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Excellent Graduation Works: School of Intermedia Art
The Way HomeArtist: Wen Shufan (School of Intermedia Art)Instructor: Guan HuaibinThe graduation work traces the journey that overseas Chinese make as they make their way home. In the 1950s and 1960s, many Chinese from the south traveled further south to Nanyang, heading to Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia where they set up businesses or served in local governments. Unrest in China and abroad, coupled with difficult maritime travel, meant that many overseas Chinese never managed to return t
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Excellent Graduation Works: School of Film Art
When the Light Goes On AgainArtist: Ding Yiru (School of Film Art)DUSTInstructor: Zhou JialiA nearby park becomes desert when a suicide by drowning occurs there. Soon, it shall be torn down. A plaza will be erected in its place. The small lighthouse whose neon lights used to light up at night appear dull and dim after the incident. Song Can, a girl who has returned home after studying abroad, feels like a stranger in her own home. She returns to the park that she used to visit and is upset at th
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Excellent Graduation Works: School of Design & Innovation
The Lost Remittance LettersArtists: Gao Muyuan, Chen Jiazi, Wei Wenwen (School of Design & Innovation)Instructors: Tan Bin, Zhang Ting, Li ShiqiAs one of the earliest coastal trading ports in China, the Shantou Small Park has witnessed the development of Shantou as a thriving century-old commercial hub. The opening of the port ushered in a new era of Nanyang trade, entwining the Shantou Small Park in the history of foreign trade in the Pearl River Delta. With a focus on the space of the Shan
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Excellent Graduation Works: School of Architecture
A Night Out: Hangzhou Health and Leisure Night Park DesignArtist: Gan Zihan (School of Architecture)Instructor: Shao JianWe work during the day and rest at night. Our nighttime activities revolve around the theme of leisure. Bars, clubs, and KTV studios have become the predominant nighttime settings in our stressful and fast-paced lives. With the rise of Fitness-for-All activities, people are increasingly looking for a healthy outdoor night life and nighttime sports and leisure activities. Unfor
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Excellent Graduation Works: School of Crafts
Red CliffArtist: Han Zechao (School of Crafts)Instructor: Xu Chaoqi Time leaves its mark on walls like how it does in life. Artifacts are the repositories of #history, #human emotions and memories. We feel for these artifacts. Maybe it is because of our unquenchable desire to discover the past. Maybe it is because of our fascination with the unique marks left on them by time itself. By creating the effect of layered peeling caused by rainwater and the growth of microorganisms, the artist co
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Excellent Graduation Works: School of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
Dr. Sun Yat-sen Within the Green MountainsArtist: Mo Junjie (School of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy)Instructor: Lin Haizhong "Of the hundreds of temples on the Western Hills, none can rival Biyun Temple's opulence." Biyun Temple was originally built during the Yuan Dynasty and later expanded during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, integrating temple buildings with a garden. The ancient temple is located on the eastern foot of Mt. Jubao, to the west while facing the east. Its m
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Excellent Graduation Works: School of Art Administration and Education
Dushan: A Portrait of a MountainArtist: Tian Zeping (School of Art Administration and Education)Instructors: Li Tong, Dai WenlianSomewhere in the southwestern region of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, in the mountainous area bordering Suichang, a village sits at the foot of Mt. Jiulong. You might miss it as you make your way down Wuxi River. The village is shrouded in mist and rain and hidden behind Dushan. Dushan's sharp rising ridges remind one of a stallion leaping into the heavens. Therefore, the
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Excellent Graduation Works: Design Industry Innovation Center
I Hear YouArtist: Luo Shan (Design Industry Innovation Center)Instructor: Wang YunWe are born with the innate ability to engage in free play with our peers. The visually impaired, on the other hand, need to invest more time, energy, and courage to do the same. In this graduation work, the eyes are replaced by one's ears so that the visually impaired and the non-visually impaired can interact with different games on a level playing field. These games include archery and real-life Counter-Stri
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China Daily: Calligraphy exhibition marks pioneers in education of formal writing
Sensing a highly-likely lack of practitioners of classic calligraphy, a department dedicated to calligraphy and seal art was established at prestigious China Academy of Art, in Hangzhou of Zhejiang province, in 1963. Initiated by prominent artists and educators including Pan Tianshou, Lu Weizhao and Sha Menghai, the department was then the first of its kind in the country to cultivate human resources of calligraphy and to pass on this tradition of writing as an embodiment of cultural accumulatio
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Excellent Graduation Works: School of Animation and Games
ShadowCreative Team: Wu Jiale, Bao Yang, Liu Jia (School of Animation and Games)Instructors: Yao Chi, Xuan Xuejun, Tong YuanyuanShadow is a functional game centered on somatosensory interaction. Through the Kinect sensor, the player controls the protagonist's shadow and helps the protagonist overcome challenges as they grow and mature. The game zooms in on the moments of loneliness during one's youth and revolves around the themes of love, companionship and growth. Beautiful, detailed vi