Source: Vanity Fair Art
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Thousand-year-old artifacts come to life instantly
Have you ever heard that "everything can be anthropomorphic"?
This girl became a teenager at a young age
Invited artist of CCTV's "National Treasure"
The exquisite painting style is only beautiful
The look and feel of ink painting, lifelike
In her writing, the thousand-year-old cultural relics of the mainland instantly came to life
China's Top Ten Famous Paintings "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"
She turned into a comfortable girl whose skirt turned into mountains and flowing water
Part of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"
Mountains and rivers are the clothes, rivers are hair, and green spirits
The elegant atmosphere of the Chinese rivers and mountains has traveled through thousands of years
Sanxingdui gold mask bronze man
Transform into a smart girl with twisted braids
Ningbo Wangong palanquin, known as the most luxurious palanquin in the cultural relics industry
It is also transformed into a golden crown on the head of the daughter to be married
Eastern Jin Dynasty Gu Kaizhi's "Luoshen Futu"
Transformed into a roselle with bright lips and fresh teeth
Neolithic Jia Hu bone flute
Become a young man accompanied by white cranes and left behind
Besides
National art anthropomorphism, national tea anthropomorphism, national beast anthropomorphism...
The anthropomorphic image that has been precipitated for thousands of years has appeared dreamily
The person who created these works is Yu Yuqing, who loves to draw
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Perceive Chinese beauty from a fresh perspective
Many people don't know that Yu Yuqing, who drew these amazing works, only switched to freelance illustrator in 2020, so she calls herself a drawing "Xiaomengxin".
Like countless ordinary people, she obediently finished college and was admitted to graduate school.
Majoring in finance, she naturally became a bank clerk after graduation.
Getting married and having children, firewood, rice, oil and salt, the days are very dull.
Until one day, the kindergarten where the child attends holds an art competition and asks for a work.
The moment Yu Yuqing picked up the brush, the love for painting buried in her heart was successfully awakened.
"I have loved reading comics since I was a child, and in my elementary school graduation book, everyone gave me the blessing of being a cartoonist. I've always thought that being able to paint as a job is the happiest thing in the world. ”
So, she began to assemble hand-painted screens at home one after another, and when it was dead of night and her family was asleep, she secretly went to another room to practice.
First draw small color drawings, control the atmosphere of the picture, and then redraw the sketch
- Before you know it, the sky is dawning.
Going to work and taking a baby, and chasing the dream of painting, there is simply not enough time?
Therefore, Yu Yuqing resolutely gave up a decent job in the eyes of others and became a freelance illustrator.
Just because - "I love to draw."
After officially resigning, Yu Yuqing began to immerse herself in the world of painting without distraction. Because she loves tea culture so much, she painted anthropomorphic paintings of tea in her first series.
"After searching for tea information on the Internet, the corresponding characters immediately came to mind."
Oolong tea anthropomorphic
Oolong tea, the soup is orange-red, rich in flavor, and has a unique floral and fruity aroma. After brewing, its appearance is gorgeous like a stunning beauty dancing in a crystal cup, hence the name "Oriental Beauty Tea".
She painted Chinese oolong tea as an oriental beauty with a fringed veil, dancing in the wind, charming and reserved.
Biluo Chun anthropomorphic painting
Biluo Chun, with young leaf buds, was listed as a tribute as early as the late Tang and early Song dynasties.
Yu Yuqing's Biluo Chun, like a little princess of the Tang Dynasty who does not know the world, innocently carries a porcelain teapot, fresh and agile.
Lushan cloud tea anthropomorphic painting
Lushan cloud tea has a unique flavor, due to the influence of the cool and foggy weather of Lushan, its leaves are thick, millimeter, mellow and resistant to foam.
Yu Yuqing turned her into a fairy-clad ice and snow fairy, and the clouds and mist were the heavy veil on her body.
Da Hong Robe anthropomorphic painting
Da Hong Pao is the king of Wuyi rock tea, the best in oolong tea, and can be called a national treasure.
She painted Da Hong Robe as a beauty dressed in Tang costume and red light gauze, and every move was a real kung fu for making tea.
The beauty contained in these Chinese cultures instantly has a picture in her pen:
Chinese tea anthropomorphism - Bai Dudan
Chinese tea anthropomorphic - small green orange
Chinese tea anthropomorphism - Keemun black tea
The white peony that Beibud first released, the charming little green orange, the graceful and luxurious black tea lady...
The novel and beautiful anthropomorphic painting has attracted many fans.
Countless netizens commented: Thank you for greatly promoting traditional tea culture!
"Since so many people like me, I wondered if I could spread our traditional culture through my works." Yu Yuqing said.
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Draw the story behind the artifacts
In the 5,000-year history of China, countless skilled craftsmen have created tens of thousands of heirloom treasures.
