This year marks the 550th anniversary of normal diplomatic relations between China and Japan. Relying on animation, a familiar cultural symbol, the "Eternal Youth" classic animation original painting exhibition opened at the Hangzhou Baolong Art Center on June 30 and will continue to be on display until 10 July 7th. The exhibition gathers 200 classic animation cel manuscripts spanning half a century and leads everyone through the journey of Japanese cel TV animation for more than half a century, which is also the childhood and youth memories of three generations.
Celluloid is derived from the transliteration of English Celluloid. The United States was the first to use celluloid technology in film production to achieve the visual effect of dragging layers of film to make characters appear in motion. In 1913, American Earl Hurd invented the technology of making celluloid plastic into transparent celluloid sheets. At the same time, Hurd and John Randolph Bray established the transparent celluloid process by hand-painting frame by frame in 1915. The animation production process of continuously shooting Lulu films to form dynamic images. "Cel Animation" officially entered the stage of history.
Since then, celluloid technology has carried forward the "low-budget production system" under the guidance of the "God of Japanese Comics" Osamu Tezuka , which has improved the economy of animation and made Japan a major animation country.
The exhibition is divided into four units. The first exhibition hall is the "Black & White" growth and adventure. In 1963, the first black and white TV animation was broadcast in Japan. " Astro Boy ", first broadcast in 1965 The first color TV animation "Jungle King", they are all the works of Osamu Tezuka. Since then, "Niels Riding a Goose", "The Girl in the Alps", "Smart Ikkyu", "Slam Dunk "... In the hands of familiar Japanese authors, a number of classics or adaptations have emerged. Original classic cel animation work.
The second exhibition hall "Light & Shadow - Go, be that boy who chases the color of light", come to the colorful celluloid world of the 1990s, and encounter the random door and bamboo of "Doraemon" Dragonfly , With memory bread and a time machine, enter the world of "Crayon Shin-chan", "Black Jack", "Detective Conan", "One Piece", "Flower Fairy" and "Sailor Moon".
This is how the Pegasus Meteor Fist of "Saint Seiya" is played
The third exhibition hall "Virtual & Real - Blood and Love Hidden in Celluloid", comic paper and celluloid sheets are two different media, in the same time and space The collision gave birth to the passionate "Saint Seiya", which opened a new milestone for Japanese TV animation.
The fourth exhibition hall "Laughter and Tears - Barrage is heading towards memories, dreams are placed in youth", welcome to the era of barrage! From celluloid to barrage, this animation exhibition carries the childhood, passion and youth of generations, and also allows us to encounter and reunite with classic animation works and classic animation images.
