Just four days ago, Malaysian artist Red Hong Yi started releasing a fantastic shadow art series she created that was based on the movie series Star Wars. With all the hype surrounding the new release, or the seventh installment, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it’s befitting that she chose such an iconic movie franchise to work with. Using everyday materials, like jeans, leaves, and feathers, she proceeded to cut them up and then arrange them in a way so that when a single light source was cast upon on them, a familiar shadow appeared on the wall. The seven part series just concluded with my favorite piece, Darth Vader, which was made just using aluminum foil.
There’s no doubt that these works will remind of you those by Tim Noble and Sue Webster or Diet Wiegman. Nevertheless, Hong Yi has hit it out of the park with this well executed series, giving us yet another way to appreciate her adeptness at mixing art with pop culture.
Below, make sure to push play on all the Instagrams to see the full effects.
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