Photographer Eli Schmidt enlisted makeup artist Robert Greene for The Colored Girls Go, an editorial exclusively for Oakzine.
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Showing posts with label Robert Greene. Show all posts
9.13.2010
Oakzine
Photographer Eli Schmidt enlisted makeup artist Robert Greene for The Colored Girls Go, an editorial exclusively for Oakzine.
7.21.2010
6.15.2010
5.06.2010
World Wish Day
Makeup artist Robert Greene once again participated in a Make-a-Wish photo shoot with Nigel Barker this past week commemorating World Wish Day.To learn more about Make-a-Wish including how to donate, please visit wish.org.
4.09.2010
Girls in Bikinis!
...courtesy of Robert Greene and Rutger and their hair and makeup for this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and featuring tennis star Ana Ivanovic, and Olympians Lindsey Vonn, Lacey Schorr, Hannah Teter, and Clair Bidez...in bikinis!
3.25.2010
Robert Greene + Ciara
Robert Greene captured our attention once again with his gorgeous makeup on Ciara, lensed by Steven Gomillion & Dennis Leupold for L’Officiel Brazil recently.
Always flawless, always beautiful, Robert!!! Ciara has never looked hotter.5.04.2009
MAC Makeup Featured Artist: Robert Greene
Check out this great article on See Makeup Artist Robert Greene!
FEATURED ARTIST: ROBERT GREENE
Artist Relations spoke with Editorial Makeup Artist, Robert Greene, on his career in fashion and beauty.
I started when I was about seventeen just doing makeup randomly for friends sometimes, or my mom, clubbing with friends... that kind of thing. I grew up in Miami in the nineties. We were all into fashion and fashion photography, and Versace was huge in Miami at the time. I was fascinated by the 90s models, the Kevin Aucoin movement, and Fabien Baron. I ended up moving to New York in 1997 from Miami to Attend the Fashion Institute of Technology. I graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design and Advertising. I worked in the design industry for a few years and then was directly impacted by the tragedies of 9/11. The magazine I worked for at the time folded, and this, believe it or not, lead to my career as a makeup artist. I really started with nothing and I didn't know anyone that could help me figure this out, and sometimes I can’t believe how I got to where I am now? It was a huge risk in my life. My first kit was a small bag comprised of old makeup from my mom, and friends and room mates. Most of my brushes were old watercolor brushes I had from my previous years as a fine artist when I was younger. So to make a very long story as short as I can... I kept going and meeting photographers and stylists etc. online, and I started to test heavily. I did four or five assisting jobs but never assisted anyone full time. I had to make this happen as soon as I could so I didn't have to go behind the desk again. I put together a book and started cold calling agencies asking for appointments. This step was crucial for me. With the advice of an agent, I was able to get my book where it needed to be so agencies would consider signing me. It took me three long years of being on my own, until I signed with my agency in August of 2005. Three and a half years later, here I am...
What are your favorite resources for inspiration?
Difficult question to answer because I am truly inspired by so many things on a day to day basis. It is everywhere in New York City. In terms of makeup, specific color combinations really inspire me, what they mean together, and how they vibrate next to each other. I love to play with color. I also get a lot of inspiration from movies. Especially those with eccentric women, like the films of David Lynch and Pedro Almodovar. The iconic era of 90's fashion, and fashion photography, is still a huge source of inspiration for me as well. Everything about it. Other than that I find inspiration from real women on the streets. Elderly women from Queens, NY, where I live are incredible and daring, Latin American women I see on the #7 train, graffiti, street kids, graphic design, the 80s, video games, Madonna, Japan, Art...
What is your creative process?
It all really begins with a good idea, and that in itself is a process. I do a lot of research when coming up with some of the more conceptual stuff I do. It involves a lot of thinking... and a lot of sketching. In this process I am also really searching for an original idea and I think this is how you start to find, and develop your style. Most of the looks I have done have exact sketches to match. I see it sometimes as graphic design on the face. The final product will be a 2D image, so it’s very similar to the design process I used to go through when I was in the graphic design industry. The goal for me is to simplify something into an iconic representation of an idea using makeup. I don't always sketch for everything I do but I enjoy that process a lot. I like thinking.
What is the best advice you received regarding your career, you would want to pass along to someone new to the industry?
Anything is possible.
Who are Makeup Artists you admire?
Peter Phillips
What was your first makeup job?
