Mehron Makeup for Spencer Tunick

The Big Chill Festival is an alternative, dance, music, comedy and Art Festival currently held at Eastnor Castle in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England and drawing in excess of 30,000 attendees. Commencing every year in early August, the festival was founded in 1994 by Pete Lawrence and Katrina Larkin changing locations throughout the years to accommodate the ever growing crowds. The Big Chill Festival of 2010 was the the site of Photographer Spencer Tunick latest Installation. Mr. Tunick is noted as the photographer who uses masses of nudes to create a group pose at unique locations creating an artistic image that shows the unity of the human form with its surroundings.

The Big Chill Festival Installation of 2010 was a first for Mr. Tuick in a career of firsts. The August 2010 Installation and photograph by Spencer was the first time that he used Body Paint to change the hue of the natural color of the human nude volunteers who pose for his photographs. His intention was to make a statement about the environmental disaster of the BP Gulf Oil Spill in the pristine waters off the coast of the United States. Calling on Mehron Makeup for a Special Request Makeup Production of a creamy, water resistant, easy to apply Body Painting Makeup, Mr. Tunick was provided with a Special Request Mehron Makeup Formulation just for his project.

Mehron Makeup provided the Spencer Installation at the 2010 Big Chill Festival with 1160 four ounce bottles of specially created body makeup specifically for the models of his Installation and Photograph at Eastnor Castle in England. Mr. Tunick had a specific idea of the colors that he wanted and made a Special Makeup Request of Mehron to produce a Body Painting Makeup that his volunteers could easily apply to themselves. Mehron produced a creamy, water resistant Makeup by Special Request for Mr. Tunick in Baby Blue, Black, Blue, Pink and Yellow to represent the colors of the Gulf of Mexico environment tainted by the black oil. Besides being able to produce the specific colors in the qualities and sizes that Spencer wanted, he was happy to learn that all Mehron Makeup was researched, formulated and produced in the United States very near his home in New York, USA.

Mehron Makeup is always ready to undertake Makeup by Special Request for projects of Artists like Spencer Tunick and is proud to have been a part of his first ever Installation Photograph using Body Painting Makeup. Mehron Makeup was founded in 1927 to meet the needs of the New York Performance Community and continues to meet the needs of Artists around the world. From the Circus to the Art of a Spencer Tunick Mehron Makeup is there to add the color, durability, and consistency that Professional Performance Artists need to further their Artistic Endeavors with a Professional Makeup that has been safely formulated in the USA free from animal testing for over eight decades.

Spencer Tunick Makes a Mehron Makeup Request

Photographer Spencer Tunick is best known for his artistic photographs that feature hundreds to thousands of nudes posed in extraordinary locations. Mr. Tunick was born in Middletown, NY, USA not far from the current New York State Headquarters of Mehron, Inc. Spencer originally began his career of photographing nudes in New York City, the birthplace of his artistic vision and the birthplace of Mehron Makeup. His early photographic endeavors was a juxtaposition of the human body against the stark environment of the urban setting of New York City. Flesh imposed upon concrete, asphalt, brick, mortar, steel dirt and decay. His early work is a more intimate look at the human body in opposition to the environment.

By 1994 Spencer Tunick was gathering groups of nudes to pose in the open environs of cityscape. Soon groups totaling 65 grew into hundreds of nude bodies posing in unison to form a celebration of the diversity of the nude human form at locations around the world. The photographic genre of Mr. Tunick soon became known as "Installations", and required a crew to handle the logistics of hundreds of volunteers posing nude at locations around the world.

Just as the name of Photographer Ansel Adams has become synonymous with Nature Photographs, the name Spencer Tunick has become synonymous with the the group nude photograph. Traveling the world, choosing locations that are historical, natural, unique and plain, Spencer Tunick creates Art by joining the human form with its environment. Unlike the Body Painting Artists who use the Human Body as their canvas, Mr. Tunick has always used the blank canvas of the human body surrounded by the art of the living world. Spencer has used his Art to bring awareness to environmental issues including doing installations for Greenpeace, his latest endeavor at The Big Chill Festival in England took a new turn for the Art of Spencer Tunick.

