Author(s)

Tuck-Fai Cheng^1,2*, Wei-Chih Hung³, Po-Hsien Lin², Mo-Li Yeh⁴, Rungtai Lin²

¹Department of Applied Cosmetology, Hungkuang University, Taichung.
²Graduate School of Creative Industry Design, National Taiwan University of Arts, New Taipei City.
³Department of Hair Styling and Design, Hungkuang University, Taichung.
⁴Department of Cultural and Creative Design, Lunghwa University, Taoyuan.

The advantage of using hairdressing products as hairstyle image design is to present the beauty of various shapes and color changes of dyed and permed hair. As to avoid the use of chemical agents or chemical hair products as a beautiful medium, the most primitive beautifying techniques-the performance of hand-carved hairstyles is a method in line with the concept of sustainable management concept. This article uses the method of literary analysis to explore sustainability, optical art, and men’s hairstyle hand-carved. Based on empirical research, an evaluation of the characteristics of hand-curved hairstyling works developed using artisanal techniques that align with the sustainability concept. A questionnaire survey on five works (A, B, C, D, E) for Stylistic Expression (Technical Form) and Consumer Acceptance (Commercial Viability) is used to analyze the phenomena value of the works. As Work E scored the highest in the Stereoscopic Illusion (Q1) survey item, in addition to fitting the research theme of Optical Art Illusion, it also scored the highest in other features. The study shows that Work E is valued due to factors such as Beauty (Q2), Aesthetic Pleasure (Q4), Self-Personalize (Q6), etc., and suitable for sports occasions, gentlemanly characteristics on appearance, and feedback provided for industry reference.

Optical Art, Hand-Carved, Hair Carving, Hairstyling Design, Sustainability

Cheng, T. , Hung, W. , Lin, P. , Yeh, M. and Lin, R. (2023) The Application of Handcrafted Hair Carving in Sustainable Development Concept: A Case Study of Optical Art Style in Hairstyling Design. Creative Education, 14, 1239-1257. doi: 10.4236/ce.2023.146079.