Moreover, it highlights Haley Reed’s versatility: moving from standard sets to those requiring hours of sitting still while an artist carefully works on her face. That type of endurance is a craft in itself.
In September 2016, the art world was obsessed with two things: the rise of "glitch art" and the resurgence of psychedelic patterns. Haley Reed’s face painting session bridged these worlds. The design incorporated neon pinks and deep violets, colors that were dominating the Pantone reports for Fall 2016. By tagging the work with the date, the creators were effectively planting a flag in a specific cultural moment—post-Summer, pre-electoral tension, a brief period of creative optimism. 18Eighteen Haley Reed Face Painting Art 21 09 2016
If you have original copies of this September 21, 2016, face painting session, consider contributing them to a digital archive of 2010s body art. History depends on the preservation of these ephemeral masterpieces. Haley Reed’s face painting session bridged these worlds