In the Mood for Magenta

With winter just around the corner, I have been feeling especially drawn towards everything magenta. It is such a rich color that beautifully accents pale skin tones which makes it the perfect choice for this season's nail color (pictured OPI's Suzi Says Da), wardrobe (pictured Valentino Fall/Winter 2011) and jewelry (pictured Ana Hagopian necklace). Dieter Mammel uses the color magenta in his Magenta Lovers series to express the concept of sheer bliss, passion and love as depicted in the imagery below. Much of Mammel's work focuses on the use of colors as a metaphor for emotion and a strong depicter of mood. While not outwardly conceptual, Mammel's work is nevertheless thought-provoking.