mymodernmet.com: Who doesn't want to look like a flower in bloom? Vietnam-based artist Nguyễn Phát Trí transforms hair into complex floral designs that look like sculptural works of art. Each updo is made up of layers of gently-sculpted petals which create a mesmerizing flower that appears to grow from the person's head.
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These updos are absolutely stunning. Nguyễn Phát Trí is an absolute artist with hair. It is already an incredible skill to be able to manipulate hair into any kind of fancy updo as a normal hairstylist would. However, Trí is on a whole other level when it comes to hair styling. Looking at the photographs, many of them almost didn't look like hair. Trí manipulated his unique medium in such a way that it looked almost altogether fake. But the longer I looked the more I could see the individual strands and how much texture they added to the completed look. It was amazing to see. I was surprised in the article to see that brides are paying Trí $300 for the look. I mean I am not at all shocked at his popularity when it comes to bridal looks, however, I was honestly expecting the price to be way higher than it was. His hairstyles are complete worlds of art, and although $300 may be high for a bridal hairdo (just judging from the tone of the article) I would expect Trí's prices to deservedly be even higher. I think he is creating works of art, not just hairstyles. And especially if he is putting days into perfecting the techniques I think that the price tag should be higher to reflect the mastery.
This article highlighted the work of Nguyen Phat Tri so beautifully, and you can really tell he has perfected his art. I loved and appreciated the up close and crisp photo quality of all the images. Each one showed new levels to Tri's craft, and I appreciated the diversity in different hair textures and colors to show that this can be done to varying levels of hair textures. However, I do wish that the article included more text information about his work. I fully expected that there would be more text information about his art after the photos but the article ended there. I hope that there are more articles that include Tri's process, and even quotes from him! I would love to know more about the art from the artist himself. One thing I left wondering was how healthy these hair styles are for the hair. It looks like that the hair was overly frayed and has a lot of product to sit perfectly like this (for what I'm guessing hours since many people use it for their wedding). It doesn't seem like it would wash out smoothly.
What boggles my mind about a lot of designers is the way that they just intuitively seem to know how to put the things that they are creating together. Likely, in a field such as this specifically where its incredibly specialized you either get a good sense of how to make it work or strategies that tend to fulfill most of his requirements. And from their final products I have to wonder if or how much went wrong in the design process to ideate and then construct the hairdos, it was nice to be able to look into the design process where it takes hours or days or months to perfect the techniques behind the scenes. The more abstract sections of the hair designs were each my favorite, not just was it emulating the flowers ith one section of the look but the idges of plant structure or the edges of leaves wove through the rest of the hair in an incredibly ethereal way that blended it really well with the dresses.
His hairstyles are absolutely stunning and should be considered a work of art. They remind me of something that would be seen in the Capitol in Hunger Games. Also as someone who can’t even get curls to stay in her hair for more than 30 minutes, I have so much respect for the work and practice that goes into this craft. He is able to transform even colored hair into something flawless which is tough considering the amount of damage that comes from bleach. Additionally, I love the connection between working with human hair and flowers. Both are extremely beautiful and delicate, but are sadly temporary. They are meant to be enjoyed at the moment and it makes sense that people would request both for their wedding day. Although, It’s a little surprising to me that he only charges up to $300 considering the cost of getting a simple blowout these days.
I can’t begin to imagine how someone makes hair do this. I wish that this article had more information about Nguyễn Phát Trí. His work is stunning, and it makes me want to know more about his process and inspirations. Based on his work alone, I can absolutely see how he has become as successful as he is. The effect is stunningly realistic yet beautiful and elegant. I was expecting huge and decorative floral arrangements, and instead it is an impressive display of both regality and subtlety. My instant reaction was “wedding must-have,” so I wasn’t surprised to read that most of his customers are brides. However, this technique has such a variety of possibility. It’s uniquely regal effect makes it a compelling option for hair styling for theater, film, and tv, and it would be a fantastic complement to high fashion pieces. I hope Trí’s career continues to blossom.
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