Nghe An boy with talent for carving portraits on hair
(Baonghean.vn) - Drawing a portrait is difficult, but carving a portrait on hair is even more difficult. However, that is the job that a young man from "Nhut land" - Thanh Chuong (Nghe An) who works as a barber in Hanoi can do skillfully.
Carving portraits on hair has appeared abroad for a long time, but in Vietnam it is still very new and few people can do it. This job requires the worker to have skills, talent, especially knowing how to draw portraits, the skill to express images on hair through tools such as knives, scissors, clippers...
Recently, on social networks, many images of a young man from Thanh Chuong skillfully carving portraits on his hair have been circulating, attracting the attention of many people. That is Tran Dinh Nham (25 years old), from Thanh Ha commune, Thanh Chuong district, currently working as a barber in Hanoi.
| Let's see the guy from Nhut write portraits on his hair. |
Since childhood, Nham loved cutting hair for villagers. When he grew up, while studying at the Mechanical College and working in Taiwan, he often cut hair and created fashionable hairstyles for his brothers and friends.
When watching on social media, seeing professional hairdressers carving portraits, Nham was confident that "I can do it too" and tried to do it. The initial images were simple and crude, but received a lot of encouragement from friends. However, at that time, Nham did not think that he would become a hairdresser.
After returning home (in 2017), Nham decided to quit his mechanical engineering job, go to Hanoi to pursue a career in hairdressing and fell in love with the art of portraiture on hair right from the beginning of his career.
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| Tran Dinh Nham and the completed work on a young man's hair. Photo: Huy Thu |
After a period of successful study and practice, Nham passionately embarked on this work. Although he had not been in the profession for long, with his innate talent and eagerness to explore and learn, Nham soon had excellent portrait works that were loved by many people.
Recently, Nham has been known by young people as one of the two "golden scissors" from Nghe An in the field of hair portrait carving in the capital.
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| A vivid painting being completed by Nham. Photo: Huy Thu. |
According to Nham, to depict a portrait on hair, the artist must think and worry a lot, from the moment of choosing the image, not just any image can do it, must choose a suitable image, then carefully research how to express it, and then start working.
When carving, one must also be absorbed in order to highlight the character’s spirit. It takes only about an hour to carve a portrait, but one must do a lot of research beforehand. “When drawing on paper, if something is wrong, it can be corrected or replaced, but when carving a portrait on hair, if one mistake is made, the whole work must be discarded. This job requires meticulous observation and caution,” Nham said.
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| Carving portraits into hair requires the worker to have skills, talent, perseverance and hard work. Photo: Huy Thu |
In addition to portraying diverse and sharp portraits, Nham also vividly depicts images of birds, flowers, and landscapes on his hair.
When asked about his future plans, Nham said he would stick with this job for a long time. “I am trying to find new things, practice and improve my skills, so that each work I create is a manifestation of my passion and enthusiasm. I also have some ideas to develop more portrait hair carving and hope to return to my hometown to open a shop and spread this art...” – Nham shared.
