Year of the Tiger zodiac stamp tiger "no tiger power"?
Feng Dazhong, the author who has painted tigers for more than 20 years: anthropomorphized, animals also have emotions
■ The zodiac bears people's emotions towards traditional culture and folk customs. Collecting zodiac stamps has become the habit of many stamp collectors. Even if they are not experienced collectors, every ordinary person can easily resonate with the zodiac stamps.
■ On January 5th, the "Tiger Ticket" for the year of Renyin was officially released, but this set of realistic and meticulous style "Tiger Ticket" has sparked intense discussions on the Internet since its debut.
Many netizens complained that the tiger on the stamp was "slightly sad", with frowning furrowed, looking sick, and not at all mighty as a tiger on the mountain.
"The tiger in the first picture looks a little sad, with a sad face; in the second picture, the tiger mother has two cubs, and she is not happy. The big tiger has no tiger power, and the little tiger is not flexible." Some netizens even suspected the artist's work. level.
■ Public information shows that Feng Dazhong has liked to draw tigers since he was a teenager. At that time, due to the lack of publications, he often took the bus to the zoo to observe. During this period, he also escaped from the tiger's mouth several times. , President of Liaoning Province Old Artists Association.
The author responds:
It should break through the attributes of tigers to paint, and strive to convey a spiritual emotion
According to public information, Feng Dazhong was born in 1949, and his hometown is Benxi City, Liaoning Province.
He has liked to draw tigers since he was a teenager. At that time, due to the lack of publications, he often took the bus to the zoo to observe, and there were several escapes from the tiger's mouth during the period.
Feng Dazhong, the owner of Fuhu Thatched Cottage, his painting style is serious and elegant. The tiger painting breaks through the stylized conventions, endows the tiger with a humanistic charm, and creates his own artistic symbol. For "the world's first tiger".
At the same time, according to the data, Feng Dazhong is the deputy director of the Chinese Painting Art Committee of the China Artists Association, the vice chairman of the Liaoning Artists Association, a national first-class painter, an expert who enjoys special allowances from the State Council, and the chairman of the Liaoning Province Veteran Artists Association.
In an interview with the media, Feng Dazhong said that the first stamp was originally designed with the tiger raising its head high, but the tiger's head would be too small on the stamp, and the angle of the head was lowered later.
The two tiger cubs on the second stamp are relatively close at first, and the stamp will appear structurally unbalanced, with more white space on both sides, and the distance will be increased accordingly.
"Animals also have joys, sorrows and sorrows, so when painting tigers, it is necessary to crack this code, break through its animal attributes to draw, and anthropomorphize it to convey a spiritual emotion." Feng Dazhong said that the tiger pictures he usually creates are anthropomorphic. The artistic language of the Chinese zodiac, which focuses on depicting the spirit of the tiger, coincides with the cultural connotation of the zodiac tiger, and is also the commonality between the creation of traditional Chinese paintings and the design of this set of stamps.
Talking about the difference between the tiger image in the stamp and the traditional Chinese painting, Feng Dazhong said that due to the small size of the stamp, the background patterns such as mountains, forests and rocky hills cannot be depicted as in large-scale Chinese paintings. Concise, highlight the topic.
In the second stamp, Feng Dazhong originally painted 3 little tigers, removed 1 from the back, and moved the remaining 2 little tigers slightly apart, so that the composition is fuller after modification, and the main body of the picture is blank. The distribution is also more comfortable and appropriate.
mixed reviews
Some people say: "The tiger is drawn like a cat" Some people say it: It shows something other than ferocity
China Philatelic Co., Ltd., as the issuer, introduced on the official website that the special stamp "Ren Yin Year" issued on January 5 is the seventh set of the fourth round of Chinese zodiac stamps. , a detailed interpretation of the beauty of the tiger.
The stamps continue the design concept of the fourth round of zodiac stamps, interpreting the concepts of "country" and "home".
The issuer stated that the first picture, titled "National Fortune Prosperity", depicts a majestic image of a mountain tiger, standing in the distance and with lofty aspirations, conveying the meaning of the country's prosperity and ambition; the second picture is called "Tiger Yun". Auspicious", depicting a warm scene of a gentle-faced tiger mother with two cubs, implying that children and grandchildren are prosperous and the family is happy.
In the opinion of a disciple of a national-level painter, the tiger on the stamp picture lacks aura, its aura is a bit weak, and the king's demeanor is not reflected.
"Whether it is a person or other animals, the eyes can directly express the inner, the tiger in the picture is really sad."
Mr. Fang, a painter from a provincial art association, believes that the tiger in the stamp does not reflect the characteristics of the tiger: the first tiger, the structure and proportions are not right, the legs are a little short, the body feels long, and the tail is also too long. relatively thick.
"This tiger is drawn a little embarrassed like the cat at home, and it looks less timid, not like the king of the mountains and forests that people are proud of."
