SIYA IN LIPPIE!

A young artist has attracted attention with his arresting portrait of the Bok captain painted in lipstick

BY SIPHOKAZI ZAMA

LIPSTICK is a great invention: it peps up the face, sparkles things up, adds pizzazz. But there’s a lot more to this sassy stick of colour than face paint – just ask a certain local artist who’s become something of a sensation thanks to his love of lippie. Ricollin Moodley is the guy who created a portrait of Siya Kolisi using nothing but lipstick – and after the Bok captain and his wife, Rachel, shared it on Instagram the young painter’s profile soared. Ricollin (23) was surprised and delighted. “I’m a little bit of a rugby fan,” he says from his home in Shelly Beach in KwaZulu-Natal. “More importantly, though, I’m a fan of Siya and his story. “It reminds me a lot of the poverty and the struggles I’ve been through. Siya struggled…

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You South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, 30 November 2023

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