The creative process of Funiu Lele

The collection of mascot designs for the Paralympic Games began on August 5, 2004, which was synchronized with the collection of mascot designs for the Beijing Olympic Games. February, 2004 1 day 17: 30, and the deadline for soliciting activities is. During this period, BOCOG Cultural Activities Department, which is responsible for the collection work, became the busiest place, and consultation calls, letters and emails flocked from all over the world. In the past four months, BOCOG has received 87 valid works.

On June165438+1October1day, 2005, the hard work of breeding "Fuwa" was completed, and the examination and revision of the mascot of the Paralympic Games was put on the agenda. On February 30th of the same year, 65,438,87 works were presented in front of a jury composed of experts and scholars, disabled artists, disabled representatives and others. These works are not only based on animal images, but also based on the design of animals or characters in China mythology. After judging, two mythical figures, the Monkey King and Nezha, and three works by Baiji dolphin attracted the attention of the judges.

These three images, initially identified by the jury, basically determine the direction of creation and revision of the Paralympic mascots. However, all three images have encountered unexpected "troubles".

The first person to join the revision work is Mr. Han Meilin, the main designer and famous artist of Fuwa. Subsequently, Mr. Han entrusted the revision work to another creator who participated in the design revision of Fuwa-Mr. Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts to continue the revision work.

With the deepening of revision and evaluation, all the experts and representatives who participated in the evaluation turned their eyes to cows that had never appeared in the declared works. The calf that first appeared in front of the jury was not lively and lovely, even a little rigid. However, the characteristics of cattle, which coincided with the concept of Paralympic Games, quickly won everyone's love. Wang Tao, director of the China Photographers Association and judge of the Paralympic mascot, recalled seeing this image for the first time and said, "The cow was not in the first three schemes, but when this image first appeared in front of me, I felt that I finally saw a representative image that could reflect the spirit of the Paralympic Games."

As we all know, since the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, almost all the mascots of previous Paralympic Games have chosen the most distinctive local animals as their creative prototypes. After repeated discussions, the jury thought that the most common animal around us-cattle-just reflected that disabled people are equal ordinary members of our big family. This popular image of cattle is more in line with the present situation of disabled people and also reflects their desire to integrate into society. The most important point is that the image of cattle can best reflect the Olympic spirit and the concept of Beijing Paralympic Games.

The image creation of cattle is inspired by ancient farming civilization. As the oldest friend of mankind, it conforms to the spirit of hard work and enterprising of Paralympic athletes and the concept of "transcendence, integration and enjoyment" of Beijing Paralympic Games. The combination of the concept of cattle and Paralympic Games excited the experts and creative personnel of the jury. It is the next work of experts to show this fit more perfectly. In August 2006, a lovely calf was born. Its name is "Niu Fu Lele".