"The second picture of a tiger with two cubs. The tigress is curled up there, looking pitiful, with tears in her eyes as if she is waiting for someone to give something to charity." Mr. Fang said that this painting also did not reflect the nature of the tiger , its bones are also loose, and the markings are not so regular.
But also a strong supporter of the author's painter.
Lv Jun, a meticulous painter, is a member of the Sichuan Fine Arts Association. He told reporters that the author, Mr. Feng Dazhong, has more than 20 years of experience in tiger painting and has been exploring tiger painting skills. , Yong contains tenderness, and the tiger also has rich emotions such as happiness, sadness, and longing.
"He wants to show something other than the ferocity of tigers. I think this is also his original intention to design this set of stamps."
Lv Jun believes that from the technical point of view, Mr. Feng Dazhong deliberately weakened the color difference of the picture, "The picture emphasizes the sense of volume of the object through the coolness and warmth of the color and the strength and weakness of the ink color. It can be said that this is the artist's harmonization of feelings and skills. an attempt."
With the advent of Gengshen's "Monkey Ticket"
The decorative style of zodiac stamps is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. People are not used to the realistic and meticulous style.
China's first zodiac stamp was issued on February 15, 1980. It was the Geng Shen "Monkey Ticket" of the first round of zodiac stamps. It was a chubby golden monkey originally painted by Huang Yongyu, with a bright red background, full of joy. of affection.
The advent of Gengshen's "Monkey Ticket" has not only set off a craze for zodiac stamp collection and research, but also spawned a stamp investment craze in the society.
Since the Year of the Monkey in Gengshen in 1980, China Post has issued zodiac stamps for 42 consecutive years.
Wu Lei, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Shandong Normal University, said, "It is not an accident that Gengshen monkey stamps have started the zodiac stamp collection. In the past, people had almost no chance to see and own picture albums, and stamps have been considered in terms of original painting, design, printing and distribution. One of the most affordable collections.”
From the issuance of Geng Shen's "Monkey Ticket" in 1980 to Xinwei's "Sheep Ticket" in 1991, the first set of zodiac stamps was issued.
It can be seen from the search materials that the design of the first set of zodiac stamps is of great artistic value. In addition to Huang Yongyu, Zhang Ding, Yao Zhonghua, Zhan and other famous painters have also been invited to the original paintings.
The first set of zodiac stamps also displayed various styles of animals, most of which were drawn from traditional Chinese art and folk art, including: a large rooster in decorative painting style (original painting by Zhang Ding, designer Cheng Chuanli, sculptor Sun Hongnian); ceramic painting style The lion dog (designed by Zhou Lingzhao, sculpted by Gao Pinzhang); the bull in the style of bricks in the Han Dynasty (original painting Yao Zhonghua, designed by Ren Yu, sculpted by Yan Bingwu); carved paper-cut style of the white rabbit (designed by Li Fangfang, sculptor Sun Hongnian); folk paper-cut The red-brown-black horse with shadow puppetry (designer Zou Jianjun, sculptor Hu Zhenyuan) and the black goat in folk cloth toy style (designer Lei Hanlin, sculptor Hu Zhenyuan) and the tiger down the mountain (designer Zhang Guofan, sculptor Hu Zhenyuan)…
"Stamp design is a kind of decoration art. The image design of the first set of zodiac stamps with certain exaggerated techniques is very suitable for batch printing. The exaggerated image and eye-catching colors are also easy to produce effects. The decorative style of stamps is too popular, and people have become accustomed to this design style with a certain sense of pattern. Therefore, as soon as the sample picture of the Renyin Tiger stamp is released, most people are not comfortable with this realistic style. ", said Wu Lei.
The little one's zodiac stamps carry Chinese people's feelings for traditional culture and folklore
Mr. Zhao, a stamp collector, has been collecting stamps since 1980 and owns every set of zodiac stamps since 1980. For him, collecting zodiac stamps is not only a habit, but also a nostalgic feeling.
Mr. Zhao analyzed from several editions of the Year of the Tiger stamps: The tiger stamps of the Wuyin Year (1998) showed a frontal yellow cloth tiger. People who didn’t like it thought it was just an ordinary cloth tiger toy, and people who liked it thought it was just an ordinary cloth tiger toy. Zhang "Tiger Ticket" is very ethnic.
And Geng Yin Year (2010) "Tiger Ticket" is a cartoon 3D tiger with hands on his hips, which was also a very bold and breakthrough choice at that time.
Several senior stamp collectors interviewed believed that the small stamps of the Chinese zodiac bear the author's understanding and experience of each zodiac animal. Feelings of traditional culture and folklore.
Therefore, no matter which form is used to express the tiger, it must be the ultimate in the style.
Although everyone has their own opinions on works of art, the zodiac stamps that carry countless people's feelings and feelings should still pursue a higher level in terms of artistic level and reach a certain artistic level and height.
Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star News reporter Lu Yanfei
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