The Transformation of Ye Qianyu's Caricature Creation Under the Influence of Chinese Painting:Taking The Story of Heaven as An Example
Ye Qianyu created the cartoon series The Story of Heaven for the newspaper Xinmin Daily,after he returned to Beijing from the U.S.in 1948.The Story of Heaven was dramatically different from his previous works.He combined sketching with cartoon,and analyzed America's social phenomenon from a new perspective based on true incidents.Meanwhile,he bitingly satirized its superficial advancement and prosperity,behind which decay and deficiency were hidden.This cartoon series soon caused a huge stir at that time.Its transformation is reflected in the methods of expression,expression techniques,composition methods and other techniques,but also involves the theme selection under the background of the time.