JONATHON KAMBOURIS | Artist profiles
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GUCCI
Jonathon Kambouris makes objects perform. Beauty, fragrance, jewelry or the everyday — his still lifes turn product into something graphic, tactile and occasionally a little surreal.
GUCCI
EVELOM
BEAUTY IN MOTION
GUCCI BEAUTY
SPINDRIFT
Born and raised outside Detroit to Greek immigrant parents, Jonathon grew up surrounded by art. A Gordon Parks retrospective eventually pushed him toward photography and the darkroom.
MERIT
LA NEIGE
LA NEIGE
SALLY HANSEN
SALLY HANSEN
BUXOM COSMETICS
After moving to New York, he studied art and photography at Parsons before assisting established photographers and developing his own studio practice.
HEARTS ON FIRE
HEARTS ON FIRE
E.L.F COSMETICS
E.L.F COSMETICS
LAURA MERCIER
His visual language sits somewhere between precision and play — meticulous lighting, bold color, texture and unexpected compositions. Still life remains at the core, while motion increasingly brings those carefully constructed worlds to life.
TEXTURE
SHAPE
TEXTURE
CERAVE
Jonathon Kambouris has created work for Gucci Beauty, Estée Lauder, NARS, Shiseido, Laneige, Laura Mercier, Coach and Moroccanoil, alongside editorial commissions for Allure, GQ, W, WWD and The New York Times.
TYPOLOGY
PERSONAL WORK
INSTYLE MAGAZINE
ELIZABETH ARDEN
DRINK
Recent projects keep the pace firmly current, with new work for Juicy Couture, Wildwonder, Bliss, Typology Beauty and SkinCeuticals. Moving between photography and direction, he continues to push still life beyond the still — with color, movement and a sharp eye for the unexpected.
EVELOM
ALBION
SKIN CEUTICALS
GREENWICH ST JEWELERS