KK lass makes chopsticks mural for Facebook

PETALING JAYA: A larger than life mural of a Merlion, a mythological half-lion, half-fish icon is now gracing the 33-foot wall space in the office of Facebook Singapore after they commissioned Malaysian Red Hong Yi from Kota Kinabalu to create the masterpiece for them.What's amazing about this particular creation however is not its sheer size alone but that Red, as she is popularly known, used not paint and paintbrushes but 15,000 bamboo chopsticks to bring the creature to life.

In a May 18 Facebook post, Red uploaded a video of her work in progress and wrote: "I wanted to explore bamboo chopsticks as a material and experiment with alternative methods to create murals, so instead of painting on the wall, I decided to set it ablaze."

In the video she is seen painstakingly gluing, torching, layering then torching again the bamboo chopsticks to achieve the desired effect. The process is repeated often to "create depth and dimension to the piece," she explained.

The finished product was awe-inspiring to say the least. In her words, she described the Merlion as "smiling as it is looking forward to the future with enthusiasm and hope."

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Red's Merlion masterpiece is just one of many others she has enthralled the art community and the general public with.

Her many online videos show one fascinating piece after another brilliantly conceptualised and artistically executed to perfection.

Far from limiting herself to chopsticks, Red has taken bold steps to create stunning artwork from seemingly ordinary, everyday items.

In 2015, Red created a work of art called Teh Tarik Man made out of 20,000 tea bags. She created it for Malaysia Night during the 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos.

In April 2014 in Beijing, she created a portrait of Jackie Chan with 64,000 chopsticks.

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For every day in March 2013, she posted "food art" photos on her Instagram account, showcasing egg plants, cherries, celery and more kitchen favourites transformed into beautiful works of art on a plain white plate. "I did this to push myself to be creative every day…so far it's been a really challenging but rewarding experience!"

Apart from Jackie Chan, she created a portrait of political leader Aung San Suu Kyi with 2,000 white flowers and red dye as well as one of singer Adele, using 1,500 melted tealight candles.

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