Leo Leoni: Aesop in the 20th century, every work created by returning to his original nature is a classic

There are too many titles: children's writers, painters, artists, designers, proficient in pottery, sculpture, photography, printing, graphic design, musical instruments... He has created a new era of picture books and is known as "the second generation of picture books". Aesop of the tenth century” man.

The first classic picture book "Little Blue and Little Yellow" with a modernist style that became a great success due to a game improvisation, isn't it just two randomly clicked color blocks? What's the beauty of a blue dot in the middle of a piece of white paper? No, this effect is not painted or dripped with paint, it is one of Leoni's creative techniques - hand-torn paper. The overall layout of the page reflects his thinking about spatial position, giving readers a strong visual impact, and also implies the theme of "people facing each other directly", which is linked to the relationship between people in the picture book. relation. Beautiful?

Picture books are an art that combines pictures and text. His short words are extremely simple, making simple abstract pictures more vital. From simplicity to simplicity, just one sentence: "This is Xiaolan" is a perfect example. Beautiful?

He is regarded as the "Aesop of the 20th century". Does that story have a beautiful moral? How many dots? Three primary colors? This is not only a growth awareness for children, but also a food for thought for parents. We all know that this is a story of love, integration, and spiritual growth. Children who are not recognized by their parents are fragmented. Through self-deconstruction and reconstruction, it is the process of spiritual fusion and self-reshaping between parents and children. Under the influence of both parties, they transform into a brand new self. Beautiful?

I think the most beautiful thing should be people. I often wonder, what kind of person can present complex and abstract philosophical propositions to children using only a pile of paper, and make them love it so much? Leoni chose to retire at the peak of his career and returned to his hometown. At that time, he said:

He is a person who understands the wisdom of life, just as it is said in the Tao Te Ching:

His self-awareness theme creation when he retreated from the rapids was a return to nature from a flashy life to a return to the soul.