Cheongsam is very flavorful in Shanghai dialect, and Chaozhou hook flower is indeed very "trendy"
On June 8, "Shanghai Women's Poems of Shanghai - Shanghainese Poetry Reading" was held at Duoyun Academy·Fengjing Store, which was jointly organized by Liu Haisu Art Museum and Ding Cong Art Museum and Duoyun Academy·Fengjing Store The third event in the exhibition series "Mu Qin's Career—Ding Wei's Friends" was launched.
Under the music composed by composer Yan Zhexi, Shanghainese blogger Ala Lei, Shanghai Recitation Association member Li Jun, and playwright Jian Fang recited works such as "Talking about Women" and "Farewell Cambridge" in Shanghainese, as well as works based on The Shanghainese poems created by the female figures in Ding Xue's "Hundred Beautiful Pictures" make the Shanghai women in Ding Xue's works and contemporary Shanghai women "look at each other from a distance".
The event also displayed exquisite cheongsams provided by Bucobu Art Center and female-themed bookplates designed by artist Jin Dapeng. After the Shanghainese poetry reading session, the participants went to the Ding Cong Art Museum to visit the exhibition "Mu Qin's Life - Ding Cong's Friends". This exhibition is a touring exhibition of "Mu Qin's Life - Documentary Exhibition to Commemorate the 130th Anniversary of Ding Wei's Birth" at Liu Haisu Art Museum. It uses video materials to present Ding Wei's interactions and friendship with people in the literary and art circles, the Shanghai-style literature and art context in the early 20th century, and The vivid life scenes of the intellectuals at that time.
Visit the exhibition "Mu Qin's Career—Ding Wei's Friends"
The period when Dingxue was active coincided with the time when women were gradually getting rid of feudal shackles and entering society to strive for independence. His fine art and photography now serve as visual documents for people to understand the fashion and aesthetic consciousness of the time. The fame of young Ding Ju is closely related to the many volumes of beautiful pictures he drew. In the 100 beautiful pictures, he used exquisite brushwork to shape the reality and imagination of women at that time. In the "Muqin's Career" touring exhibition, you can view "Hundred Beautiful Pictures" created by Ding Ju up close. A reader wearing a cheongsam said: "For this event, I specially wore a cheongsam that I like to attend. I listened to Shanghainese poetry on the spot and appreciated "Hundred Beautiful Pictures". I deeply felt that as a woman, I should know how to appreciate myself. The beauty.”
At Sinan Bookstore, the exhibition "Crochet can also be very 'trendy' - When traditional handicrafts meet trendy art" displays a series of exquisite handmade crochet works created by Chaozhou artist Huang Jiayu and his "Crochet Girl Group", displaying Chaozhou handicrafts The tradition and innovation of crochet inspire the audience's interest in traditional handicrafts.
Exhibition "Crochet can also be very 'trendy' - when traditional handicrafts meet trendy art"
The "Crochet Girl Group" is a local craftsman teamed up by artist Huang Jiayu. They are all women, with an average age of 50. The exhibition is divided into three sections. The first section shows Huang Jiayu and her "Crochet Girl Group" integrating modern design elements into traditional techniques to create handmade crochet works that are full of new artistic vitality, including relatively two-dimensional crochet paintings and three-dimensional crochet hooks. Installation work. The key exhibit displayed in the center of the exhibition hall is a giant pink wow dragon. Huang Jiayu and the hook flower aunts spent a long time hooking this long dragon with "wow" all over its body in the Year of the Dragon. Every detail of the energetic, playful and agile Wawa Dragon is a reflection of everyone’s hard work and ingenuity.
The second section shows the process of the work from design conception to final product through video, presenting in detail the perfect combination of traditional craftsmanship and modern design. The third section displays the crochet tools used by the "Crochet Girl Group" and photos of their hands, accompanied by short stories about them and crochet. The audience can feel their concentration and enthusiasm in the creative process up close.
Chaozhou handmade crochet, also known as "Tonghua", is one of the unique drawing techniques in Chaoshan area, using crochet hooks and yarn for exquisite weaving. According to "Shantou City Chronicles", Tonghua was originally called Gorosa and originated in Ireland. In the 23rd year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, it was introduced to the Chaoshan area and was renamed Tonghua in 1966. The exhibition will last until July 7 and is free and open to the public.