Andy Golub, a Body Painting Artist who also resides near the New York State Headquarters of Mehron introduced Spencer Tunick to Mehron Body Painting Makeup. Churning the idea in his mind, Spencer came up with an installation idea that would combine a mass installation photograph of painted bodies to make a statement about the Gulf Oil Spill. The installation came to fruition on August 10, 2010. Mr. Tunick envisioned waves of human nudes painted in colors to represent the Gulf waters, the sky, beach, and sunset along with a wave of black to represent the oil disaster mixing with the pristine colors of the Gulf Environment.

The Big Chill Installation represents the first Spencer Tunick Photograph with painted nude bodies of the volunteers instead of a blank canvas against the setting of the location. To accomplish hundreds of bodies being painted in a timely and efficient manner, Mr. Tunick reached out to Mehron with a Special Request for Makeup. Mr. Spencer needed a Body Painting Makeup that was creamy, user friendly and water resistant. Mehron Met his needs with a formulation that his volunteers could apply without the need to have hundreds of Makeup Artists on Site. Mehron formulated the colors and kind of body painting makeup that Spencer wanted and packaged it in individual 4 oz bottles so that each of the hundreds of volunteers could be given their own bottle to apply in preparation for the historical Spencer Installation.

Mehron receives Special Requests for Makeup from all around the world for all kinds of productions, to receive a Special Makeup Request from Spencer Tunick was not only a surprise but also an honor to provide him with the Body Painting Makeup that he wanted for this Historic Spencer Photograph.

A Special Makeup Request

Oribe, the Ultimate Hairstylist, and Mehron Makeup have a few things in common, both began rise to stardom in New York City, both have no fear of innovation, and both are willing to take it to the next level. It is no surprise that when Oribe was planning a Las Vegas Extravaganza he contacted Mehron Makeup Looking to once again break the barriers of Hair Styling, Oribe asked Mehron to develop Hair Makeup for his Las Vegas Event. Mehron came through with a selection of brilliant colors for Oribe to take Hair Color to the next level.

Mehron is able to accommodate Artists like Oribe and to help them realize their dreams and bring their imagination to life with research and development that the Mehron Chemists perform at the Mehron Laboratories and Manufacturing Facilities located in the New York. The Mehron Team is a team of Artists dedicated to the production of Makeup and are ready for the challenges of Makeup on Special Request by Artists from around the world. The Mehron Blog that announced the collaboration of Oribe and Mehron was published on April 13, 2010 under the title,

Oribe and Mehron

To be proclaimed a worldwide renowned celebrity hairstylist for over three decades is a monumental achievement, Oribe Armando Canales has conquered this plateau. Starting out as an assistant in New York City's most exclusive salon during America's Bi-Centennial year, Oribe received his first public recognition in GQ Magazine. Since his 1976 accolades in GQ Oribe has been featured in nearly every Fashion and News Magazine in the world. Innovating new hairstyles for a list of celebrity names that would an address book, Oribe has continued to set the standard in Hair Styling creativity.

On April 25th and 26th, 2010 Oribe will be hosting an event at The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, USA, entitled Backstage Las Vegas. Backstage Las Vegas promises to be a weekend of Oribe Hairstyles presented to 500 of the leading Hairstylists and Art Directors. In between the fun and the music, Oribe will be presenting an exhibition of his latest hairstyle innovations for the Fashion Future. Television Reality Shows have given everyone a look into the world of High Fashion Hair Salons, and allowed millions to see behind the scenes of Hairstyling Competitions. Backstage Las Vegas is an in depth exhibition for by the world's most renowned Hairstylist for over thirty years presented to Hairstylists who are themselves Stars in the Fashion World of Hairstyling.

