"It is a happy thing to draw a rabbit stamp. Anyone can draw rabbits, and I'm not the only one. Draw them, make everyone happy and congratulate the New Year. "
Yesterday, the China Year of the Rabbit Zodiac stamp-the launching ceremony of the special stamp "Guimao Year" was broadcast live in Taobao Live Room of "Philatelic Corporation". The 99-year-old Huang Yongyu, the designer of the "Lan Tu" stamp, immediately responded by video, thanking the netizens and expressing his blessings.
Screenshot of live room
"Lan Tu", a special stamp for the year of Guimao, is the third time that Huang Yongyu started to design stamps for the zodiac at the age of 100. For the first time, he created the first Zodiac stamp issued after the founding of New China: 1980 Monkey Ticket for the Year of Geng Shen, known as the "Father of Monkey Tickets".
Huang Yongyu's good friend Jiang Kun said that when I saw this year's "Lan Tu" stamp, my first impression was "an old man talking about teenagers". Jiang Kun said that in the humorous culture, Huang Yongyu is a very respected master and elder. This humorous style comes down in one continuous line in Mr. Huang Lao's sketches, essays and works of art which are closely related to the lives of ordinary people.
"Ugly to the depths is cute", although it has been spit out, it was hard to get a ticket as soon as the "Lan Tu" stamp was issued yesterday.
In order to grab the stamps for the Year of the Rabbit, there was a long queue at the stamp shops in Hangzhou yesterday.
Yesterday, Melissa Zhou Pig, an orange friend, posted a long picture of queuing to buy stamps in the circle of orange friends.
Apart from stamp shops, stamp collectors also flock to online shops. Today, the interactive reporter of orange persimmon saw on Taobao that some shops have sold out of stock.
According to statistics, more than 200,000 people searched for "Lan Tu" stamps on Taobao yesterday, and some shops sold out. At the same time, the commemorative _ and Stamp gold products jointly issued by Taobao and the "Little Blue Rabbit" stamps are also brought.
Yesterday, more than 200,000 people searched for "Lan Tu" stamps on Taobao.
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In the past two days, the artwork of special stamps of Guimao Year of Rabbit issued by China Post has caused controversy on the Internet. This year's Year of the Rabbit has a set of two stamps, the first one is called "Guimao sends blessings" and the second one is called "Tongyuansheng". The designer is Huang Yongyu, a famous artist in China and the "father of monkey tickets". However, this Lan Tu soon got a hot search. .....
Lan Tu soon became popular with the hot search.
Born in the same circle depicts the scene of three rabbits running endlessly end to end, showing the agility, vitality and warmth of life. In another image, the blue rabbit, with red eyes and protruding big teeth, holds a letter in his left hand and writes with his right hand, which is really very different from the traditional rabbit. This Lan Tu is also the core of this controversy.
China Post reported that Huang Yongyu's Hairy Rabbit was naive, enthusiastic, unrestrained and free. I hope everyone can feel chic, joy and happiness through the "Year of Guimao" zodiac stamps. However, some netizens think that this rabbit has a strong demon spirit and cannot feel joy and happiness at all; Some netizens say that rabbits are painted like mice, and even the works of Huang Yongyu can't ruin people's childhood.
Comments from netizens
Of course, the netizen who loves this Lan Tu thinks the painting style is cool and childlike.
Comments from netizens
Huang Yongyu was born in 1924 and is 98 years old this year. Friends who like collecting stamps are familiar with him, because 1980, the first stamp of the Year of the Monkey issued by China was designed by Huang Yongyu, with an initial market value of 8 cents. Now it has appreciated to at least 12000 yuan, and the whole page is worth over one million yuan. He is also known as the "monkey ticket".
Huang Yongyu is known as the "Father of Monkey Tickets" Figure: Network
This Lan Tu painting style is consistent with Huang Yongyu's previous style, with exaggerated form and uninhibited development. It is difficult for netizens to accept it, probably because of a custom problem, because this is a special stamp for the zodiac, which is issued in the New Year, and everyone expects a lively and festive feeling. This Lan Tu may not have so many bad reviews at ordinary times, but it seems that it is too peaceful during the Chinese New Year.
Huang Yongyu painted rabbit pictures over the years: Internet.
In fact, experts have different opinions on this stamp painting.
In an interview, some experts in the industry believe that the design of the "Guimao Jifu" stamp lacks aesthetic feeling, and its rabbit shape also subverts the traditional aesthetic taste, and there are many failures. In his view, this theme is good, but the actual painting is too simplistic and conceptual, which does not well express and convey the deep meaning of "sending blessings to you".
But zoologists think that Lan Tu should not have red eyes, which is unrealistic, because red-eyed rabbits are caused by albinism and gene mutation.
Photo: Zhihu screenshot
The Real Map of Lan Tu: Network
There are also well-known illustrators who say that Huang Yongyu's paintings are not beautiful enough on the surface, but they reflect a positive and frank attitude towards life and face all kinds of difficulties and problems in life in a humorous way, which belongs to the direction of satirical cartoons and Chinese painting sketches. Moreover, as a commodity, there is no need to force everyone to accept and consume, and consumers can choose independently.
In addition, a person familiar with the stamp painting business told Xinmin Weekly that in fact, in recent years, the comments on the zodiac stamps are generally poor, but in his view, this is not because of the painting style or skills, but because of the epidemic, netizens are in a bad mood and even more angry online. He said that the monkey stamps painted by Huang Yongyu a few years ago were similar to those of Lan Tu this year, but they were not scolded that time, and the design of two monkey dolls was praised for keeping pace with the times.
Huang Yongyu is a stamp of the Year of the Monkey for the Ice Shen Nian: Network.
In fact, three versions of the Year of the Rabbit stamp have been designed. The first edition was designed by Fang Chuxiong, a professor of Chinese Painting Department of Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, and is famous for its meticulous Chinese zodiac.
Photo: Baijiahao @ 京京京京京京
The second edition was designed by Chao Gu, who is the designer of resident identity cards. His mind is full of flowers and birds, zodiac signs and people. This print is for a family of four, with different shapes and vividness.
Photo: Baijiahao @ 京京京京京京
The third edition was designed by Huang Yongyu and finally adopted by China Post.
Besides, the stamps of Professor Wu Guanying, a famous designer in China, are also very popular. This is the last set of New Year stamps he left us.
So, which set of stamps do you like for the Year of the Rabbit? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.