The International Hair Art Museum

Hair stands as humanity’s most profound artistic medium because it is literally made of people, and it plays a very real part of social identity and sexual attraction. It also plays an important part of the business world, and the political views we hold.  Each strand of hair also carries the biological DNA and the storytelling about its owner. When we work with hair as an artistic material, we are weaving together the very essence of human existence.

Just as flowers and animals use color and beauty to attract with other members of their species, we use our hair to attract other members of our social groups. Just as the Beatles and other music groups revolutionized music through their evolving songs and hair styles, this material has been overlooked by the artworld, and The International Hair Art Museum recognizes that hair can be transformed into beautiful and functional art.

Each morning, as we comb and style our hair, we make deliberate choices about how the world will perceive us. Hair becomes our daily declaration of conformity or rebellion, or visible statement of who we are or who we aspire to become. Society reads these signals instantly – the same person with unkempt hair versus carefully styled locks receives entirely different treatment, revealing our collective biases and assumptions, and yet no other species cuts off its own hair. Not only does hair hold our identity and DNA, unlike any other human material, hair can retain its color from when it was harvested in our life for thousands of years, and for this reason, hair should not be considered a waste product, but instead it should be considered an art product.

Human hair has a spectrum of colors, and yet as we age, all the colors turn to gray. Also, as individuals, we are each playing a role that we want to play, hope to play or must play in society, and hair helps us act out our role. Hair also plays a huge part of how men and women and people across all sexual orientations interact with each other. Different hair textures and style reflect intimacy that reflects sexually. Hair carries the full spectrum of human experience within its strands – political statements and personal grief, social rebellion and cultural conformity. Every color change or hair style we apply in our life is both personal transformation and artistic expression that makes us all hair artists working on our most important canvas – ourselves. For this reason, the International Hair Art Museum will play a very important role in society.

Collaboration Opportunity with The International Hair Art Museum

While hair stylists create temporary beauty that walks out the door while discarding precious human fibers in the process, fiber artists have the unique opportunity to transform that same discarded material into forever-lasting heirlooms that preserve human stories and connections for generations.  Even if we use hair from unknown people, there are still hidden invisible stories behind the artwork as we preserve what would otherwise be discarded.

I’m reaching out to invite you to join a groundbreaking artistic collaboration that’s redefining the boundaries of fiber art. The International Hair Art Museum project represents a pioneering movement where your unique vision will shape exclusive projects and innovative art forms that have never been explored before.

While we work to put together an original body of artwork, we will be offering commissions for custom artwork made of hair.  As the movement gains recognition, participating artists can choose to submit additional pieces on their own terms, building their professional portfolio while contributing to this groundbreaking artistic frontier.

What makes this opportunity special is the chance to be part of something truly groundbreaking while working with a medium that carries profound human connection and emotional depth. Your expertise in fiber arts would help establish techniques and approaches that other artists will study and build upon for years to come.

If you’re interested in pioneering a new artistic movement with endless possibilities for creative expression and professional growth, I’d love to discuss how your vision could contribute to this revolutionary project.

Bill Fink, Fellow Artist

Conceptual Hair Art

“The HARP OF HOPE”