The Prelude Exhibition of The First Shanghai Graphic Design Biennale – TopoPoster: International Poster Design Exhibition, after six months (June – December, 2025) of planning and preparation, was successfully held from December 13 to December 22, 2025. As one of the larger-scale exhibitions in recent years featuring an international selection of works in China, it showcased over 300 representative poster designs from 153 influential contemporary designers and studios active in the forefront of the field across 28 countries.
艺术家的一本书
A Book of An Artist
展览《艺术家的一本书》由 29 位艺术家共同发起，每位艺术家选择了一本对其艺术生涯产生深远影响的书籍，并以此为灵感创作出新的作品。设计概念延续了展览“书籍—艺术—创作”之间的关联性，强调艺术与阅读的互动。在视觉设计上，我采用了简单直接的字体排印，以清晰高效的方式传递展览信息，让观众能够迅速捕捉展览的核心内容。同时，辅以线条描绘艺术家与书籍的轮廓，形成一种抽象的“阅读与创作”的符号化意象。这些线条不仅代表了书籍作为灵感来源的形象，也暗示了艺术家与书籍之间的对话与延伸。文字信息与线条之间建立了呼应关系：前者以理性、直白的方式传达信息，后者则以自由、流动的形式表现艺术思考。两者相互平衡，既保持了设计的秩序感与清晰度，又营造出富有张力与开放性的视觉氛围。整体设计希望在功能性与艺术性之间找到平衡，一方面确保展览信息的明确传达，另一方面营造出具有诗意和想象力的空间感，呼应展览本身所探讨的“一本书如何启发艺术创作”的核心主题。
The exhibition “A Book of an Artist” opened at the Jiezi Bookstore in Quanzhou. This event was initiated by 29 artists, each of whom selected a book that has had a significant impact on their artistic career and created artwork inspired by it. I was responsible for designing the visual identity for this event.
Sun Yao
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