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Hejun Shi Sculpts Narratives on the Face

Hejun Shi approaches makeup as a sculptural language. Based in Milan, he arranges color, texture, and line in dramatic compositions that intuitively reveal a character's emotions and worldview.

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Hejun Shi approaches makeup as a sculptural language. Based in Milan, he arranges color, texture, and line in dramatic compositions that intuitively reveal a character's emotions and worldview. In the images, red raffia strands wrap the face into both mask and sculpture, while a structure of silver scissors transforms everyday objects into threatening aesthetics. Face painting of stars on a blue ground uses graphic repetition to hint at identity.

His work goes beyond simply creating beauty. The core is expanding makeup into a "narrative-driven object." He crosses digital rendering with analog materials, experimental textures with precise craftsmanship, erasing the boundary between fashion and visual art. Each look holds an independent story, delivering emotional layers to the viewer.

Working from Milan, he navigates collection shows and editorial stages. His method of visualizing emotion and worldview with the face as canvas has established him as a highly regarded artist. When makeup becomes not decoration but message, Hejun Shi's work is complete.

Today, Hejun Shi stands as a creator who builds stories on the face, steadily constructing a distinct aesthetic aimed at ever larger stages. Do you believe makeup can become sculpture?

FAQ

Where is Heo Jun Si based?

Heo Jun Si is a makeup artist based in Milan. He dramatically arranges color, texture, and line to intuitively reveal characters' emotions and worldviews, continuing work that crosses the boundaries between fashion and visual art.

What characterizes Heo Jun Si's makeup work?

Heo Jun Si treats makeup as a sculptural language, expanding it beyond simple beauty into a 'narrative object.' His signature is constructing independent stories on the face by intersecting digital and analog, experimental textures and precise technique.

What materials and techniques does Heo Jun Si use?

Heo Jun Si creates sculptural structures using everyday objects like raffia strands and scissors along with face painting. He combines digital rendering with analog materials, presenting work that crosses fashion and visual art through experimental textures and precise techniques.