Lieke Van Houten by Billy Rood
Lieke van Houten painting in “Les Beaux Art” for Vogue Netherlands, March 2014. Photograph by Erwin Olaf.
As tribute to legendary artists Jean-Michel Basquiat, Karel Appel, and Jackson Pollock, the magazine features a colorful beauty spread which translates the artists’ oeuvre into glamour. “The magazine wanted to do a series that involved modern art – it’s a topic of the moment in Paris fashion – and I suggested working with Topolino, a fantastic makeup artist in France and a free spirit,” Olaf stated.