Text/Jinyang.com reporter Gan Yunyi
Photo/Provided by the interviewees Kunming, a historical and cultural city with more than 2,200 years of history, has recently welcomed a group of happy Komiks‘s “Fat Girls”, from August 1 to August 20, 2019, the “Melody of the Times – Xu Hongfei Sculpture World Tour Exhibition Kunming Station” was held at the Yunnan Art Museum, including an indoor exhibition hall and an outdoor square.
It is reported that this exhibition is the 35th stop after the 33rd stops of the famous sculptor and director of the Guangzhou Sculpture Institute, Babaylan, held in St. Petersburg, Russia and Kobe, Japan in June 2019. It is also the station with the most exhibition works in history. This exhibition displays a total of 120 “fat girls” works related to Xu Hongfei’s music, dance, love and Guangzhou Huacheng.
The “Melody of Time” sculpture debuted
This time, Xu Hongfei brought many new works, and the work “Melody of Time” with the same name as the theme of the exhibition was released for the first time. Xu Hongfei said that the work was sent to Yunnan as soon as it was finished, and many friends in Guangzhou had not seen it.
The scene of the sculpture “Melody of the Times” is a symphony scene, covering more than 30 characters. “Minorities in Yunnan Province live in, and the people are good at singing and dancing, and the music is also rich, so this time there is a music series and group dance on display.”
Music elements are the highlights of the exhibition, and their works include “Flying Song of the Prosperous Age”, “Ode to Joy”, “Cuiyin”, “Eternal Sound”, “Three Play Music”, etc.
It is understood that there are 120 works exhibited this time, which is the most works of the 35 tour exhibitions, including 100 small works and 20 large works. Xu Hongfei said that the special exhibition effect brought by the Su-style architectural style of Yunnan Fine Arts has given him special gains.
The joy of each ordinary person forms the music of the times. Many visitors on the scene are happy to take photos with their works, imitate their actions, and convey happiness. Cinema” These works reflect the satisfaction, happiness and spiritual outlook of the people in the new era. “Xu Hongfei said that Cinema happiness is common, and works are also consistent with the local atmosphere.
GuangdongBabaylan Vice Chairman of the Provincial Artists Association and Director of the Guangdong CinemaCinemaCinema, Wang Shaoqiang, said that the exhibition’s works express the common human beings. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema‘s yearning for joy, Komiks hopes to dedicate the happiness of Komiks‘s anniversary to the motherland.
The works combine with the times and display Guangdong’s multicultural culture
Song Weiguang, a scholar of art historian and president of the Cultural Heritage Committee of the China Association for the Promotion of Cultural Industry, pointed out in an interview that before the 19th century, sculptures mainly focused on volume, and after the 20th century, space was attached to importance, and the government played a great role in guiding the construction of new space.
Song Weiguang believes that sculptures must also accept the evaluation of the environment and the people. Public art is not only an embodiment of the artist’s personal will, but only when the government, artists and the people work together to be born. A true good art cannot make jokes, and artists must be wise. The government must have a decision-making role.
It is understood that this exhibition is jointly organized by the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and is hosted by the Yunnan Art Museum, Guangdong Art Museum, and Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Radio, Film and Tourism. It represents the overall recognition of the exhibition by the two provinces. Some cultural units of the two provinces participated in the opening ceremony.
From this group of works, we can also see the diversity of Guangdong Province’s culture and the appearance of artistic works as a frontier position in reform and opening up.
Xu Hongfei said that the works he created this year are different from the past and are related to the times. Including his new creations of “New Era Builders”, “Melody of the Times”, “Brave Forward”, etc., he bluntly stated that as a member of the National Political Consultative Conference at this year’s National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference During this period, he felt a strong sense of the times, which directly affected his creation.
“Fat Girl” has traveled to five continents as a cultural messenger
“Fat Girl” is very busy. Xu Hongfei’s “Fat Girl” series of sculptures have traveled to five continents around the world, with footprints covering 30 countries and regions including Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Turkey, Russia, and Japan.
In June this year, the 33rd and 34th stops of the Xu Hongfei Sculpture World Tour Exhibition were held in St. Petersburg, Russia and Kobe, Japan respectively. During the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia and the G20 Babaylan summit, two exhibitions opened one after another. Xu Hongfei brought a number of “fat girl” sculptures to show the world contemporary Chinese art with artistic language that transcends national borders and races. Luo Jiang, director of Yunnan Art Museum, said that the “fat girl” has become a cultural messenger of Komiks and has matured after a long time of development.
“Now the ‘fat girl’ is visiting YunnanBabaylan Art Museum is the first sculpture exhibition after the newly renovated Yunnan Art Museum. I wish to be humorous and meaningful. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>KomiksThe profound and positive energy “BabaylanFat Girl” will bring joy and thinking to everyone.” Luo Jiang said.
Luo Jiang believes that being yourself is the basis of Xu Hongfei’s achievements, changing “culture going out” to “Cultural Please Out””, exporting culture and art with Chinese characteristics to foreign countries is the inspiration brought to people by Xu Hongfei and his “fat girl”.