"If artifacts have souls, how will they be presented?"
So, she began to study the artifacts of museums across the country, turning the priceless treasures of the mainland into "people"!
Jia Hu Gudi
The earliest musical instrument in China, the Jia Hu bone flute, has been 7800~9000 years ago.
"The Jia Hu ancient flute is Neolithic, if it is completely restored, you have to draw a person in fur, I don't want to paint like that." Yu Yuqing said.
In the end, the Jia Hu bone flute was transformed into a young man riding a white crane, posthumous and independent, feathered and ascended to the immortals.
The boy gently closed his eyes and played the bone flute, simple and elegant, as if he did not belong to this time and space.
Nagashinomiya lamp
The lamp of the Changxin Palace of the Western Han Dynasty, now in the Hebei Museum, is very ingeniously designed, and the palace maid holds the lamp in one hand and a siphon in the sleeve of the other to absorb oil smoke.
"Hold the light, the prosperity is over..."
The personification of the Changxin Palace lamp basically refers to the posture of the palace lamp and palace girl, and the candle flame in the hand is the wick. Yu Yuqing specially added the design of lampshade curtain. Because Empress Dowager Dou was blind in her later years, the characters covered their eyes with gauze, and they were very attentive.
Ningbo Wangong car
Ningbo Wangong Palanquin is the most outstanding work of Zhujin wood carving in the late Qing Dynasty and early People's Dynasty. With hundreds of characters, flowers, birds, insects and beasts, and story scenes, it is the most luxurious palanquin in existence.
Ningbo Wangong palanquin anthropomorphic painting, the bride refers to the Ming and Qing dynasty Chinese dress system, cape plus body, dragon and phoenix carved cloud shoulders, the most unique reference to the head of the car to convey the gods.
"A thousand acres of good land, ten miles of red makeup." The sense of picture is immediately there!
The queen mother is generous
Now in the National Museum of China, the Houmu Dafang Ding is a cast ding of the Shang King in the late Shang period to worship his mother, with three major shapes, majestic and solemn, and exquisite craftsmanship.
This large bronze piece gave Yu Yuqing the feeling of being steady and kind, solemn and dignified.
Therefore, Yu Yuqing painted it as a pregnant mother with two spirited fairy children floating by her side.
Four sheep Fangzun
The Four Sheep Bronze Fangzun, ingenious, is one of China's top ten national treasures.
Looking at it, you can feel the solemnity of the oncoming power and the heaviness of history.
Yu Yuqing designed it as the image of a god, holding a wine bottle in her hand, praying for abundant grains and the safety of the people of Guotai.
The entire form of the figure refers to the archetype, as if a god is silently watching her people.
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Anthropomorphism is not simple, it is a work that requires great historical comprehension and imagination.
Yu Yuqing needed a month to ponder just to imagine an anthropomorphic sketch.
Everything related to "things" needs to be "given character and presented as a character":
Sanxingdui gold mask bronze figure anthropomorphic
Qingqianlong hibiscus stone pan ear cap furnace anthropomorphic
The woman is good and the owl is anthropomorphic
Qingqianlong gold inlay treasure golden ou yonggu cup anthropomorphic
Yue King Gou Jian sword personification
Such a vivid and beautiful painting made Yu Yuqing completely fired!
Fans adored her and called her "big".
The official cultural and creative store of "National Treasure" also approached her, applied for the authorization of her work, and jointly sold digital collections.
Yu Yuqing co-branded the Chinese Heavy Treasure Series themed digital collection
In addition to cooperating with National Treasure, Yu Yuqing also cooperated with the national intangible cultural heritage West Lake Silk Umbrella:
Using bamboo as bones and silk noodles, it paints the yearning of young people for the national tide.
Image source: China Cultural Exchange Network
Yu Yuqing, with only two years of hard work, has become a certified designer of major platforms...
He has also become a contracted artist of People's Posts and Telecommunications Publishing House, one of the top 100 outstanding creators of the year in 2021, and one of the "100 Taitai of the World" of NetEase LOFTER in 2021.
In addition to her amazing talent, she is also her dedication to painting and love for traditional Chinese culture!
One by one, "things" imprinted with cultural imprints have been reborn under her brush:
How much does a person have to pay to defend his dreams?
At present, Yu Yuqing is still working hard to explore a new concept of anthropomorphism of traditional Chinese culture.
Yu Yuqing said: "I hope that in the future, I can use my way to make Chinese traditional culture known to more young people." ”
Excellent Chinese culture is flourishing among young people in the most innovative way. The rise of the "national tide" represents the growing cultural self-confidence of young people.
Yu Yuqing, with dreams and love, strives to give tradition a rebirth to the times.
Illustrator: Yu Yuqing (Weibo @ Yu Yuqing of Painting)
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