Chinese Sports Zithunzi by Yanliu Cui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zithunzi, Zojambulidwa ndi Kulumikizana Mwazithunzi Competition Category.

BronzeZithunzi· 2023

Chinese Sports Zithunzi

by Yanliu Cui

Client: Northeastern University of China

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Zithunzi Category

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The Design

About Chinese Sports Zithunzi

Masewera a ku China ndi gulu la zithunzi zisanu zokhudza masewera achikhalidwe a ku China. Gululi likusonyeza masewera oyendetsa thupi (acrobatics), cuju, masewera okwera pahatchi, masewera a nyama zisanu, ndi kuponya zinthu. Chithunzi chilichonse chimayika masewerawo mu nthawi ya mbiri yakale imene sewerolo linali lotchuka, motero zithunzizi zimaphatikiza mbiri yakale ndi mayendedwe a thupi. Zojambulazo zinajambulidwa ndi pensulo, kenako zinasesedwa (scanned) ndi kumalizidwa pogwiritsa ntchito mapulogalamu ojambulira azidziwitso (digital painting software). Gululi linatulutsidwa pa intaneti kuti lithandize anthu kuzindikira tanthauzo la chikhalidwe la masewera achikhalidwe amenewa.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Chinese Sports Zithunzi ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Chinese Sports Zithunzi akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Chinese Sports Zithunzi amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: A set of illustrations about traditional Chinese sports, including "acrobatics", "Cuju", "equestrian", "Five poultry opera" and "throwing", depict the sports while showing different backgrounds of The Times. This group of illustrations is characterized by both a sense of historical weight and a sense of kinetic vitality, showing the charm of Oriental culture.
Dimensions & Packaging: Printing illustrations: Height 800mm x Width 800mm, Data size: Height 1800mm x Width 800mm, 300dpi, RGB.
Tags: China, Sports, Illustration, Acrobatics, Cuju, Horsemanship, Five Poultry Play, Throwing
Production Technology: The sketches were drawn in pencil, then scanned and drawn using Photoshop.
Design Challenge: The difficulty lies in looking up the relevant background information of the times. China's history has a long history. It is difficult to find the background of the times in which sports with different characteristics flourished in the long history. Only by reading a large number of documents and the aid of mind maps can we achieve the perfect integration of sports and the times, realize the combination of modern aesthetics and traditional elements, and make the picture have both the sense of history and the sense of vitality of sports.
Research: Under the background of the vigorous development of sports events around the world, this study, based on the oriental perspective, collected five different traditional Chinese sports, namely "acrobatics", "cuju", "equestrian", "five bird games" and "throwing", by consulting ancient books and relevant papers, and created five different theme illustrations according to the different times at that time, It is helpful for people to further understand the philosophical connotation, cultural connotation and humanistic spirit contained in Chinese traditional sports.
Inspiration: The inspiration of the illustration comes from traditional Chinese sports. Many sports in China have been passed down for thousands of years. Illustrators try to show sports with distinct Oriental cultural characteristics in the long history of China, and show the wisdom, rich imagination and creative spirit of the ancestors to the modern people, as well as fully reflect the philosophical connotation, cultural connotation and humanistic spirit contained in sports.
Project Duration: The project was started at Northeast University in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China in December 2022 and completed at Northeast University in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China in February 2023.
Operation Flow: The illustration was released on the Internet to attract the public and show the charm of traditional Chinese sports.
Image Credits: Cui Yanliu, Zhang Jiayu, Ju Jijing, 2022.