Andersen Illustration Award
Text/Figure [Fa] Tommy Wenger | translation of Zhang Jianming
1 [Picture Book Story] "Three Robbers" The robber seems to be a heinous bad guy in the habitual thinking of all people, who burns and robs and mutilates the innocent. But the three robbers in this picture give people a different deep reflection.
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There is a value and effort that requires clarity about what you are doing for. When the three robbers went, people were frightened, and they continued to do robbery as always, transporting the stolen goods back to the cave.
When a carriage was intercepted, with only one orphan on it, they carried the little girl back to the cave in a warm cloak. In this small detail, it can be seen that this group of robbers is warm and kind. When little girls see the glittering jewels, they ask them what they do with this?
Just such a simple question changed all the main themes. They used the jewelry to build a castle and housed abandoned children in it. The castle became home to countless children. Good and evil are only in one thought, or whether we understand the meaning of certain things when we do something.
Many times friends around me suggest that certain things be done first, and when they do it, they will find meaning. I don't know why I disagree until now, because of some things, you have not thought about why to do it, you don't even have the motivation to insist, let alone talk about meaning.
What the three robbers do with these jewels is for the sake of others, not for their own selfish desires, which also makes the young reader love them more.
2 [Picture Book Illustration] "Three Robbers" is like a picture book story with a black and blue tone. Impressive pirate image. Wearing a black cloak and a high black hat, he revealed a pair of bright eyes, which had a feeling of terror.
The whole painting feels like a shadow puppet show, because the background color is black, creating an atmosphere where pirates come out in the middle of the night to commit theft. When the little girl appeared, a large area of green appeared, full of life.
When this group of children grew up happily in the castle, wearing red cloaks and red hats, they lived on a green meadow. The whole picture is particularly happy and warm.
The charm of the colors is amazing, and they begin their journey as the plot moves.
