Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her work in her studio in New York. / by mirena

"The Messiah is The Message" is one of Ultra Violet's works that spoke to me the most. It is a message I firmly believe in - you only bring to the world what is truly in you. The purpose of the life of an artist is to distill a message through their practice, artists are the priests of the unknown which they make known through their work.  

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Rest in Peace, Ultra.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her work in her studio in New York. Ultra Violet with her 99 percent mannequin. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.

Isabelle Collin Dufresne - Ultra Violet, an artist and muse to Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol. I photographed her and her mirrors in her studio in New York. Photographs by Mirena Rhee.