This is the second year that Forbes China has launched the Young Artist 100 competition. In last year's competition, the outstanding performance of a group of young and promising artists was amazing. We have written down their educational and artistic paths, as well as their perspectives when choosing their personal growth paths. These ideas inspired us and strengthened our resolve to continue the series.
It is not difficult to see that one of the biggest risks for young people today and in the future is the risk of choosing how to educate – they are facing a very different world today than the previous generation.
In the past, the time and effort required to master a traditional or technical discipline is not worth it today. The technology and knowledge used in all fields and industries will appear in the textbooks of this generation of young people – which are proliferating today, and there is reason to believe that the rate of growth will continue to accelerate – will significantly lengthen the learning process and delay their careers.
Further, the benefits of mastering such complex knowledge are becoming increasingly difficult to match in the face of increasingly high time and education costs. On the other hand, the more targeted and subdivided the technology and knowledge, the greater the risk of technology obsolescence and industry iteration that learners or practitioners will face. Nowadays, the rapid development of AI technology and the accelerated generalization of its application have also made the uncertainty of career choices continue to increase. Washed by the tide of technology and culture, any narrative and value that we were previously convinced of beyond doubt could be reconstructed.
This leads to a question that is becoming more and more popular: can we continue the personal growth and education paths of the past few decades to adapt to today's young people, or can industries like art and culture, which rely on independent creativity and are not easily subverted by technology, bring more opportunities?
This has also become one of the starting points of Forbes China and Xiaoyan Academy of Fine Arts last year: to bring the public the exploration of the possibilities of youth growth and the diversity of educational paths by presenting a sample of young people who have devoted themselves to the art field in order to seize the upward cycle window of the cultural industry, or to obtain cross-border development opportunities through art learning.
In March this year, the "2024 Forbes China Young Artist 100 Competition" was officially launched. At present, the registration for the preliminary round is in full swing. The registration deadline for the preliminary round is May 10, and it is hoped that the young generation who are interested in stepping onto the stage of international art exchange and have the courage to challenge and break through will actively sign up for the competition.
Selection details
01. Applicant's background
Nationwide, school children over the age of 10 and under the age of 25.
02. Categories of selected works
Architecture & Industrial Design, Ceramics & Glass, Comics, Design, Digital Art, Painting, Illustration, Fashion, Film & Animation, Jewellery, Mixed Media, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video Game Design, Art Portfolio (Graduate only).
03. Selection dimension
- Experimental: the challenge of material mediums, the courage to explore experiments;
- Creativity - originality and differentiation, including cross-border integration, scientific and technological time, exploration and experimentation, etc.;
- Formality - comprehensibility and beauty, including values, emotional expression, implementation, quality presentation, etc.;
- Technical - the specific method of solving the problem has a clear scope of use and the form and carrier of recognition by others.
The lineup of judges
The king received it
Specialist in art and design history
Author of "World Modern Design History" and "World Modern Architecture History".
Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Design, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (1982-1987)
Visiting Scholar, Pennsylvania State University-West Chester University, USA (1987-1989)
Tenured Professor, Art Center School of Design, Los Angeles, USA (1990-2013)
Dean of Changjiang College of Art and Design, Shantou University (2013-2018)
Associate Dean, School of Creativity and Arts, ShanghaiTech University (2019-present)
Mary Jane Begin
Mary Jane Begin
Famous American illustrator and writer
As an associate professor and director of the Illustration Internship and Employment Department in Rhode Island, he has considerable experience in teaching art concepts and drawing techniques.
With more than 30 years of experience as an illustrator, he has extensive experience in traditional publishing, educational publishing, animation character design, advertising and other aspects in the field of illustration. He has held solo exhibitions of his picture books "My Little Pony" and "The Wind in the Willows" at the National Museum of Illustration in the United States, and has participated in many group exhibitions of the New York Society of Illustrators and members of the Providence Art Club.