I got a random frantic call one day asking me if I can do tattoos... never having done them before, I said yes. It was for the premiere issue of V Man, an accessory story with men’s watches shot by 2A by Sylvere. They wanted it to be a bird tattoo story. I ended up hand painting four bird tattoos that took forever. It was the first time I received a call sheet from an agency.
Name your 3 Favorite must-have M·A·C products:
Face & Body Foundation
Studio Moisture Fix
My palette of matte Eye Shadows. All nuetrals. A gradation of shades from black, grey, dark brown, taupe, to ivory beiges. A must have palette.
FEATURED ARTIST: ROBERT GREENEArtist Relations spoke with Editorial Makeup Artist, Robert Greene, on his career in fashion and beauty.
I started when I was about seventeen just doing makeup randomly for friends sometimes, or my mom, clubbing with friends... that kind of thing. I grew up in Miami in the nineties. We were all into fashion and fashion photography, and Versace was huge in Miami at the time. I was fascinated by the 90s models, the Kevin Aucoin movement, and Fabien Baron. I ended up moving to New York in 1997 from Miami to Attend the Fashion Institute of Technology. I graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design and Advertising. I worked in the design industry for a few years and then was directly impacted by the tragedies of 9/11. The magazine I worked for at the time folded, and this, believe it or not, lead to my career as a makeup artist. I really started with nothing and I didn't know anyone that could help me figure this out, and sometimes I can’t believe how I got to where I am now? It was a huge risk in my life. My first kit was a small bag comprised of old makeup from my mom, and friends and room mates. Most of my brushes were old watercolor brushes I had from my previous years as a fine artist when I was younger. So to make a very long story as short as I can... I kept going and meeting photographers and stylists etc. online, and I started to test heavily. I did four or five assisting jobs but never assisted anyone full time. I had to make this happen as soon as I could so I didn't have to go behind the desk again. I put together a book and started cold calling agencies asking for appointments. This step was crucial for me. With the advice of an agent, I was able to get my book where it needed to be so agencies would consider signing me. It took me three long years of being on my own, until I signed with my agency in August of 2005. Three and a half years later, here I am...
What are your favorite resources for inspiration?
Difficult question to answer because I am truly inspired by so many things on a day to day basis. It is everywhere in New York City. In terms of makeup, specific color combinations really inspire me, what they mean together, and how they vibrate next to each other. I love to play with color. I also get a lot of inspiration from movies. Especially those with eccentric women, like the films of David Lynch and Pedro Almodovar. The iconic era of 90's fashion, and fashion photography, is still a huge source of inspiration for me as well. Everything about it. Other than that I find inspiration from real women on the streets. Elderly women from Queens, NY, where I live are incredible and daring, Latin American women I see on the #7 train, graffiti, street kids, graphic design, the 80s, video games, Madonna, Japan, Art...
What is your creative process?
It all really begins with a good idea, and that in itself is a process. I do a lot of research when coming up with some of the more conceptual stuff I do. It involves a lot of thinking... and a lot of sketching. In this process I am also really searching for an original idea and I think this is how you start to find, and develop your style. Most of the looks I have done have exact sketches to match. I see it sometimes as graphic design on the face. The final product will be a 2D image, so it’s very similar to the design process I used to go through when I was in the graphic design industry. The goal for me is to simplify something into an iconic representation of an idea using makeup. I don't always sketch for everything I do but I enjoy that process a lot. I like thinking.
What is the best advice you received regarding your career, you would want to pass along to someone new to the industry?
Anything is possible.
Who are Makeup Artists you admire?
Peter Phillips
What was your first makeup job?
I got a random frantic call one day asking me if I can do tattoos... never having done them before, I said yes. It was for the premiere issue of V Man, an accessory story with men’s watches shot by 2A by Sylvere. They wanted it to be a bird tattoo story. I ended up hand painting four bird tattoos that took forever. It was the first time I received a call sheet from an agency.
Name your 3 Favorite must-have M·A·C products:
Face & Body Foundation
Studio Moisture Fix
My palette of matte Eye Shadows. All nuetrals. A gradation of shades from black, grey, dark brown, taupe, to ivory beiges. A must have palette.
4.16.2009
Miss USA 2009 Gets The Greene Treatment.
How ya like them apples? Robert Greene, Daniela Klein, and the gorgeous Wendy get their Vegas on at the Miss USA 2009. Stay tuned for the incomparable Mr. Greene's work when the show airs live on Sunday, April 19 @ 7pm on NBC.The show this year is 'going green', so to speak. Coincidence? We think not.
