After cutting their clients’ hair, most barbers immediately sweep it and throw it in the trash. However, an Indonesian barber named Rendi Tatalede has a different method. Instead of immediately discarding it, he uses it to make impressive celebrity portraits.
Tatalede is the most popular barber in the city of Manado. One reason for this is that he treats his customers with exceptional fades and fresh looks. Another one is that he has been wowing social media users with his cut-hair portraits of Mike Tyson, Jason Statham, Beyonce, and Snoop Dogg, among others.
Despite his unusual choice of drawing material, Tatalede manages to replicate the features of his subjects with astonishing accuracy. If it wasn’t for the leftovers lying on the floor, you wouldn’t even be able to figure out they were made with hair.
To make his works even more authentic, Tatalede also frequently shares videos that show him making portraits from start to finish. His process includes sweeping the hair to one pile and then meticulously working with a piece of plastic card to “draw.” After the piece is finished, he takes a photo to share it with his 311K followers on Instagram before destroying it with a broom.
You can check out more of his celebrity portraits made with cut hair by scrolling down.
