Recently, the China Post Tiger Year Zodiac stamps began to be issued to the outside world, but many netizens complained that the tigers on the stamps were "slightly sad", their brows were locked, they looked sick, and they did not have the might of the mountain tiger at all. "The tiger in the first picture looks a little sad and full of sadness; in the second picture, the tiger mother with two cubs is not happy. The big tiger has no tiger power, and the little tiger is not agile. Some netizens even doubted the painter's level.
The first picture of the Year of the Tiger zodiac stamp issued by China Post
The author, Mr. Feng Dazhong, said in an interview with the media that 1 of the 3 tigers in the original second stamp was removed, so that the composition was more plump, and the animal attributes were broken through in the painting and anthropomorphic treatment was done.
To this end, the reporter interviewed a number of painters in the industry. Some painters have analyzed that the tiger in the painting is indeed a little timid, and does not reflect the wild nature of the king of the mountains and forests. Some painters also said that the author Mr. Feng Dazhong has more than 20 years of experience in painting tigers, deliberately weakening the color difference of the picture, the tiger he paints is not without loss of benevolence, courage and gentleness, and the tiger also has happy, sad, and missed times.
Public information shows that Feng Dazhong liked to draw tigers since he was a teenager, at that time, due to the lack of publications, he often took a bus to the zoo for observation, during which he also had several experiences of escaping from danger, a national first-class painter, an expert enjoying special allowances from the State Council, and the president of the Liaoning Provincial Old Artists Association.
Second picture of the Year of the Tiger zodiac stamp issued by China Post
Author Response:
The tiger in the painting is anthropomorphized
Public information shows that Feng Dazhong was born in 1949, and his hometown is Benxi City, Liaoning Province. He liked to draw tigers from a young age, and due to the lack of publications at that time, he often took the bus to the zoo to observe, during which he also had several experiences of escaping from danger.
Feng Dazhong is the owner of Fuhu Caotang, whose painting style is serious and elegant, painting tigers breaks through the stylized clichés, gives tigers humanistic charm, and creates his own artistic symbols, which can be called "unprecedented and late", and is known as "the first tiger in the world". At the same time, the data shows that Feng Dazhong is the deputy director of the Chinese Painting Art Committee of the China Artists Association, the vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Artists Association, a national first-class painter, an expert who enjoys special allowances from the State Council, and the president of the Liaoning Provincial Old Artists Association.
In an interview with the media, Feng Dazhong said that the first stamp was originally designed with the tiger's head held high, but the tiger's head would be too small on the stamp, and then the angle of the head was lowered. The two tiger cubs of the second stamp are relatively close at first, which will appear to be structurally unbalanced on the stamp, leaving more white space on both sides, which also correspondingly extends the distance.
"Animals also have joys and sorrows, so the tiger must crack this code, break through its animal attributes to paint, anthropomorphize it, and strive to convey a spiritual emotion." Feng Dazhong said that the tiger figures he usually creates adopt an anthropomorphic artistic language and pay attention to portraying the spirit of the tiger, which coincides with the cultural connotation of the zodiac tiger, and is also the common point between the creation of Chinese painting and this set of stamp designs.
Speaking of the difference between the image of the tiger in the stamp and the usual Chinese painting, Feng Dazhong said that due to the small size of the stamp, it is not possible to depict the background patterns such as mountains and forests and stones as in the large Chinese paintings, but should try to dilute the background, remove the cumbersome, make the picture concise, and highlight the theme. In the second stamp, Feng Dazhong initially drew 3 small tigers, and 1 was removed from the back, and the remaining 2 small tigers were slightly distanced, so that the composition was more plump after modification, and the main body of the picture and the distribution of blank space were more comfortable.
Industry Reviews:
Some people say tigers are painted like cats
Someone stood up to something other than fierceness
China Philatelic Co., Ltd. as the issuer introduced on the official website that the special stamp "Year of Nongyin" issued on January 5 is the seventh set in the fourth round of Chinese zodiac stamps, and the image of the tiger starts from the "real", gets the nature of the tiger, and carefully interprets the beauty of the tiger. The stamps continue the design concept of the fourth round of zodiac stamps, interpreting the concepts of "country" and "home".
The issuer said that the first picture, titled "National Fortune Changlong", depicts the image of a majestic tiger on the mountain, standing tall and ambitious, conveying the meaning of the country's prosperity and ambition; the second picture is titled "Tiger Yun auspicious", depicting a warm scene of a gentle tiger mother with two small tigers, implying the prosperity of children and grandchildren and a happy family.
To this end, the reporter consulted a number of painters in the industry.
In the eyes of a disciple of a national painter, the tiger on the stamp picture has insufficient aura, the momentum is a little weak, and the king's demeanor is not reflected. "Whether it is a human or other animal, the eyes can directly show the inner, and the tiger in the picture is indeed too sad."
Netizen comments
Mr. Fang, a painter from a provincial art association, believes that the tiger in the stamp does not reflect the characteristics of the tiger: the first tiger, the structure proportion is not quite right, the legs are painted a little short, the body feels long, and the tail is relatively thick. "This tiger is painted as embarrassed as the cat at home, and its guts look smaller, not like the proud king of the mountains."
"The second picture is of a tiger with two cubs, and the tigress is curled up there, looking pitiful, with tears in her eyes as if she were waiting for someone to give something." Mr. Fang said that the painting also does not reflect the nature of the tiger, its bones are also loose, and the markings are not so regular.
However, there are also painters who support the author. Lu Jun, a painter of gongbi, is a member of the Sichuan Provincial Art Association, and he told reporters that the author, Mr. Feng Dazhong, has more than 20 years of experience in painting tigers, and has been exploring the skills of drawing tigers, and most of the tigers he paints are gentle and generous, fierce with serenity, courage and gentleness, and tigers also have rich feelings such as happiness, sadness, and miss. "He prefers to show something other than the fierceness of the tiger, and I think this is the original intention of his design of this set of stamps."
Lü Jun believes that from the perspective of technique, Mr. Feng Dazhong deliberately weakened the color difference of the picture, "The picture emphasizes the sense of volume of the object through the cold and warm of the color and the strength and weakness of the ink color, which can be said to be an attempt by the painter to coordinate and unify the feeling and skill." ”
(Source: Red Star News)