Chicago International Film & Television Festival - Silver Plaque Award
Huang Yong Yu is a master painter in Chinese ink and western oil, a lithographer and sculptor, as well as a highly-regarded poet and novelist. A rare genius and consummate all-round artist of contemporary China, he is renowned the world over and his influence is felt far and wide.
A Traveller on Earth
Revisiting old places and looking at the different essence in each of these areas, we see how they have helped shape the art of Huang Yong Yu: his hometown Fenghuang Zhen in Hunan province, whose beautiful waters and hills were the emotional cradle of his unique style; the picturesque romanticism of Italy, which allowed him to give full reign to his painting and writing while immersing himself in the leisurely local lifestyle; and yet, ultimately, why did Huang chose the notorious "cultural desert" of Hong Kong as his eventual base of operations?
Windows of Eternity
Revealing several windows which are potent symbols of various stages of Huang Yong Yu's life, which not only reveal the struggles he had to face in life, but also serve as milestones along his road as an artist: the window of his hometown Fenghuang Zhen show various amusing anecdotes from his childhood; the window upon his old residence in Jiangxi, where he found his one true love in life; the window on Hong Kong's Kau Wa Keng, where he came to appreciate "what a beautiful thing it was to be happy in poverty"; the window on Beijing, where he experienced the greatest turmoil in his life; and the window on the present, which shows what he has dreamed of the most, with the only regret being...
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