Weird Stuff Created with Human Hair
1. Gloves
Artist Adrienne Antonson who recently decamped from Charleston, SC, began making artwork out of hair nine years ago, to the remote and lovely Vashon Island in Washington state. Her last body of work, Mend, involved replicas of sentimental accessories (gloves, spectacles, suspenders, shoes) made entirely of human hair and thread. Antonson’s newest collection, for an upcoming show in Seattle, will be insects made out of hand-painted hair.
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2. Tiananmen Square sculpture
Showcased in a small town salon against dark paneled walls and ancient bonnet dryers; a myriad of antique hair appliances offer a constant source of conversation for the loyal patrons. The focal point, a large Victorian flowered wreath, catches the attention of almost every customer. The wreath is beautiful and intricate. It is also made entirely of human hair. Hair art was common throughout the Victorian era. Complex wreaths, simple lockets, elaborate bracelets, toothpick holders, earrings and every other manner of decoration were made from hair. Hair art was used for a variety of functions from recording family history to tokens of affection exchanged between lovers.
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WORLD'S LARGEST
1. Gloves
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2. Tiananmen Square sculpture
A Beijing hairdresser Huang Xin made a 3-foot replica of Beijing's Gate of Heavenly Peace out of the hair of his customers. This is in celebration to the 60th anniversary of the founding of Communist China.
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3. High Heeled Shoes
Owner of a small hair salon in the small Taiwanese city of Taichung, Tsai Shiou-ying has recently attracted media attention with a series of original artworks made with human hair. A single pair of “hairy” high-heels takes a whole month to make, and Tsai Shiou-ying needs hair from at least three people, usually friends and neighbors. She says only real hair can be used to create her unusual artworks, as artifcial hair simply can’t handle all the heat and super glue she uses.
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4. Wreath and Locket
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5. Obama Sculpture
To celebrate President Barack Obama‘s visit to China, Huang Xin, a talented hairdresser, created a small sculpture of the US head of state from human hair. The Chinese hairdresser spent seven days and seven nights making Hairy Obama and used four kilos of human hair.
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6. Dress
In a beauty pageant, every edge helps. Every feature must be perfect, every strand of hair must stay in place. In this case, that's about two hundred pounds worth. This dress is made of a massive quantity of human hair. It was created by Thelma Madine and Ryan Edwards for an Alternative Miss Liverpool competition in Liverpool, UK.
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7. Eyeglasses
Designed by Azusa Murakami and Alexander Groves, the hair and resin combo on these glasses actually look awesome. There's a wood-like finish to them and the idea behind them was to re-imagine human hair as a renewable resource. Hair Glasses are composed of human hair with bioresin as a binding agent; the frames are 100% biodegradable and no harmful substances are released during production.
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8. Embroidered artwork
Bogota-based Zaira Pulido has been asking every one of her friends and people she’s into for strands of their hair to use in a series of embroidered artworks. She uses the human hair instead of the usual thread and creates various works, like embroidered portraits of her friends (each made with their own hair), an embroidered comb or a replica of her bra.
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9. Jewelry
Kerry Howley, an art student at Middlesex University, put together a jewelry collection made from human hair. In reference to how people think about hair, she's entitled it “Attraction/Aversion.
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10. Leaves
Jenine Shereos's delicate leaf sculptures look like the real thing from a distance, but they're actually made of hair. She made them by stitching the hairs together on a backing, then dissolving that backing in water.
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WORLD'S LARGEST
1. World's Largest Natural Breast
Who: Annie Hawkins (Norma Stitz)
What: Natural Breast
Where: New York, United States
When: 1999
In 1999, Guinness World Records declared Norma as having the Biggest Natural Breast in the world and also the owner of the largest bra. Her measurements at the time were 70-48-52". Her bra was 48V. Each tit weighed 28 pounds and she weighed 270. Since then her tits have grown up to 72ZZZ and she tops the scale at 345 pounds.
2. World's Largest Fresh Water Giant Stingray
Who: Zeb Hogan
What: Fresh Water Giant Stingray
Where: Thailand
When: 2009
Weighing an estimated 550 to 990 pounds (250 to 450 kilograms), the stingray was reeled in on January 28, 2009. The Stingray's body measured 6.6 feet (2 meters) wide by 6.9 feet (2.1 meters) long. The tail was missing. If it had been there, the ray's total length would have been between 14.8 and 16.4 feet (4.5 and 5 meters).
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3. World's Largest Pizza
What: Pizza
Where: Johannesburg, South Africa
When: December 8, 1990
The World's Largest Pizza was created on December 8, 1990. At the Pick in Play hypermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa, a pizza that measured 37.4 meters in diameter was made. It took 500 kg of flour, 800 kg of cheese, and 900 kg of tomato sauce. It was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records and still holds the Pizza World Record.
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4. World's Largest Solar Stadium
Who: Toyo Ito
What: Solar Stadium
Where: Taiwan
The Stadium was designed by architect Toyo Ito which are using solar energy beyond all beyond all conventions to power the main stadium built for the World Games. The $150 million stadium can house 55,000 spectators and can power 80% of the surrounding neighborhood if it‘s solar array is connected to the grid during days when the stadium is not being used. Every inch of the stadium’s incredible 14,155-sq-m roof area is covered with 8,844 solar panels that could potentially generate a whopping 1.14GWh of electricity annually. The record braking stadium is touted to be the world’s largest solar-powered stadium.
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5. World's Largest Snake
What: Snake
Where: Indonesia
A python found in Indonesia is 14.85m (49ft) long and has a maximum body circumference of 85cm (almost three feet) and weighs 447kg (70 stone, 3lbs). It was captured by a 58-year-old python expert from east Java who was summoned to Jambi after locals, who stumbled upon it while foraging for wood, were too afraid to approach it. The expert reportedly needed 65 helpers to snare the python and the blessing of tribal leaders as pythons are regarded as deities by many locals.
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