Review by Qiao Xiaoguang

BPAFFC, Beijing NGO
2022-12-23

In the "Colorful World" exhibition, we see children's  innocence, like stars in the sky. They see nature, villages, animals, rivers, etc. on the Earth, and paint a colorful world by using their brushes, eyes, and heart.

Review of Works

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Name: Mother Earth

Contributor: Liu Jiahao (11)

Recommending organization: Yandao Street Primary School (Zhuojin Campus), Chengdu (Sichuan Province)

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

This art piece is named Mother Earth. It is turned into dark black through the image of a pious person, representing the land and people's reverence for the land. It portrays the colorful world of biodiversity, providing a base point for thinking about man and nature.

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Name: Princess of the Forest

Contributor: Liu Yingxin (12)

Recommending organization: Xiangqian Lujia Primary School, Minhou County (Fujian Province)

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

This art piece was created by a 12-year-old child using paper cutting. It depicts an imaginary scene in which man and animals live in harmony in the forest. It represents a new direction for children's artistic creation in such a colorful world, and deserves more encouragement.

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Name: A Factory on Mouth

Contributor: Zhang Mengying (10)

Recommending organization: Mohan Gallery (Guangdong Province)

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

This is an artwork called A Factory on Mouth painted by a 10-year-old child. He used the composite art method and depicted a polluting factory, which actually symbolizes the habitat of birds. Therefore, he vividly expresses biodiversity and our ecological protection through a close-up of bird's beak.

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Name: Fairies in Valley

Contributor: Lai Meihan (11)

Recommending organization: Liuqing Arts School (Chongqing Municipality)

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

Butterflies are commonly seen in nature. Using the traditional Chinese painting method of detailed freehand brushwork, the painter vividly describes the flitting butterflies, creating a world of butterflies.

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Name: Protecting the Beautiful Earth

Contributor: Zhou Ziming (11)

Recommending organization: Qinghe No.4 Primary School, Haidian District (Beijing Municipality)

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

This is a traditional Chinese painting called Protecting the Beautiful Earth created by an 11-year-old child. This is a lovely work full of childlike innocence, showing the most basic natural requirement of the mutual dependence of humans and animals, as well as the fragility of man and nature in life.

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Name: Free World

Contributor: Lan Yiwei (11)

Recommending organization: Soong Ching Ling Arts Center (Beijing Municipality)

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

This work is called Free World. The painter depicts the tranquility of animals by expressing his understanding of freedom from his inner feeling. He expresses freedom in such a wonderful and serene manner through fresh and soft lines.

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