On June 20, the special exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France and the 162nd Paris International Art Salon opened grandly in the second space (Paris Oriental Cultural Center) of the Orangerie Hall (Luxembourg Garden) of the Paris Senate. Artists and works from all over the world gathered together to present a feast of vision and soul. Among them, the film works of Professor Sun Lijun of the Beijing Film Academy have attracted wide attention for their unique artistic charm and profound ideological connotation.
The opening ceremony was hosted by Isabelle Lawson, Executive President of the French National Society of Fine Arts.
It is reported that the Paris International Art Salon Exhibition is named after successive French presidents, supported by the French Ministry of Culture, and hosted by the French National Society of Fine Arts (Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts). The French SALON DES BEAUX ARTS International Art Salon Award was founded in 1861 and hosted by the French National Society of Fine Arts. It is currently the world’s oldest art award and one of the most influential art events in France.
As an outstanding representative of contemporary Chinese film animation creation, Sun Lijun has been committed to the innovation and development of film art. His works not only convey the exquisite presentation of traditional aesthetics, but also put a lot of effort in plot setting and character creation, striving to convey profound humanistic care and social thinking through the art form of film.
There are two films exhibited by Sun Lijun this time, one is the animation work “Harvest” directed by him, and the other is the short film “Journey the Moon” co-directed by him and Wu Xian. The protagonist of “Harvest” is a katydid. In early autumn, the insects in the garden compete for food. There is no dialogue in the whole film. Through the contest between insects, the emotional expression, action design and rhythm control of the characters are highlighted, thus depicting the “law of survival” of the insects in the garden and reflecting the profound philosophy contained in nature. The film is the first 8K ink animation film, which has made multiple innovations in production technology, animation audio-visual language, artistic expression and animation performance. It is a new content and form that integrates traditional Chinese ink and wash into innovative concepts. It is a painstaking work that Professor Sun Lijun has carefully created in recent years.
The sci-fi film “Journey the Moon” tells the story of Dong Dabao, a “naughty old boy” who lives alone and loves to toss around in the future in 2050. By chance, he and the companion robot “Dong Xiaobao” took an unexpected trip to the moon. The film is an extension of digital film and television production technology in children’s film themes, and it is also an innovation in children’s literature to convey its own content, ideas and contemporary values in the form of film. Movies are an important example of the application of digital virtual characters. Among them, director Sun Lijun first proposed the forward-looking concept of “digital virtual characters” (Virtual Character), whose characters can be used to realize scenes and actions that cannot be realized through real actors. Such as super-realistic, supernatural, and super-human abilities and appearances. The emergence of digital virtual characters will undoubtedly affect the aesthetics and viewing experience of movies, because the existence of digital virtual characters makes the world of movies more virtual and super-real.
Film critics and artists from all over the world are looking forward to the exhibition of Professor Sun Lijun’s works. They believe that Professor Sun Lijun’s films not only have superb artistic skills, but also have profound insights and unique views on the theme. These two works have not only won honors for Chinese films, but also made positive contributions to the development of global film art.
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