Along the River During the Qingming Festival
清明上河图 qīng míng shàng hé tú
This
painting is the work of the Song dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan 张择端
zhāng zé duān who lived from 1085 CE to 1145 CE. The
清明上河图 qīng míng shàng hé tú was produced in
the form of a hand scroll. The viewer would gradually move through
the landscape as she / he unravels the scroll. Incredibly, the
scroll opens up to a length of 5 and a quarter meters. It is
thought that the painting depicts the city of Kaifeng 开封 kāi
fēng (the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty). It
displays
the activities carried out by people alongside a river during the
Qingming festival.
A
visitor to the China Art Museum in Shanghai,
China
would be amazed by the interesting, innovative
and technologically-enhanced treatment of the 900-over-year-old
painting. In addition to being projected on a spectacular
screen which is shaped like a scroll, changes in lighting and apt
amounts of added animation and music give the exhibit a
"movie-like" feel. This is truly a case of technology bringing to
life an already vivid and majestic painting. It is an artistic
blend of the old and new.
The
清明上河图 qīng míng shàng hé tú
is a painting that undoubtedly makes one think. Among others, the
viewer is challenged to contemplate if the barge shown below would
be able to continue on its journey along the river. Does its
height permit it to go under the bridge?
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