The focus of my composition will still be based on “human being”in Dongba pictograph
Gao Feng
Naxi dongba pictograph has been well-known as “living fossil”which are original symbols all over the world.It is very important for us to research Dongba pictograph`s derivation and evolution.Naxi dongba pictograph is definitely a treasury in Chinese history,so many famous experts have studied on it.
I has been fascinated on Dongba pictograph after I visited Mr.He jicai`s Dongba pictograph exhibition by chance.I has been concentrating all of my efforts on learning Dongba pictograph in my spare times since then.
In 1998,I created around 40 workings such as: Millions of soldiers and the public tried their best to fight with the flood.One of my workings which was called The misery farewell bwteen little Jiang shan and grandmother.was won the second prize in Nation-wide elderly culture & sports competition.Then,I was invited to attend the 1999 international academic conference of Lijiang dongba culture & art`s festival.In early of 2000,I wrote the first edition of Naxi three important worship—-worship heaven,worship shu(dragon) and worship wind,these three books were published by Yunnan minority press in 2001.On march 5th,2005,the origin copy of worship heaven and other 200 Dongba pictograph workings were exhibited in Texas state museum of asian culture center,USA.My wife and my daughter were received warm welcome and the honorary citizen certificate from the Mayor of Corpus christi.
The 2008 Beijing Olmpic is a delightful affair of Chinese.I created 74 Dongba pictograph workings which were based on the 29th Olmpic Ordinary knowledges of competition and the Paralympic Basic knowledges in order to celebrate this magnificent sports meeting.Besides,I designed 54 Olmpic`s seals ,which were carved by my friend,has been used in my workings already.The athlete`s images in my workings are vivid,for example,Liu xiang`s hurdle race,Tian liang and Guo jinjin`s dive,etc.The readers will get strong shock from the paralmpic`s pas de deux.As everyone knows,calligraphy could be shown only one scence,but in my workings,a series of actions,such as;dive are composed of jumping,turning,tucking and entering were all shown in one piece of paer.So,the dull picture was changed into vivid cartoon.
Along these ten years,my experience of creation is:Dongba pictograph has its own endless representation.Therefore,The focus of my composition will still be based on “human being”in Dongba language
