29 December 2011
Extracted from Wikipedia :
Along the River During the Qingming Festival (清明上河图; Qīngmíng Shànghé Tú) is a panoramic painting by Song Dynasty artist Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145).
It captures the daily life of people from the Song period at the capital, Bianjing, today's Kaifeng.
The theme celebrates the festive spirit and worldly commotion at the Qingming Festival, rather than the holiday's ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers.
The entire piece was painted in hand scroll format and the content reveals the lifestyle of all levels of the society from rich to poor as well as different economic activities in rural areas and the city.
It offers glimpses of period clothing and architecture.
As an artistic creation, the piece has been revered and court artists of subsequent dynasties have made several re-interpretive replicas. The painting is also known for its geometrically accurate images of variety natural elements and architectures, boats and bridges, market place and stores, people and scenery.
Digital version
For a three month period in the World Expo 2010 presented at the China Pavilion, the painting was remade into an 3D animated, viewer-interactive digital version, titled River of Wisdom, about 30 times the size of the original scroll.
The computer animated mural, with moving characters and objects and portraying the scene in 4-minute day to night cycles, was one of the primary exhibitions in the Chinese Pavilion, drawing queues up to two hours with a reservation. Elaborate computer animation gives life to in the painting.
See the fantastic animations below. Pardon the shaky video.
The animated scroll is huge and long. It is truly amazing. I was so mesmerized by it.
I felt that I was been transported back to that Song Dynasty era.
Don't miss it! It is truly worth a visit!
A Moving Masterpiece
The Song Dynasty As Living Art
International Premiere of the Animated QING MING SHANG HE TU
7 Dec'2011 - 6 Feb'2012
Hall 3 at Singapore EXPO
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