Wang Ze

Wang Jiaxi

Wang Jiaxi (1925-january 1, 2017), pen name Wang Ze, born in Tianjin, is an American painter.

In 1944, he was admitted to the Department of fine arts, Beijing Furen University, majoring in Western painting. Since 1962, he began to create the cartoon "laofuzi". In 1974, he moved to the United States to continue his cartoon creation. Laofuzi's comic books have been published up to 400 sets and are popular in the Chinese society all over the world.

At 5:57 a.m. on January 1, 2017, Wang Zeyu died peacefully due to old organ failure at the age of 93.

On January 3, 2017, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Liang Zhenying, sent a message on his "facebook" to express sympathy to Wang Jiaxi's family. On September 29, 2017, he won the 14th China Animation Golden Dragon Award and China Animation outstanding contribution award.

Life figures

He was born in Tianjin in 1925 and spent the time of primary and secondary school in Tianjin.

In 1944, he was admitted to the Department of fine arts, Beijing Furen University, majoring in Western painting. After graduation, he worked as an artist in Tianjin Cultural Palace.

In 1960, he worked as the art director and editor of children's Le Feng Bao magazine in the French Catholic Church of Hong Kong, and began to create cartoons. In 1962, he began to create the cartoon Lao Fu Zi.

In 1974, he moved to the United States to continue his cartoon creation. Laofuzi's comic books have been published up to 400 sets and are popular in the Chinese society all over the world. Tour sales in 10 cities in China.

He died on January 1, 2017.

Personal works

In 1962, the cartoon "laofuzi" was born. There are more than 200 copies of "laofuzi series", which has been popular in Chinese Society for 50 years.

In addition to printed books, laofuzi has also been made into 11 films, cartoons and animations, which are popular among Chinese people. The Hong Kong Museum of culture has a "laofuzi" Museum in its comic world, and the Monterey Park Municipal Library in California has also included laofuzi comic books in its collection.

Award winning record

On September 29, 2017, he won the 14th China Animation Golden Dragon Award and China Animation outstanding contribution award.

Style features

The reason why laofuzi is so wonderful is not only the significance of the experience of the times, but also the presentation of the details of Chinese life and life in a solemn and harmonious way. Moreover, under the cultural shock caused by the cultural exchange between China and the west, Wang Ze, with his extremely interesting and humorous painting style, brings readers unlimited imagination, which makes people always love Lao Fu Zi. Laofuzi has published 400 comic books, which are popular in Chinese society all over the world. Wang Ze's painting style is not only vivid and humorous, but also has keen observation and rich ideas, which makes it look like funny cartoons, but also reflects all kinds of social life and cultural phenomena.

Character evaluation

On January 3, 2017, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Liang Zhenying, sent a message on his "facebook" to express sympathy to Wang Jiaxi's family and pointed out that Mr. Wang's "old man" is a legend of the Hong Kong generation. May Mr. Wang rest in peace.

On the same day, the Secretary for commerce and economic development of the Hong Kong SAR government, Mr so Kam Liang, expressed his deep sympathy for the death of Wang Jiaxi and extended his deep sympathy to his family. He said that Mr. Wang Jiaxi, a local comic master, created the "Lao Fu Zi" comic in the 1960s. Through his unique painting style and simple and humorous stories, he showed the life of Hong Kong in different times and reflected all kinds of life. Many well-known comic characters, such as Lao Fuzi, Da sweet potato and Mr. Qin, have accompanied the growth of Hong Kong people and have been loved by readers of different generations and ages.

Wang Jiaxi once said: "my life is like a cartoon. I try my best to let" laofuzi ", that is, let myself play tricks to amuse readers."

His son, Wang zezeng, once said that he admired his father, Wang Jiaxi, very much. He has always been a creator full of vitality and imagination. Lao Fu Zi, which he created, is a cartoon describing everyday life. It is not only a daily interest, but also a kind of imagination. After half a century, although time and space have changed and everyone's expectations of life are different, the ups and downs are still directly rooted in people's hearts through the thought-provoking cartoons.

Character controversy

In 2001, the writer Feng Jicai published a book named "cultural excavation, Lao Fuzi's excavation: fighting against injustice for my friend". It is pointed out that Wang Ze's Lao Fuzi is quoted from Lao Fuzi, the late Chinese cartoonist Peng di (1907-1983), which has been widely concerned by the society since then. In the 1930s and 1940s, the most influential characters in China's cartoon industry were Zhang Leping's "San Mao" and ye Qianyu's "Mr. Wang and Xiao Chen" in the South and Shanghai, while in the north, Beijing and Tianjin, the most influential characters were Mr. Peng Di's "Lao Fu Zi" and "Lao Bai Shu".

The characters in Peng Di's laofuzi are similar to those in Wang Ze's laofuzi in appearance and character. Until the death of Wang Jiaxi, the case in the history of Chinese comics has not been settled.

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