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Across Tlatquitl: Amaixtli tlanextilli by Xuguang Zhu and Chao Yang

Across Tlatquitl: Amaixtli tlanextilli by Xuguang Zhu and Chao Yang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Tlacuilolli, Tlacuilolixiptlaliztli ihuan Tlachialtlanonotzaliztli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.


IztacteocuitlatlTlacuilolli· 2022

Across Tlatquitl: Amaixtli tlanextilli

by Xuguang Zhu and Chao Yang

Client: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Tlacuilolli Category

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The Design

About Across Tlatquitl: Amaixtli tlanextilli

Across ce amaixtli tlanextilli tlachihchiuhtli inic ce ilhuitl tepoztlamachtiliztli tlacuiloliztli tlen mocahua ipan tetlacuiloliztli itech tepetl Helan itech China. Inin amaixtli mopetlahua ipan lenticular tlatemaquixtiliztli. Ce ixiptli quinextia in tlacuilolli achto itech tepetl Helan huan occe quinextia ce yancuic tepoztlacuilolli tlen zan yehhuatl. Ihcuac motlapatla in canin titlachia, in huehcauhtlacuilolli mopolohua huan in tepoztlacuilolli monextia. In huehue ixiptli motlapal ica tlilli, xocotl, gelatina huan cuztic teocuitlatlalli, motepehua inic quichihua ce tlaquentli iuhqui tetl. Across quinequi quipiaz huan quimomacaz ce huehue tlamanitiliztli tlen ye polihuiznequi.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl

Across Tlatquitl: Amaixtli tlanextilli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Across Tlatquitl: Amaixtli tlanextilli ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Across Tlatquitl: Amaixtli tlanextilli quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The poster uses lenticular material. On one side is a modern digital Helan Mountain motif and on the other side is the original Helan Mountain motif. The lenticular material makes the original Helan Mountain image disappear and become the new digital Helan Mountain as the viewpoint moves, thus expressing the theme of leapfrogging and symbolising the revival of an ancient civilisation.
Dimensions & Packaging
Poster: 1855mm*30mm*465mm
Tags
Chinese tradition, internationalism, rock art, cultural relics
Production Technology
1.Raster material. This kind of material is characterized by different pictures that can be seen from different angles and produce alternating effects. It is used to express the theme of across and symbolize the renewal and iteration of an ancient civilization.
2.Comprehensive material painting. I use a mixture of ink, tea, gelatine and gold powder to make pigments and then use a syringe to perform the Chinese painting technique of ink splashing. The pigment is sprayed on the ground and covered with rice paper. The next day, a special texture similar to rock will be obtained to show the traditional Holan Mountain rock painting.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge was the clever use of materials and graphics to convey the concept of the theme.
Research
Type of research: modernisation of ancient civilisations
Research Objective: To modernise and digitally conserve the ancient rock paintings of the Holan Mountains
Methodology: To investigate the history and types of rock paintings in the endangered Holan Mountains. A modern redesign based on the original motifs so that they can continue to be disseminated and used in contemporary times.
Results: The design was presented and a digital art festival was carried out in Holan Mountains, which succeeded in making more people aware of the culture and many bought souvenirs of the design.
Inspiration
Holan mountain rock painting is a precious ancient civilization heritage of China. Nowadays, due to environmental reasons, it is gradually disappearing, but many people still don't know its existence. Therefore, I have planned a digital art festival of Holan Mountain with the theme of across. The main visual performance of this festival is to redesign the rock paintings digitally as a kind of digital protection, so that they can be spread and applied in the contemporary era and play the contemporary value of ancient culture.
Project Duration
The project starts in Hangzhou in March 2021, will be completed in Hangzhou in April 2021 and will be presented in Helan Mountain, Ningxia in May 2021
Operation Flow
Different motifs can be seen with different viewing angles of the poster. The traditional Holan Mountain motif and the modern Holan Mountain motif keep disappearing and reappearing as the perspective changes. This expresses the concept of an ancient civilisation disappearing and transforming into a new form, and the new form inheriting the ancient civilisation.
Team Members
Creative Director: Xuguang Zhu
Designer: Chao yang
Designer: Yiyang Li
Designer: Yilin Wang

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