In the Chinese space station, which is about 400 kilometers away from the earth, the Shenzhou 17 astronaut crew who are on a "space business trip" is more than halfway through the schedule, and the three astronauts are happy to celebrate the New Year in the "space home". On February 10, CCTV's "News Network" broadcast "The Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon on the Chinese Space Station", and a Chinese ink painting entitled "Auspicious Soaring in the Year of the Dragon, Greeting from All Directions" created by Lu Xiaobo, a senior professor of liberal arts at Tsinghua University, was unveiled in space.
Lu Xiaobo, "The Year of the Dragon, Congratulations from All Directions".
In order to enrich the cultural atmosphere of the space station, the aerospace department and CCTV jointly planned a unique Spring Festival interactive activity. The Shenzhou-17 astronauts interacted with the ground on the space station for New Year's greetings. On Chinese New Year's Eve, astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin specially put on festive "auspicious cloud clothes", hung blessing characters, pasted New Year paintings, and pasted Spring Festival couplets in the three sections of Tianhe core module, Wentian experimental module and Mengtian experimental module, dressed up with full of New Year flavor, and did not forget to send New Year wishes to the ground support team.
Lu Xiaobo, a senior professor of liberal arts at Tsinghua University, was invited to create a Chinese ink painting entitled "Auspicious Fortune in the Year of the Dragon, Congratulations from All Directions", which was sent into space by the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft as part of the "Spring Festival Gift Package". This painting uses the red-crowned crane as an element, skillfully showing the heroic posture of the Chinese space shuttle soaring into space, and at the same time implying the heartfelt congratulations from all over the world on the brilliant achievements of China's aerospace industry in the new era, and the lantern on the right adds a warm atmosphere to the painting of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon.
The three astronauts of Shenzhou 17 greeted the New Year.
Professor Lu Xiaobo has been committed to the exploration of China's aerospace culture and art, and has maintained close cooperation with the aerospace field. At the "China Aerospace Culture and Art Forum" held in April 2023, Professor Lu Xiaobo delivered a keynote speech entitled "Integration and Innovation of Art and Technology", which received enthusiastic responses.
Lu Xiaobo delivered a keynote speech at the China Aerospace Culture and Art Forum.
In July 2023, Professor Lu Xiaobo curated the "The Charm of Beyond Vision - Tang Hongbo Space Photography Exhibition" in Xiong'an New Area, exhibiting the exquisite images taken by astronaut Tang Hongbo in space, bringing a unique visual feast to the audience through unique perspectives and spectacular scenes.
Tang Hongbo's Space Photography Exhibition.
Shenzhou-17 Commander Tang Hongbo took a group photo with Lu Xiaobo and Xiong'an students visiting the exhibition.
Professor Lu Xiaobo's team also designed weekend casual clothing and corresponding logos for the Shenzhou 17 astronauts, using Xiangyun yarn texture fabric, which not only conforms to the specific environment of the space station, but also reflects the Chinese style, which has been recognized by the aerospace department and won the love of astronauts.
Casual wear and graphic accessories designed by Lu Xiaobo's team for astronauts.
With the vigorous development of China's aerospace industry, aerospace culture and art have also attracted more and more attention, and Professor Lu Xiaobo's work "Auspicious Soaring in the Year of the Dragon, Congratulations from All Directions" is a vivid embodiment of this trend. It not only reflects the love and respect of art workers for the aerospace industry, but also conveys people's best wishes for China's aerospace industry through the form of art. Professor Lu Xiaobo's team also cooperated with "China**" on Chinese New Year cultural and creative products, which enriched cultural life and added a strong New Year's flavor to the Year of the Dragon.
Lu Xiaobo's team cooperated with "China**" on cultural and creative products for the Chinese New Year.
*: Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University, CCTV).
About the Artist
Lu Xiaobo, Senior Professor of Liberal Arts, Tsinghua University; He used to be the dean of the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, the director of the Art and Science Research Center of Tsinghua University, and the vice chairman of the Chinese Artists Association. He is currently the Dean of Tsinghua Milan College of Art and Design and the Director of the Design Discipline Education Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education. Vice President of China Industrial Design Association, Chairman of China International Design Industry Alliance.
Professor Lu Xiaobo has made remarkable achievements in theoretical research, artistic creation and design practice in the field of information art and design. His art and design works have won awards such as the China Industrial Design Gold Award and the highest award at the International Art and Science Exhibition. He has presided over or participated in many vertical and horizontal scientific research projects, including the "985" National Philosophy and Social Science Research Base Project of Arts and Sciences and the National Social Science ** Art Project, as well as the design of the information guidance system of China Railway Passenger Dedicated Line and the overall creative planning project of the display design of the Hunan Pavilion of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.