From May 2nd to 4th, the 2024GAF Shanghai Illustration Art Festival will land on the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Hall.With the theme of “softness and hug”, the art festival will gather more than 10 heavy coffee special exhibitions, series theme exhibitions, art books, installation interaction, art market collection, independent screening and other activities, bringing rich viewing to the audienceExperience.
GAF launches the urban art double city tour. The first stop chose Shanghai with a strong artistic atmosphere and prosperity in the art market.”On the one hand, I hope that the audience can find resonance in the art festival, feel the healing power of illustration art, and share the visual feast; on the other hand, I hope to promote friendly exchanges among creators.”Xian said, “Shanghai has a huge consumer group and a mature consumer market, hoping to further promote the marketization process of illustration art through the art festival, achieve a win -win situation for art and commerce, and better empower the excellent art creators.”
Master’s masterpiece first show, explore diverse art style
The GAF illustration art festival is a large -scale comprehensive illustration art exhibition that sprouts in Guangzhou and grows in the country.Since the first time in 2022, the art festival has won the recognition of a large number of illustration artists and the support of the audience.This year, GAF landed in Shanghai for the first time, and went to the next level in special exhibition planning and activities. While bringing visual feasts, it also continued to empower the outstanding creators.
During the three -day event, the most watched is a special exhibition of many top -top illustration masters overseas.Among them, the GAF Shanghai Illustration Art Festival teamed up with the Mu Xia Art Museum to bring the recognized business illustration originator of more than 40 real traces to the scene.The latest works collected by the Mu Xia Art Museum will also be unveiled at this exhibition for the first time.
It is reported that the GAF Shanghai Illustration Art Festival will launch a special exhibition of French comic master Morbis.Mobis is one of the most well -known European cartoonists in the world at present. His works have influenced animated masters including Hayao Miyazaki, Tezuka Mizuki, Toriko, and Big Friends Yoka.”Electronic World Combat Battle”, “Bottom Cave”, and “Fifth Element”, etc. are also classics that have been named by film history.
In addition, the GAF Shanghai Illustration Art Festival will also work with the Dunbang Art Museum to present the special exhibition of “Dunbang Water Margin Heroes” of the national treasure artist Dunbang.The master of art who once painted the end of the CCTV version of “Water Margin”, inspired by Chinese literature classics, created a series of illustrations of different themes such as Tang Shi and Song Ci.This special exhibition will display more than 40 most classic works of his most classic exhibition. Among them, the 8 -opened oversized album “Song of Everlasting” is the first public exhibition.
Big coffee rookie gathers, traditional culture is modern
Illustrations and comic art have rich artistic traditions, and artists continue to explore diverse artistic styles in their creations.
The modern expression of traditional Chinese culture is also a major highlight of this art festival.Liu Zidong’s “Journey to the West” series, the national style theme of Ah Wan, the magic universe created by Xunzi Kai, and the works of the “Sword of Sword” and “Li Bai’s Death” of the past are all deeply deeply described as the visual language of illustrations to traditional culture.Modern expression after digging and reshaping.
This art festival also invited many excellent illustrators to express life with illustration art to show their works.The post -90s cartoonist Toby, who currently lives in Shanghai, tells the audience with the unlimited interest of life with the innocent works, and has won the love of many young people.The author of the image novel Wu Bao resonates and stimulates good stories and good images with its keen observation, top drawing techniques and narrative skills.
The art of illustration is not high, it is the embodiment of people’s lifestyle and content.The organizer said that he hopes to help more people understand art and participate in it. “Both artists, collectors, or ordinary citizens can feel the charm and temperature of illustration art here.”
Feel the charm of illustrations, and pass the warmth of multiple gameplay
2024 GAF Shanghai Illustration Art Festival is not only a platform for art exchange, but also a happy festival exhibition for young people to play together.For the first show in Shanghai, the scale of the art festival was upgraded to 28,000 square meters, and a series of fun and good -looking activities were planned.
At the scene, the audience can not only visit the illustration exhibition of different themes, but also participate in multiple interactions to win interesting surroundings, and even participate in sketch activities at the art scene to create their own works.10 illustration artists with unique personal styles will also appear to communicate face -to -face with the audience to share the story behind the work.The art market collection, tide play exhibition, hand -made exhibition, illustration peripherals, etc., will also satisfy the audience’s desire to “buy, buy, buy”, and allow them to watched the exhibition, and they can also exhaust their beloved works and surrounding nets.
At the exhibition site in previous years, people were crowded.
It is worth mentioning that for the audience who pursue the family, the GAF Shanghai Illustration Art Festival has also built a “art paradise” to return to childhood.The illustrator Wu Xiaoxian X pond will bring “Folding Summer-Interactive Picture Book Special Exhibition”, exhibiting children can also enjoy the handmade books and the interactive picture book of Gui Gui at the International Award.
Author: Xuanjing
Text: Xuanjing Editor: Wang Xiaoli Editor in charge: Xing Xiaofang
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