Source: China News Network
Lanzhou, January 24 (Reporter Xu Xue) With the completion of a painting of "Olympic Rhyme" in the VIP hall of the National Speed Skating Hall, the "ice and snow artworks" created by the three generations of the Chang family have been intertwined.
As the creator of "The Rhyme of the Olympic Games", Chang Jiahuang, a well-known painter and overseas Chinese in Japan, often has in mind in recent days the scene when he assisted his parents Chang Shuhong and Li Chengxian in creating "Mount Everest" and "Flying Silk Road", while his son Chang (Ya) Fei, who was still a child, depicted Feitian under the guidance of his grandfather and grandmother.
Today, Chang Fei is an architect, as well as one of the project directors and program creators of the National Speed Skating Hall program design work, because of the artistic influence he has heard from childhood, Dunhuang elements have given him design inspiration many times. "In the story my grandmother told me, the flying sky on the grotto frescoes was not born with wings, but flew freely in the sky with a gorgeous streamer." He said.
The picture shows Chang Fei painting under the guidance of his grandfather and grandmother Chang Shuhong and Li Chengxian when he was a child. (Infographic) Photo courtesy of the interviewee
From the idea of the flying streamer in the design competition of the Jiangsu Grand Theatre to the National Speed Skating Hall, Chang Fei's inspiration for integrating ancient traditional elements into modern architecture was unanimously recognized by the team, and finally the "ice ribbon" integrated into the Dunhuang flying charm in the shape was presented to the public.
"I hope to dedicate my works to this national venue, do my best to create, and fulfill the wishes of overseas painters who love their motherland." Chang Jiahuang learned through his son that he could contribute to the National Speed Skating Hall, and he immediately agreed.
Chang Jiahuang said in an interview with China News Network reporter on the 23rd that he has been creating music paintings for more than ten years as a special researcher of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music in China, which is a way to trigger the passion of painters through the rhythm of music and synchronize high-speed and high-energy instantaneous creation.
The picture shows the National Speed Skating Hall, known as the "Ice Ribbon". (Infographic) Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Therefore, accompanied by the powerful "Ode to the Olympics", Chang Jiahuang combined speed skating with the concept of Mount Everest, ice and snow, and completed an abstract work with a sense of speed - "Olympic Rhyme" in less than a month.
"The sharp color contrast and conflict allude to the history of the Chinese nation's indomitable struggle and the journey of the Olympic athletes. Life is not always smooth, under the adversity to break through the obstacles to victory will have the most beautiful landscape. Chang Jiahuang said.
"Modest, cautious and low-key, down-to-earth behavior." This is the "family training" that his parents warned Chang Jiahuang, although he gathered less with them and did not receive much shade from his parents in the process of growing up, his parents were always Chang Jiahuang's example, and it was under their influence that the complex about Dunhuang accompanied Chang Jiahuang to wander outside and became a "spiritual corner" when he created.
The picture shows Chang Jiahuang creating "The Rhyme of the Olympic Games". (Infographic) Photo courtesy of the interviewee
In this regard, Chang Fei is very similar to his father, because he did not want to follow the aura of the family, he followed his grandmother's advice and chose architectural design. "Painting is graphic art, architecture is three-dimensional art, and I should create my own artwork." He said.
Chang Jiahuang believes that Dunhuang Feitian is a work of art pursued by ancient painters in the pursuit of ideals under harsh natural conditions, extremely harsh living environment, and strict Buddhist Buddhist painting rituals, and their hearts and feelings are integrated into the flying and flowing pictures, and the sense of speed and rhythm of the flying streamers is the "vivid rhyme" in traditional Chinese painting theory.
"The association between painting and sound rhyme is also reflected in the creation of "Olympic Rhyme", and the five-color streamer of the flying sky is also the color of the olympic rings, and in the rhythm and rhythm of the Olympic carol, the colors and lines in the picture are the artist's associations and impulses." Chang Jiahuang said. (End)
The picture shows Chang Jiahuang in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. (Infographic) Photo courtesy of the interviewee