ANDREA MESSIER CUOMO

NYLON MAGAZINE

Photos by KATE OWENS   |   Video by SAM SHANNON   |   Styled by ANDREA MESSIER CUOMO  |  Set Design by CHRIS MURDOCH

With Models :  Elena Azzara   |   Nadia Araujo

Kate Owen isn’t afraid to blur the line between photos and paintings. Her work combines the elements of movement, energy, and color, and nowhere is that mash-up more obvious—and alluring—than her latest shoot.

Drawing inspiration from the works of artists like Ellsworth Kelly’s progressive use of color and shapes and James Turrell’s ability to create seemingly three-dimensional objects using light, Owen channeled these two creatives for the intriguing backdrops. “Using large block shapes, cutouts, and shadow, the set quickly took on a life of its own,” she tells us of the process. “Full of movement and with a certain musicality, the images are simultaneously hectic and fluid.”

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