Jackie Chan Chopsticks Portrait
To honor Jackie Chan on his 60th birthday, artist Red Hongyi created an amazingly accurate portrait of him using string, wires, and 64,000 chopsticks.
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Jackie Chan portrait made of 64,000 CHOPSTICKS! :) Such a privilegeworking with him on this in Beijing!!!
Jackie turns 60 this year and being an artist who paints without a paintbrush, I spent a looong time thinking about what material to use for his portrait! He is an actor, a martial arts master, an environmentalist and is a world-renowned face! I finally decided on chopsticks – a symbol of the Chinese culture, Jackie has used chopsticks during his kungfu scenes in a few movies like the Fearless Hyena and Karate Kid. I used disposable bamboo chopsticks to show that disposable materials can be reused and made into something else more meaningful and beautiful. I spent a month collecting these chopsticks from cafes, stalls and factories in Zhejiang and Beijing, then tying each of them up.
This piece was inspired by his chopsticks battle scene in the Fearless Hyena (youtube it!), and I used chopsticks as a symbol of the Chinese culture. There are 60 bamboo holders with skewers in them that form the Chinese character ‘long’ (dragon) in different styles, because Jackie’s Chinese name is ‘Chen Long’. So honoured to present it at his concert on 6/4/14. Happy 60th birthday, Jackie!