2.12.2009
Robert Greene and Benjamin Pinon ROCK Lily Allen
Makeup Artist Robert Greene and Hairstylist Benjamin Pinon bring Lily to another level at last night's MySpace show at the Bowery Ballroom. Lily looks AMAZING. Bow down to the dream team of Lily, Robert, and Ben. Congrats!
(ALL PHOTOS by BAO NGUYEN)
From Brooklyn Vegan:
Trouble Andrew, Matt & Kim, and Lily Allen played a MySpace Secret Show at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC last night, February 10th. It was the same day Lily's new album It's Not Me, It's You was released.
I missed them, but I'm told Trouble Andrew played for only 15 minutes. Matt & Kim started at 9PM and played to an enthusiastic, but not full, room. It wasn't until Lily Allen went on that the powers who be opened the flood gates and let everyone waiting outside into the venue. Then the room was packed.
It wasn't as rowdy as NYC Matt & Kim shows usually are, but plenty of people in the audience were there just to see the smiling duo from Brooklyn. At least one crowd member told Matt exactly that, during one of Matt's many peppy dialogues. For "Yea Yeah", the song everyone knows from their older album, Matt had all the lights turned off and asked everyone to go even more nuts than usual (which for this show was not very nuts, though there were a few people jumping off the stage). The psychology is that if nobody can see you, you're more likely to dance. Another crowd favorite was "Daylight" off their new album Grand. Before 10, they ended their set with "Silver Tiles".
Lily Allen, backed by a full band, took the stage a little after 10:00. For the next hour she played a mix of old hits ("LDN", "Smile") and new songs. Fans were cheering and singing along to both. Lily jokingly suggested people must have been doing some illegal downloading, but she quickly followed that with a more serious "I don't care, I don't make any money off recordings". The UK celebrity's set closed with a cover of Britney Spears's "Womanizer".
And from Stereo Gum:
http://stereogum.com/archives/photo/lily-allenmatt-kim-bowery-ballroom-nyc-21009_051961.html
When you think about it, these MySpace Secret Shows really reached their logical conclusion last night. You can just shut it down now. A few songs into a set that was all new but for "LDN" and "Smile," Lily Allen thanked the site for throwing last night's free show at Bowery Ballroom, saying: "God knows they've helped me in my career." The show was first-come-first-serve, and according to Miss Modern Age's aggregated Twitter-feed reportage, the line was blocks long and cops were arresting tiny MySpacers for blocking subway stops. I believe all of that because citizen journalism is the future and Twitter is nothing if not a reliable narrator. When I arrived, though, just in time for the smiles and sinews of Matt & Kim, the line lessened and the crowd inside was that quintessential NYC mix of hyped up devotees and disengaged industry folk. Yay. (Ugh.)
So, the night had an unusual energy to it. In part that's because it's early in the tour (three more "secret shows" and then a proper run) and she's still feeling her way around framing the new material. Alright, Still dressed Lily's textual confessionals in ska samples and sunny promo shots, enough to diffuse the sadness on stage and make the shows and the drinking all part of a cheeky celebration. There's no such cloak in the occasionally melancholic electro-pop of It's Not Me, It's You, though, so when Lily tipped her liquor cup and laid bare her heart, the shit could be uncomfortably direct, momentarily devastating, and not necessarily what the kids who didn't know the new album had lined up for. That tension wasn't lost on Lily, so she laughed her way into some of the saddest parts and made the requisite album leak jokes: ("You're singing along. That means you've been illegally downloading, muthafuckaaas ... that's OK, I don't make money on the recordings anyway.")
But this wasn't a wake. Lily looked great. She danced, she glamor-posed, she smirked her way through It's Not Me, It's You's many fantastic songs. Her voice has never sounded better. She swilled scotch and covered Britney Spears. She fucked-off W. There are some duds lining the new stuff, and so the set dragged, but "The Fear" and "Fuck You" and "22" and "I Could Say" and etc. made a night of it. No, we weren't making life-long memories at Bowery, but you know, she is so charming. And it was free.
From Pitchfork Media:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/149110-report-lily-allen-matt-kim-new-york-ny-02-10-09
Just when I figure no one can top opening act Matt & Kim's Kim Schifino when it comes to 100-proof enthusiasm behind a kit, I'm introduced to Lily Allen's drummer-- easily the most entertaining part of last night's "secret" MySpace gig at NYC's Bowery Ballroom. Allen didn't introduce her four-man band by name (or acknowledge them much, really), so a nickname will have to suffice. Candidates: Death Jazz (based on his shirt), King Hippo (based on his gape), or Bozzer (based on his general Brit-rock journeyman vibe). Let's go with Bozzer.
