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April means Los Angeles Fashion Week for us at Fashionlines. Throughout the month, Roger Mesquita, Sedef Kokcuoglu and Christine Suppes will be giving our readers the runway scoop, as well as personal interviews with the designers, makeup artists and other talents who make up this exciting week.
From Paris---L'Eclaireur pays tribute this month to the famous STUDIO HARCOURT. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Studio Harcourt, L'Eclaireur is holding three events to showcase the legendary black and white photographs of this famous photographic studio. The portraits of Philippe Starck, Christian Lacroix, Ludvine Sagner among many other famous personalities will be fixed on totems by Pierre-Anthony Allard, art director and photographer at Harcourt for twenty years. Visitors may have their portraits shot at the new STUDIO HARCOURT for 2000 euros. For more information, call Marie at 331 40 41 08 07.
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From San Francisco-Serge Sorokko Gallery presents for the first time the oil on linen paintings of Daniel Terdoslavich. The exhibition, called The Optimist, explores "compositional solutions that merge monochrome painting with methods of representation". Terdoslavich, who studied with Brice Marden, Malcolm Morely and Eva Hesse, triggers "an almost giddy optimism about the general state of contemporary art." He is definitely our kind of artist!
Daniel Terdoslavich at Serge Sorokko Gallery
231 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94108
415 421 7770
www.sorokko.com
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From Beijing---one for our favorite galleries is featuring the new works of Yin Kun, one of our favorite painters. This gallery is a must see if you are in Beijing, or else log onto Wan Fung's website.
WAN FUNG ART GALLERY
No.136 NAN CHI ZI STREET DONG CHENG DISTRICT, BEIJING 100006, China
TEL: (8610) 6523 3320 / 6523 3319 FAX: (8610) 6525 3466
http:// www.wanfung.com.cn
E-mail: hopkin@wanfung.com.cn
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This month, we are featuring our Beauty Editor, Angela Huff. Although it doesn't seem possible, Angela began working with Fashionlines five years ago, just as we were starting out. We wanted a makeup artist who could do forward fashion, and Angela was our choice. We soon learned that she was a multi-talented woman, and asked her to become our Beauty Editor. Angela has either lived in or visited the major beauty capitals of the world, and very little can perturb her calm and gentle demeanor. After moving to New York City, she soon experienced the shock of 9-11. Talking to her on the telephone during those horrible days after, I heard the voice of a strong, determined woman. Many young recent transplants to the Big Apple might have run during this time….and many did. But Angela remained, and carved out a rich life and career for herself.
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Angela Huff Biography
Formerly a classically trained dancer, living in Los Angeles at the time, I wanted a career after dance which I enjoyed, but could embrace a misfit like myself. Doing videos and commercials here and there, I always noticed the make-up artists seemed to be the nicest people and having the best time. I wasn't very interested in teaching dance or choreography; so I decided to look into make-up; specifically Special Effects (or F/X). I did a year program at a very good school in Los Angeles and after I finished did absolutely nothing!
It's very hard when one's identity is wrapped up in dance, or anything for that matter, to suddenly quit and say 'I am a --'. I would say it took me about five years to "quit" dancing and become a make-up artist. Also at the time I learned that getting into special effects make-up; movies simply didn't have the budget, or if they did, I would be part of a crew of hundred guys; scraping clay. Highly unlikely I would be taking jobs from Stan Winston or Rick Baker, so I decided to get into the beauty aspect of it since I'd always look in magazines and say 'I could do that!' After three frustrating and rewarding years in San Francisco I decided to put my money where my mouth is (literally) and moved to New York City. The first year was extremely difficult. I was in survival mode, didn't know anyone in the business. Most people that looked at my book could barely conceal their disdain. I basically had to throw out all my work and start over. Some people took chances on me, and I did not disappoint. I began to assist, not so much for the learning experience, although if you pay attention you can't help but learn; even if it's what not to do. New York is probably the most expensive city in America to live in, I assisted (and still do occasionally) just for the money and contacts. This business is all about whom you know and who likes you. After about six months I was getting enough jobs on my own and wasn't worried so much about paying for the room I was renting in Chelsea. I even was able to start saving and thinking about Europe. The good thing about New York is you won't waste time here. It is such a hard city to live in, if you're not making progress and moving ahead, you won't last. You will leave; I've seen it at least a dozen times. But it is true, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.
I did go to Europe, Paris and London. It was great, but I realized early on I wouldn't be happy, and New York had gotten under my skin so I returned, and life has been amazingly wonderful ever since. I have my own apartment, which I'm sharing with the love of my life. I work steadily and it has helped break up the bitter New York winter with jobs in Miami and San Francisco. Although it's not always limo rides and champagne backstage (although those things do happen). Yes, I've paid my dues; done lots of work for free, in the freezing cold or burning sun, had things stolen or worked twenty-two hours straight, but I have no complaints. I had a dream, I went for it and I'm living it.
Many people wish they had tried something and I say life is short, you never know what you're capable of until you try. I used to say to myself: if I just get my name in this magazine, or I get a cover, or I work on someone famous, or paid travel, I'll be happy and I could quit and say, I really did it! Well, I have done all of those things and I keep setting my sights higher and achieving my goals. But at the end of the day, I don't
care to have my own make-up line or write a book, I just want to be happy.
The next chapter of my life, I don't know how it will turn out. I don't necessarily see myself being a make-up artist when I'm 50. It's fun for now, it gives me the freedom to travel and volunteer and learn more about the rest of the world--which is infinitely more interesting than say the difference between 'coral' and 'salmon' for lips this season...
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