Promising to break through the Hairstyling Mirror yet again, Oribe will be using Hair Paint custom made by Mehron Makeup, innovators of Fashion Makeup, to amaze his audience with the colors of the 1980's worked into wigs and hairstyles to demonstrate how the use of vibrant hair colors will be new wave in Extreme Beauty Hair Styles. Mehron Makeup, with an over eighty year history of cutting edge makeup manufacturing, custom blended Neon Lime, Mango, Purple, Gold, Metallic, Light Blue, Neon Orange, and Neon Yellow hair paint for Oribe and his exclusive Backstage Las Vegas extravagance.

Mehron Makeup, the choice of Face Painting Makeup Artists and Body Painting Makeup Artists throughout the world know that Mehron Makeup Paradise Makeup AQ, and LUX Airbrush, Mehron Metallic Powders, Paradise Glitter and other Mehron Extreme Beauty accents can be safely and easily used on hair as well as skin. Oribe, along with 500 other Hair Stylists celebrities will now experience the same true, vibrant colors of Mehron Makeup with the Custom Blended Hair Paint that they will be supplying to Backstage Las Vegas.

There is no doubt that Oribe will present a new vision of hairstyling that will incorporate the dynamic Hair Colors that Mehron Makeup produced for this Las Vegas Event. Mehron Hair Paint, as well as Mehron Face Painting, and Mehron Body Painting Makeup is durable enough for hours yet washes out easily and completely. Throughout 2009 and 2010, Mehron Makeup has continued to expand their ever growing line of Fashion Makeup, with the Las Vegas presentation by Oribe on April 25-26, 2010, Mehron Makeup will continue to lead the way into the Fashion Makeup Future.

Special Request Theatrical Makeup

When Theatrical Productions have a Makeup Problem they call Mehron Theatrical Makeup for a Solution. Mehron is able to respond to Special Requests for Makeup quickly and efficiently with their Corporate Offices, reserach, development and manufacturing facilities all located in the USA and supervised by Martin Melik, Son of the Founder of Mehron Makeup. When Dreamworks needed Shrek Green for their Broadway Production of Shrek, The Musical, they called Mehron for a solution, Mehron provided the exact Green they needed for the favorite Ogre of Broadway. Since 1927 Mehron has provided the Clown Makeup Solutions for the hardest working Clowns on Earth who perform in The Greatest Show on Earth. During the heyday of the Havana Night Club scene, Mehron provided fresh false eyelashes and makeup for the headliners and chorus girls on a daily basis.

Mehron Makeup began in 1927 with a basic product line of Theatrical Makeup, in 2010 the Mehron Makeup Lineup now includes, Beauty Makeup, Fashion Makeup, Face Painting Makeup, Body Painting Makeup, Clown Makeup, Halloween Makeup, Dancers Makeup, Costume Makeup Special Effects Makeup and Extreme Beauty Makeup, all with their roots in the Professional Quality of Theatrical Makeup.

When Producers, Directors, and Makeup Artists have a Special Request for Makeup, Mehron Makeup is who they contact. When Shrek needed Green, Mehron was ready to provide the exact shade of green that was needed along with the Beauty Makeup for the Princess in Shrek, The Musical. The Mehron Blog told the Shrek Makeup Story in a Blog Posting on November 11, 2008 entitled:

Shrek Wears Mehron Makeup

Shrek The Musical has opened on Broadway at the Broadway Theater located at 1681 Broadway, New York, NY. Based on William Steig’s book and the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film, SHREK THE MUSICAL tells the story of a swamp-dwelling orge who goes on a life-changing adventure. The cast includes Brian d'Arcy James. as Shrek, Sutton Foster, as Princess Fiona, Christopher Sieber, as Lord Farquaad, Daniel Breaker. as Donkey and John Tartaglia, as Pinocchio. Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927, developed a color just for Shrek Fans, Ogre Green Fantasy F-X™ Makeup. Mehron developed a custom color Paradise Makeup AQ water activated makeup for Shrek to wear in his Broadway debut along with Mehron Mask Cover.

Fantasy F-X™ Makeup is Mehron's highly pigmented makeup in a squeezable tube for Shrek Fans to use. Mehron has been producing Makeup for Broadway Performers since 1927 and is proud to have their custom colored Paradise Makeup AQ on the leading character of this exciting new musical. Mehron was able to blend the exact color for Shrek because they are experts in Professional Performance Makeup formulation.

