different visions of artists can be. Seeing all the different ideas to show the same thing is just one of the reasons to appreciate and explore art.

How would you go about showing different colors of lipstick?