Indigenous and Regional is International; National is Global; Historical is Future.
YONGJIANG ELEPHANT GROUP
THE ACADEMIC ART GROUP OF INDIGENOUS VISUAL CULTURE & ARTS IN NANNING,GUANGXI,CHINA
Brief Introduction
In order to establish, cultivate and do our best for the academic art group of indigenous visual culture & arts in Nanning, Guangxi, China, dig for and publicize the meaning of indigenous culture & arts in Nanning,
inherit the gene of Yongjiang culture & arts, save the gem of culture & arts, flourish art creation, arouse “ Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend”, promote development of culture & arts, advance exchange and cooperation, it is a long-term academically ponder and art create by Mr. Ma Hongbin and established the academic art group——“Yongjiang Elephant Group”was be propound first by Mr. Ma Hongbin in November, 2008.
In January 13, 2009, the copyright ( Design and it’s Introduction ) of the “Yongjiang Elephant Group” is register by Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Copyright Bureau. The register number of certificate of copyright is:No. 20-2009-FA-001. All Rights Reserved.
In January 23, 2009, the “‘ Yongjiang Elephant Group’ is be Established and the Conference for Published ‘ The Manifesto of the Yongjiang Elephant Group is be Established ’” is be Established ” is celebrated in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The conference is preside at by Mr. Ma Hongbin, the founder and the initiator artists of“Yongjiang Elephant Group”. More than ten
artists, scholars and professionals of visual cultural & art circles, academic circles etc. come from Nanning, Guangxi whom have the spirits of change and innovation and long-range ambition , are on invitation the conference and respectively occupy senior cultural consultant, initiator artists and researcher of“Yongjiang Elephant Group”. The Conference is pass formally
“ The Manifesto of the‘Yongjiang Elephant Group’is be Established ” and the“Yongjiang Elephant Group”is declared to establish formally.
1、Tenet and purpose of the“Yongjiang Elephant Group”: In order to establish, cultivate and do our best for the academic art group of indigenous visual culture & arts in Nanning, Guangxi, China, dig for and publicize the meaning of indigenous culture & arts in Nanning,
inherit the gene of Yongjiang culture & arts, save the gem of culture & arts, flourish art creation, arouse “ Let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend”, promote development of culture & arts, advance exchange and cooperation, established the academic art group——“Yongjiang Elephant Group”that is “ There are the spirits of change and innovate in the ideology, forms, content and intermedium etc. and include the art create, stone culture research and collection, industrial arts, originality and design of culture & art etc. in the academic theory research, painting and calligraphy, sculpture and photography etc.
2、Opinion of the“Yongjiang Elephant Group”: “Elephant Group is come from the Yongjiang River, change and innovate to inherit the civilization”.
3、The word and its paraphrase of the“Yongjiang Elephant”: According to
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“Yongjiang ” ( Yongjiang River ) and Yongjiang River drainage area is mother's river of Nanning, Guangxi, headstream of ancient civilization, bassinet of national cultural history that is express the gene and art basic of Yongjiang culture, the “ Xiang” ( “ Elephant” ) that is express “ Five Elephants City”, another namer of Nanning because of the “ Five Elephants Mountain” on the side of the Yongjiang River, the fossil of age-old elephants come from Yongjiang River that is express the natural heritage of Yongjiang culture, “ Xiang” ( “ Hexagram”, Divinatory Symbols ) of “ I Ching(Zhouyi, Yi Jing): Book of Changes” and the “ Xiang” ( “ Hexagram”, Divinatory Symbols ) of the “ Gui Xiang Yi ( A part of I Ching: Book of Changes ) ” , the “ Xiang” ( “ Form” ) of “ Great Form is shapeless” of “ Lao Tzu / Dao The Ching ( Lao Zi / Dao De Jing )”, the “ Xiang” ( “ White Elephant” ) that is come from “ six teeth White Elephant” of the avatar of the Bodhisattva of Buddhism and the “ Xiang” ( “ Astronomical Phenomena” ) that is come from the Chinese ancient astronomical phenomena calendar, they are to compose the core word of the“Yongjiang Elephant Group”.
“Yongjiang Elephant”is the name of the academic art group that is include the tenet and purpose of the“Yongjiang Elephant Group”and the academic art opinion for the“Elephant Group is come from the Yongjiang River, change and innovate to inherit the civilization”.
The Meanings of the Logo of“Yongjiang Elephant Group”
1、Standard Color of the Logo
There are tow colours, red and white. The red is primary colour, it is express natural colour. The red colour comprise the life force of nature and is Chinese traditional lucky colour. The red colour symbolize heavenliness, ardency, ardor, warmth, success, flourish, festival and thriftily enterprise. So it is comprise good luck and prosperous. White Chinese and English words are assistant colour, it is express natural sunshine and it is comprise the close relations between culture and nature. The logo that red colour is grounding with the white words is provided with the characters of Chinese seal of Chinese traditional culture.
2、The words in the Logo
The standard font style for the academic art group on the logo is that the white Chinese words is “Yongjiang Elephant Group” ( Chinese calligraphy) and the white English word is “ YONGJIANG ELEPHANT GROUP” .
3、The Design and its Meanings of the Logo
The red figure is natural shape of the fossil of age-old elephants come from Yongjiang River, Nanning, Guangxi and it is express“Yongjiang (“Yongjiang River” ) ” and “ Xing” ( the elephants, the fossil of age-old elephants, “ Hexagram”, Divinatory Symbols, “ Form”, “ White Elephant” and “ Astronomical Phenomena” ). The Chinese words is “Yongjiang Elephant Group” ( Chinese calligraphy) and the white English word is “ YONGJIANG ELEPHANT GROUP” is design in middle of the red figure that is natural shape of the fossil of age-old elephants come from Yongjiang River and symbolize that “ harmony in human and nature”, the ideological soul of the Chinese traditional culture. The logo symbolize that opinion of the “Yongjiang Elephant Group”: “ Elephant Group is come from the Yongjiang River, change and innovate to inherit the civilization”.