Source: China News Network
Stills from The Olympiad in the Arts
The "Olympics in the Arts" program broadcast by the CCTV Olympic Channel of the Central Radio and Television Corporation recently broadcast the "Dunhuang Murals and Wrestling Group Pictures", which reproduced the history of Chinese wrestling from the Dunhuang murals.
The show kicks off with three Dunhuang murals. These three murals, created in the Northern Zhou, Tang dynasty and five dynasties, are part of the many depictions of ancient wrestling in the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, reflecting the inheritance and changes of the sport. The reproduction of historical space. In the murals of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the creators used the scene of martial arts in the marriage proposal of Prince Siddhartha as the creative scene, using the silhouette-like painting method, and in the line outline and dot dyeing, the coordination of the hands and feet of the competitors wearing shorts and wearing sheep's horns and hair bunches was reflected, and the vivid competitiveness jumped on the paper.
In the late Tang Dynasty, the murals reflecting wrestling were heavier than the comparison of colors, and the interweaving of red and green reflected the sharp contrast of colors, which not only showed that the competitors who were born with streamers and exquisite patterns were struggling to compete, but also showed that wrestling was moving from a simple military subject to a performative project, which highlighted the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
The host's dialogue with the two guests became the audience "tour guide"
The murals of the Five Dynasties period are painted with ink brushes, showing the thickness of the color, which is gorgeous and vulgar. The maturity of painting techniques in this period made the movements of the competitors more delicately depicted, and the dexterity of one move and one style implied "one force to drop ten will, to break a thousand pounds".
The program uses multiple narrative means to make the Dunhuang murals more dynamic and vivid, three-dimensional and multi-dimensional to show the rich content of wrestling. What was ancient wrestling like? What kind of competitive state does the characters on the mural show? Does the wrestling scene reflect the painting techniques and artistic standards of the time, as well as the social development situation? These questions are contained in the dialogue between the host and the two guests, becoming the "guide" of the audience.
The insertion of the short film complements the history of ancient wrestling, creating an atmosphere with strong visual impact, showing the fusion of science and technology, modernity, three-dimensionality, knowledge and interaction.