How to Paint Without a Brush: The Art of Red Hong Yi

Red Hong Yi is an internationally acclaimed artist and social media force. Her book "How to Paint Without a Brush" showcases art made from everyday objects, including tea bags, flower petals, and eggshells, with do-it-yourself projects. It offers creative techniques and stories from her art career, with a do-it-yourself section at the back. The book is timely and inspiring, capturing the interests of people from all skill levels in contemporary art making.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 11 May 2023
Publisher: Abrams

From an internationally acclaimed artist and social media force, a visually captivating showcase of art made from everyday objects—including tea bags, flower petals, and eggshells—with several do-it-yourself projects.

How to Paint Without a Brush introduces artist Red Hong Yi's creative process—the tools and methods she employs and the motivation behind the artist's work. Organized by artistic medium, including eggshells, matchsticks, flowers, and ink stamps made from vegetables, Red's book shares an array of creative techniques as well as stories from significant moments in her art career.

A do-it-yourself section at the back of the book provides several projects that readers can try at home to push their own creative boundaries. With its focus on non-traditional art-making methods using common household objects, this book is both timely and inspiring.

By combining years of artistic experimentation with Red Hong Yi's personal journey, How to Paint Without a Brush will capture the interests of people from all skill levels—from the casual hobbyist to the emerging artist—in contemporary art-making.

Weight: 1056g
Dimension: 194 x 242 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781419761959