After observing the works in this exhibition, I realized that this world is so colorful and varied in the eyes of children. There is much to express in a diverse world, but what is most attractive are those works that depict the great world through small details.

Review of Works

Name: Secrets of Water

Contributor: Wang Ziyan (8)

Recommending organization: Zuoyou Arts Education (Hebei Province)

Award: 1st Prize (Group of the contributors aged 7-12)

In this work, we see a pluralistic world and its lower part, but when we actually take a close look, which depicts water falling down from a commonplace faucet. The concept of "a drop of water being one world" suddenly occurred to me by then. When we see a world from a small drop of water, what should we do in this world?

Name: Flying Butterflies and Fragrant Flowers

Contributor: Cao Yuqian (9)

Recommending organization: Liuqing Arts School (Chongqing Municipality)

Award: 1st Prize (Group of the contributors aged 7-12)

The work that we are looking at does not seem to describe a specific matter at the first glance. However, in this picture, we see arcs that become larger one by one. Different colors such as yellow, red, and blue are used for depicting a colorful world afterward, representing images of sizes in ascending order. All the elements included in the work precisely show the content of the competition. It excellently presents this diverse world, and this harmonious symbiosis of nature.

Name: Walking Freely

Contributor: He Jinyu (8)

Recommending organization: Yandao Street Primary School (Zhuojin Campus), Chengdu (Sichuan Province)
Award: 1st Prize (Group of the contributors aged 7-12)

Chinese painting has a unique way of expression. Chinese painting is different from the so-called focus perspective in Western art. In western art, different things can be observed from the same point. There are the foreground, background, and various changes, creating spatial depth as if one can see the whole world while standing in the same place. For Chinese painting, one needs to walk and observe the painting, and express feelings about the world. This work does a good job of showing this truth. I view this work from the perspective of a Chinese person. When this traveling boat, cute animals far and near, and trees are put together in a circular image, it is the concept of building a community with a shared future for all life on earth. It is absolutely clear then.

Name: Fairies on Plateau

Contributor: Song Ziqi (8)

Recommending organization: The Experimental Primary School Attached to Beijing Petroleum

Award: 1st Prize (Group of the contributors aged 7-12)

This work illustrates that this painter describes real life. This is the high-speed railway on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This bridge was built so that there is a passageway for creatures such as Tibetan antelopes. Ordinary life scenes are described in the picture. It seems to be ordinary, but if we have a close look, which demonstrates many details such as the carrot, animals in different shapes, and the traffic lights. These are beautiful in contrast with the large color blocks, presenting a beautiful picture. The delights of life, the beautiful picture, and the diverse manifestations truly reflect the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

Name: Encountering Black Swans at Nanhaizi Park in Yizhuang

Contributor: Mi Ruiduo (7)

Recommending organization: Beijing No.2 Middle School (BDA School)

Award: 1st Prize (Group of the contributors aged 7-12)

When I saw the title of this work, I thought it was a swan in the painting. It shows what the painter saw in a park nearby. This portrayal also shows a beautiful world in which nature and man could co-exist. It seems to be a tiny interest in life, but it actually interprets the theme of this competition. In terms of such works, the more the better, because each child has their observations of life. When everyone observes the details of their life, I think that a truly colorful world will be presented by numerous children.