Yesterday, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Singaporean cartoonist Hong Yayou, her husband Wang Bo, and her in-laws, who arrived in Shanghai from Jilin two weeks ago, went to the Mali Art Museum to see the "Reasons to Like Shanghai" - comic art exhibition. The reason why I chose to go to the comic exhibition is also because there are works by Hong Yayou. When she took her family to the front of her work, she happened to meet Zhao Weiqun, deputy director of the Comics and Animation Art Committee of the Municipal Artists Association, who was on duty at the scene and explained to the audience: "This group of works about 'what happiness is' was created by Singaporean painters living in Shanghai... Oh yo, she herself just happened to be on the scenes, so it was up to her to explain the behind-the-scenes story of the comic creation. ”
Photo: Hong Yayou guest as an art museum docent courtesy of the interviewee (the same below)
Hong Yayou, wearing a Chinese vest, did not expect to go to the exhibition, "also had the opportunity to guest play as an art museum docent", so she stepped forward to share with everyone the bits and pieces of happiness she found in Shanghai, from creamy small squares, small dumplings to the subway and even the Shikumen building... For three or four years, she has drawn a cute little person's happy moment with a small and fortunate theme every day, and updated it on Weibo and WeChat, winning the sympathy of everyone: "Ah, what you paint is exactly what I think in my heart!" ”
The New Year of the Tiger is Hong Yayou's third year in Shanghai. Before the epidemic, she always returned to Singapore to celebrate the Spring Festival with her relatives and friends. However, since the epidemic, he has always worked with Mr. Wang Bo to create a better life in his small home in Shanghai. Therefore, this year's Spring Festival, they brought Wang Bo's parents from Jilin to Shanghai, although the four people together, in terms of numbers, are not as human as the brains of returning to Singapore, "but this year at least more family company." ”
Unlike most families, their way of celebrating the Chinese New Year is to go to memorials, museums, and art galleries. The first stop is the Songhu Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall near home. They lived in Baoshan, and they set off from the memorial in front of their homes to learn about the history and culture of the city of Shanghai. War is also the carving knife of the people who make a city and the city. Therefore, they were ready to go to see the Sihang warehouse next. Hong Yayou even found a related movie, "Let Mom and Dad prepare first." Then, we will go to art galleries and museums to feel the beauty of the city, "In this way, we will be more grateful for everything we have now, which is the happiness and beauty of pioneers and martyrs." ”
Pictured: Hong Yayou and her family visit the "Reason to Like Shanghai" comic art exhibition
As for visiting the Marley Art Museum to see the "Reasons to Like Shanghai" comic art exhibition, in addition to her works, "it also allows parents to feel the joy and happiness I feel, and also allows them to further understand Shanghai - from the frame of the comic, from the humorous idea." "After seeing Shanghai with a mottled history, I also enjoyed looking at the appearance of Shanghai written by Chinese and foreign cartoonists, the older generation and the younger generation of cartoonists.
"Indeed, when parents usually come to Shanghai, they go to the regular attractions of Lujiazui and The City God Temple. At the comic exhibition, they were more impressed by the shanghai snacks and Shanghai slang-themed comics", Wang Bo shared: "Moreover, there are not many foreigners in Jilin who come into contact, so if you can see the works of foreign cartoonists at the comic exhibition, you can really feel the sea and rivers of Shanghai." ”
Hong Yayou said: "Don't think that what we usually see is habitual, we want to show more people from different perspectives and see the happiness and beauty of life in Shanghai." (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Guang)