Bozzer was playing to about 500 people, but nobody told him that. In his mind, Bozzer was playing to a sea of Union Jacks cascading through a sold-out Wembley crowd. He was like a pre-accident version of Def Leppard's Rick Allen, Tommy Lee sans rotating rig, a force. He raised and crossed sticks before coming down hard on the crashes, added hi-hat flourishes that were never meant to be there, and generally acted like a fucking star.
Which was nice, since Lily Allen's stage persona is more post-star. Which is a nice way of saying she stuck with a tipsy wobble emphasized by PG striptease moves the entire night. Very "AbFab" prequel. She makes fun of her own songs, i.e., "this is the big one from the album I [dripping sarcasm] love so much" before playing "Smile", "this one's quite boring" before "Him". She even made fun of her own making-fun intros: "I hate how I'm introducing everything like 'this next song...' like it's fucking story time."
In between these preludes, she sang songs, mostly from her new album, It's Not Me, It's You. Some of the new songs are less than mean, and Lily's still getting used to being a sympathetic figure-- she looked hesitant without insults to work for her on "I Could Say" and "Who'd Have Known". She seemed more excited about an encore cover of Britney Spears' "Womanizer" than any of her own compositions. Chalk it up to artistic distance. Because while there's a kinship-- Ms. Spears' hit is all about insulting dudes, after all-- Lily probably wouldn't admit to being duped in the first place.
Loving Lily's look. Killed it.
(ALL PHOTOS by BAO NGUYEN)
From Brooklyn Vegan:
Trouble Andrew, Matt & Kim, and Lily Allen played a MySpace Secret Show at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC last night, February 10th. It was the same day Lily's new album It's Not Me, It's You was released.I missed them, but I'm told Trouble Andrew played for only 15 minutes. Matt & Kim started at 9PM and played to an enthusiastic, but not full, room. It wasn't until Lily Allen went on that the powers who be opened the flood gates and let everyone waiting outside into the venue. Then the room was packed.
It wasn't as rowdy as NYC Matt & Kim shows usually are, but plenty of people in the audience were there just to see the smiling duo from Brooklyn. At least one crowd member told Matt exactly that, during one of Matt's many peppy dialogues. For "Yea Yeah", the song everyone knows from their older album, Matt had all the lights turned off and asked everyone to go even more nuts than usual (which for this show was not very nuts, though there were a few people jumping off the stage). The psychology is that if nobody can see you, you're more likely to dance. Another crowd favorite was "Daylight" off their new album Grand. Before 10, they ended their set with "Silver Tiles".
Lily Allen, backed by a full band, took the stage a little after 10:00. For the next hour she played a mix of old hits ("LDN", "Smile") and new songs. Fans were cheering and singing along to both. Lily jokingly suggested people must have been doing some illegal downloading, but she quickly followed that with a more serious "I don't care, I don't make any money off recordings". The UK celebrity's set closed with a cover of Britney Spears's "Womanizer".
And from Stereo Gum:
http://stereogum.com/archives/photo/lily-allenmatt-kim-bowery-ballroom-nyc-21009_051961.html
When you think about it, these MySpace Secret Shows really reached their logical conclusion last night. You can just shut it down now. A few songs into a set that was all new but for "LDN" and "Smile," Lily Allen thanked the site for throwing last night's free show at Bowery Ballroom, saying: "God knows they've helped me in my career." The show was first-come-first-serve, and according to Miss Modern Age's aggregated Twitter-feed reportage, the line was blocks long and cops were arresting tiny MySpacers for blocking subway stops. I believe all of that because citizen journalism is the future and Twitter is nothing if not a reliable narrator. When I arrived, though, just in time for the smiles and sinews of Matt & Kim, the line lessened and the crowd inside was that quintessential NYC mix of hyped up devotees and disengaged industry folk. Yay. (Ugh.)
So, the night had an unusual energy to it. In part that's because it's early in the tour (three more "secret shows" and then a proper run) and she's still feeling her way around framing the new material. Alright, Still dressed Lily's textual confessionals in ska samples and sunny promo shots, enough to diffuse the sadness on stage and make the shows and the drinking all part of a cheeky celebration. There's no such cloak in the occasionally melancholic electro-pop of It's Not Me, It's You, though, so when Lily tipped her liquor cup and laid bare her heart, the shit could be uncomfortably direct, momentarily devastating, and not necessarily what the kids who didn't know the new album had lined up for. That tension wasn't lost on Lily, so she laughed her way into some of the saddest parts and made the requisite album leak jokes: ("You're singing along. That means you've been illegally downloading, muthafuckaaas ... that's OK, I don't make money on the recordings anyway.")
