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“Red” Hong Yi is a Malaysian artist-architect who creates brilliant and unconventional works of art. Known as “the artist who loves to paint, but not with a paintbrush,” she uses mascara, foundation, and other cosmetics to give rise to misty mountainsides, vibrant fire crackers, and shimmering ponds.

Ethnically Chinese, Red’s family moved from their home in China during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and settled in Malaysia, where Red was born. She currently works in China and draws inspiration from the culture of her ancestors in her art series titled “Make-up meets Chinese Art” and another series published during Chinese New Year 2014. Here’s a small sample of her beautiful artwork:

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Red doesn’t only use cosmetics; showing off her creativity, she uses a variety of tools. Here’s a portrait she did using a football:

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Red also has an entire series of flower petal art:
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▼ Here’s how she did it.

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You may have even seen her flower artwork featured on Google (if you happen to be in Malaysia):


She also created a portrait of Jackie Chan using 64,000 chopsticks!

 

▼ Check out a video of the chopsticks Chan!


We are absolutely in awe of the talent this young artist possesses. If you’d like to check out more of “Red” Hong Yi’s work, be sure to visit her website and instagram! And for a behind-the-scene look at the making of some of her art installations, head on over to her YouTube channel.

Source: Naver Matome, Red Hong Yi
Images: Instagram (redhongyi)