Fantasy F-X™ Makeup is available to everyone even if you are a not a Broadway Performer. There are currently over 25 colors in the Fantasy F-X™ Makeup Collection, for Face Painting, Body Painting and Sports Painting. Theater Companies and Student Drama Clubs performing Shrek in the upcoming Spring Season looking for Orge Green, look no further. Mehron Fantasy F-X™ Makeup 's Orge Green was made especially to match the color for Shrek by the Premier Performance Makeup Manufacturer.

Mehron wishes the Producers, Director and Performers of Shrek The Musical a successful and prosperous run and trust that Mehron Makeup will perform to your expectations just has it has on Broadway since 1927.

Makeup by Special Request

Mehron, Leaders In Theatrical Makeup since 1927, is called upon to produce Makeup by Special Request. A family run company on the cusp of Makeup Innovation, Mehron is able to meet Special Requests because their laboratory and manufacturing facility is located in the USA along with the Company Headquarters. Makeup by Special Request comes from all corners of the world and for all kinds of events, Fashion Shows, Broadway Plays, Hair Stylists, Las Vegas Shows and even High School Marching Bands.

With Gene Flaharty, Artist and Product Expert, and Reyhan Piatt, Product Specialist ready to assist with any Makeup by Special Request, Mehron has been able to meet the requests for quantity and special colors for a host of events requiring specially blended makeup throughout the years. In the Fall of 2008, Mehron Makeup received a request for help from a High School Marching Band in Hawaii. The Roosevelt Marching Band, an Award Winning Precision Marching Band decided on a themed presentation of songs featuring "Blue", to add a special touch to the competition presentation they had their mind on a band of Blue Members like the Blue Man Group. Calling on Mehron for help, The Roosevelt Marching Band was not only supplied with the quantity of Blue Liquid Makeup that they needed, they were also given tips and instructions by the Mehron Team on how to accomplish the volume of Makeup Application that they needed to have the Band Members ready in time for the competition.

The story of the Roosevelt Marching Band and Mehron Liquid Blue Makeup was covered in a Mehron Blog Post on November, 18, 2008 entitled:

Roosevelt Marching Band Turns Blue

The 2008 Roosevelt Marching Band from Honolulu, Hawaii has a unique and innovative Marching Band Program. This year the Marching Band presented a program of the blues. Don't get the wrong idea The Roosevelt Marching Band did not start playing the blues, they played in blue! That's right, the 80 plus members of the Award Winning Roosevelt High School Marching used Mehron Makeup to turn their band BLUE.

It was a daunting task for the novice makeup users to turn their 80 plus Band Members Blue, but they did succeed not once but three times as they presented their program at three different events. The reason that the Roosevelt High School Marching Band decided to make themselves blue was their song selection, for their first song they played, "Sketches in Blue", their second number was, "Passions in Blue", and their final number was "Rhythm in Blue".

Besides hours of grueling practice which keeps the Roosevelt Marching Band from Honolulu, Hawaii in demand at major events including New Year's Eve in London, England, this daring group of performers endured hours of Makeup Application in order to carry the Blue Theme through their Performance in not only music but in presentation.

With tips offered by Shelli Farber, Education Manager of Mehron, the volunteers spent hours turning their Band Member into Blue People for their performances at the University of Hawaii Rainbow Invitational, Kamehameha Tournament of Bands and Mililani Bandfest. These enduring Band Members selected Mehron Makeup, the Makeup that has endured performances since 1927.

This amazing group of High School Students who have practiced for countless hours to become a precision marching band, showed remarkable patience and cooperation as novice makeup artists became experts in turning them blue over the course of the three performances.

Mehron thanks the Administration of the Roosevelt High School Marching Band for choosing the Professional Performance Makeup of Mehron and would like to congratulate all the Members of the Band for their accomplishments and precision performances that have resulted in numerous awards and invitations to this innovative and daring band. We look forward to your next daring presentation and wish you the best in your final performances of the current school year.