Wu Xiaoyan
Famous art educator, cultural expert of Shenzhen Pilot Demonstration Zone, member of the Ceramic Art Committee of Guangdong Artists Association, deputy director of Shenzhen Children's Art Committee, president of Hong Kong International Children's Art Education Promotion Association, member of Children's Art Committee of Guangdong Artists Association, painter, international art exchange envoy, famous international curator, director of Chao Art Museum;
He has published "Children's Printmaking Techniques" (People's Fine Arts Publishing House), "Boundary, Crossover: From Overseas Study Collections to Art Influence", and curated many exhibitions, such as: "Our World" (Beijing), "Color, Sunshine, and Creating the Future Painting Exhibition" (Shenzhen Art Museum), "Shenzhen Ten People Oil Painting Exhibition" (National Art Museum of China), etc. Since the 80s of the 20th century, he has been holding international cultural and artistic exchange activities at home and abroad, including the French Salon des Indépendants at the Grand Palais in February 2019, and the Carrousel Hall Art Exhibition at the Louvre in France in May 2019. In 1988, he was awarded the Lu Xun Memorial Award, and in 2000, he was awarded the Berlin Art Exchange Award.
Simon Taylor
Simon Taylor
He is a founding member of Tomato and is currently a tutor at the AA School of Architecture in London
His multidisciplinary approach integrates print, digital, film and television, music, public space, product design, publishing, and education. In 2010, Simon, along with Tomato, won the Grafik Publishing House's "Studio of the Year" award. In addition to working with commercial clients, Simon has developed projects for the cultural sector, such as the 2008 International Exposition in Zaragoza, Spain, the international rebranding of the Okinawa Islands, the filming of films for the United Nations, and the public sculpture of the London Olympic L.egacy project. His work has been exhibited in Japan, Korea, Germany, Spain, the United States and London. Most recently he co-authored a master's course in design, technology and communication for the University of Ravensbourne in London.
Moses Mahler
Moshe Mahler
Carnegie Mellon University
(EntertainmentTechnology Center) 教授
Mahler is an award-winning professional innovator and author whose work has been exhibited at attractions at Disney Parks and Resorts and at prestigious venues around the world, including SIGGRAPH, UIST, Comic Con, and Ars Electronica.
For nearly a decade, Mahler led the creative technology team at the Walt Disney Company's Disney Research Center, where he served as Chief Artist. Under his supervision, the team works hand-in-hand with elite research scientists to invent and utilize new technologies from The Walt Disney Company, working with Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Consumer Products, Disney TV Animation, Imagination Engineering, and more. Mahle authored more than 10 technical papers at the first conference and is the inventor of four issued patents. He has also contributed to dozens of publications in the field of computer graphics and animation. Mahler's artwork and animated films have been featured internationally on several occasions, including SIGGRAPH in 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.
Han Zhanning
Famous graphic designer
Curator of the 4th China Design Exhibition and Public Art Exhibition
Founder and director of the creative group of Shenzhen Asia Copper Design Consulting Co., Ltd., he has served as the secretary-general of the Shenzhen Graphic Design Association, the secretary-general of the executive committee of the "Graphic Design in China Exhibition", and the professor of the Yangtze River College of Art and Design of Shantou University, and has designed the bid logo of the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade, and won the German Red Dot Award "Best of the Best" award, the gold medal of the National Book Design Art Exhibition, the gold medal of the American Printing Award, and the silver medal of the GDC Graphic Design Exhibition in China and hundreds of international and domestic awards.
At the same time, he is enthusiastic about design promotion and design education, organizing and holding many design competitions, exhibitions, lectures and other activities, and serving as a consultant and judge for many institutions.
Hu Renyi
Master tutor of the Fine Arts Department of the New York School of Visual Arts, the head of the New York School of Visual Arts Greater China, and the founder and art director of the famous independent art institution SNAP.
Kohei Takahashi
She is a professor at Doshisha Women's College of Arts and Sciences, an expert in modern Japanese literature and fiction, and a doctor of literature and art at Kyoto University.
Registration time for the preliminary round
Registration for the preliminary round starts on March 12, 2024
Submission deadline for preliminary rounds: May 10, 2024
Judging time
Rolling judging of the preliminary round
Announcement of the shortlist of the preliminary round: May 15, 2024
How to register
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About Xiaoyan Painting Academy
Based on professional and rigorous teaching, Xiaoyan Painting Institute vigorously advocates the concept of art to improve the mind, and has sent a large number of talents to internationally renowned universities such as Yale University, Rhode Island School of Design, New York School of Visual Arts, London School of Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, California Institute of the Arts, Edward Art High School, Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Art, University of Tokyo School of Design, etc., and has played a leading role in the industry. The founders of Xiaoyan Painting Institute, Wu Xiaoyan and Dong Jianguo, began to engage in art and aesthetic education in the 1980s and have been deeply engaged in art and aesthetic education for nearly 44 years.
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