作品构思2006年,在读到文化部那份关于“100项国家重大历史题材美术创作工程”的红头文件时,我单凭女性的直觉,在一百个项目中挑选了“洋务运动之留美幼童”。在此之前,对于“留美幼童”仅有的认识源自一部记录片,我还曾经诧异:在满清统治的年代里,首批官派的留学生竟没有一个满人,可见彼时留洋在国人眼中并非幸事,另者,120位幼童居然有70%的都来自广东。基于这样的印象,作为一名广东画家,我更加认定了这个题材作为自己的创作方向。 Work Concept In 2006, when I read the red tape of the “Ministry of Culture” on the “100 major national historic art creation projects”, I chose the “Westernization Movement” from a hundred projects based on the intuition of women Children in America “. Prior to this, the only understanding of ”Children in America " originated from a documentary, I was surprised: in the era of Manchu dynasty, the first batch of official foreign students was actually not a full man, we can see that In the eyes of Chinese people, leaving Japan is not a blessing. In addition, 70% of 120 young children actually come from Guangdong. Based on this impression, as a Cantonese painter, I further identified this subject as my creative direction.