《Ochre and Ink》 |
Name of Film: Ochre and Ink
Country/region of Production: Australia
Running Time: 28 min
Year of Production: 2011
Commentary Language: English
Subtitle: English
Date of First Release:
Genre: History & Arts & Culture
Author: James Bradley
Director(s): James Bradley
Producer(s): Rachel Clements & James Bradley
Brief Synopsis: Ochre and Ink tells the extraordinary story of artist Zhou Xiaoping and his inspiring collaboration over 23 years with Aboriginal artists in outback Australia.
Trained as a traditional Chinese brush painter in Anhui Province, Xiaoping arrived in Australia in 1988 knowing almost nothing about the country. On a whim, he traveled to the heart of the outback, where he was surprised to see Aboriginal people for the first time. He became fascinated by their art and culture, and they welcomed him into their communities where the artists showed him their techniques of painting with ochre on bark.
Now Xiaoping is visiting the famous artist Johnny Bulunbulun and his family, working on paintings for a major exhibition to be held in Beijing, on the theme of the 300 year trade in Trepang (sea cucumber) from the Aboriginal people of northern Australia via Macassan traders to China.
Johnny is keen to travel to China for the exhibition; but tragically, he dies before he can make the journey. Xiaoping attends the profoundly moving funeral ceremony in Arnhem Land and confirms that the exhibition can go ahead, as a memorial to the great artist.
A year later, Johnny’s wife Laurie and son Paul attend the exhibition opening at the imposing Capital Museum in Beijing and perform an emotional ceremony in his honour.
Later Xiaoping shows his Aboriginal friends some of the fascinating sights of Beijing. At a local restaurant they all try a dish of trepan, which they find surprisingly delicious.
Xiaoping returns to the Yellow Mountains near his family home, a landscape of towering rock peaks, pine trees and swirling mist which inspired his early art career. He is overcome with emotion as he visits this fabulous land of his youth and reflects on the amazing journey of his life.
Filmography: 50 Years of Silence - Co-Director 1994
Destiny in Alice - Producer 2007
片名:赭石和墨水
制片国家/地区:澳大利亚
片长:28 分钟
制片年份:2011年
影片语言:英语
字幕语言:英语
首次展播日期:
类型:历史文化类
作者:詹姆斯•布兰得利
导演:詹姆斯•布兰得利
制片人:雷切尔•克莱门兹 、詹姆斯•布兰得利
简介:本片讲述了艺术家周晓平非凡的人生经历,以及他与澳洲土著艺术家23年多来鼓舞人心的合作。
晓平是安徽省传统毛笔画家,于1988年到达澳大利亚,那时候他对这个国家一无所知。只是一时兴致,他来到了澳洲内陆,在那里,他第一次惊奇地看到了土著人。他被土著人的的艺术和文化深深吸引。那些土著邀请他到自己的部落去。在那儿,土著艺术家们向他展示了用赭石在树皮上画画的技艺。
现在,晓平在拜访著名艺术家约翰•布鲁布鲁和他的家人,为即将在北京举办的一个大型绘画展览做准备工作。该展览的主题是关于300年的海参贸易史,海参是从澳大利亚北部的土著居民手里经Macassan贸易商运到中国。
约翰很渴望为了这次展览能去中国。但是不幸的是,在开始中国之旅前他去世了。在阿纳姆地,晓平沉重地出席了约翰的葬礼,并确认该展览继续进行,以此缅怀这个伟大艺术家。
一年后,约翰的妻子劳里和儿子保尔出席了在北京壮丽的首都剧院开展的展览,并以约翰的名义举行了开幕仪式。
后来,晓平带着他的土著朋友们参观了北京一些迷人的景点。在当地一家餐馆,他们所有人都尝试了海参菜,发现其惊人的美味可口。
晓平回到家里附近的黄山,是那里高耸的岩石山峰,松树和雾气给他早年的艺术生涯带来灵感。当他来到这块他年轻时就感到神秘的土地,并在那深思着自己人生的奇妙之旅时,他情不自禁感触了起来。
导演简介: 沉默的50年— 联合导演 1994年
爱丽丝掌握的命运—制品人 2007年