But this wasn't a wake. Lily looked great. She danced, she glamor-posed, she smirked her way through It's Not Me, It's You's many fantastic songs. Her voice has never sounded better. She swilled scotch and covered Britney Spears. She fucked-off W. There are some duds lining the new stuff, and so the set dragged, but "The Fear" and "Fuck You" and "22" and "I Could Say" and etc. made a night of it. No, we weren't making life-long memories at Bowery, but you know, she is so charming. And it was free.
From Pitchfork Media:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/149110-report-lily-allen-matt-kim-new-york-ny-02-10-09
Just when I figure no one can top opening act Matt & Kim's Kim Schifino when it comes to 100-proof enthusiasm behind a kit, I'm introduced to Lily Allen's drummer-- easily the most entertaining part of last night's "secret" MySpace gig at NYC's Bowery Ballroom. Allen didn't introduce her four-man band by name (or acknowledge them much, really), so a nickname will have to suffice. Candidates: Death Jazz (based on his shirt), King Hippo (based on his gape), or Bozzer (based on his general Brit-rock journeyman vibe). Let's go with Bozzer.Bozzer was playing to about 500 people, but nobody told him that. In his mind, Bozzer was playing to a sea of Union Jacks cascading through a sold-out Wembley crowd. He was like a pre-accident version of Def Leppard's Rick Allen, Tommy Lee sans rotating rig, a force. He raised and crossed sticks before coming down hard on the crashes, added hi-hat flourishes that were never meant to be there, and generally acted like a fucking star.
Which was nice, since Lily Allen's stage persona is more post-star. Which is a nice way of saying she stuck with a tipsy wobble emphasized by PG striptease moves the entire night. Very "AbFab" prequel. She makes fun of her own songs, i.e., "this is the big one from the album I [dripping sarcasm] love so much" before playing "Smile", "this one's quite boring" before "Him". She even made fun of her own making-fun intros: "I hate how I'm introducing everything like 'this next song...' like it's fucking story time."
In between these preludes, she sang songs, mostly from her new album, It's Not Me, It's You. Some of the new songs are less than mean, and Lily's still getting used to being a sympathetic figure-- she looked hesitant without insults to work for her on "I Could Say" and "Who'd Have Known". She seemed more excited about an encore cover of Britney Spears' "Womanizer" than any of her own compositions. Chalk it up to artistic distance. Because while there's a kinship-- Ms. Spears' hit is all about insulting dudes, after all-- Lily probably wouldn't admit to being duped in the first place.
Loving Lily's look. Killed it.
10.31.2008
An Evening None Of Us Will Ever Remember: HALLOWEEN!
The invite:
The weirdos:
Dean's monkey face by makeup artist Hector Simancas.
This was supposed to be Bert and Ernie. It's obviously just psychotic Ernie and someone who couldn't get to Hector's house in time. For shame!!
Conceptual.
Very i-D.
Ryan Michael Froggy makes the scene. Yes, that's a 40.
Evil. Boy.
Ryan McGinley-esque mummies.
Cuties.
Their bodies were amazing too.
Get into the Loooooooooooook.
Who did your beatdown? Pat McGoth?
Are those real femenum?
And something to make you smile.(This is NOT the work of Hector Simancas.)
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
Special thanks to Alex Revana and Eric White.
Apologies to Munemi Imai, Claire Rothstein, and Lindsey Whitefield- we'll get those pics up asap.
8.15.2008
COACD Hearts RG
Our not-so-secret obsession, COACD, has it's own not-so-secret obsession with our very own Robert Greene's spankin' new makeup blog. The obsession is mutual.Book it, as they say.
5.24.2007
IMAN GETS THE GREENE TREATMENT
Iman and our very own Robert Greene meet again for the pages of TRACE MAGAZINE. At their first meeting, three-four years ago for a V Magazine shoot, Iman showed up in full makeup leaving Robert standing idly by with his brush in his hand so to speak.
Robert told Iman that for the shoot he wanted to recreate the Iman he remembered from when he was 14-years-old. 
Robert calls Iman "an amazing woman" and says that she's really down to earth and has the most incredible skin. He also gushed about her being a real pro behind the camera. All in all, Robert called the shoot "the most incredible experience of my life!"
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