Original Title 夏夜音乐会 Text & illustrations by Han Han Pages 40 Age 4+ Published Poplar | Xin Shi Ji Publishing House September 2015 Sold French(world) English(world)
One can always find romance in daily life. It’s always there.
Mi’s family loves music. The neighbors spent a different summer night in melodious music played by Mi’s parents and moved by their cheerful mindset when there was a power-failure broke out.
A story about beauty in daily life, like moonlight, music, and love.
Han Han, whose real name is Han Xian, is a native of Hunan and was born in 1983. In 2004, she graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in printmaking, and in 2007, graduated from the Department of Printmaking, Central Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in contemporary illustration and media, under the supervision of Professor You Jindong, mainly researching various art forms related to illustration, such as handmade books, original picture books, book illustrations, etc.
《夏夜音乐会》是关于停电后人们怎么度过一个美妙夜晚的邻里故事，在平淡生活中寻求浪漫和温暖。故事的背景发生在九十年代的南方小城，取材于画家含含的真实经历。故事的主人公是热爱音乐的小米一家，在他们的悠扬音乐和快乐心态的感染下，邻居们度过了一个不一样的夏夜。最后，原本因为停电和闷热而烦躁的邻居们从欣赏者变成了参与者，一扫生活的烦闷和沉重。当电来了，大家又重新投入原来的生活中，而空气中弥漫着不同以往的快乐因数。这个故事提醒我们，要发现生活中一直存在但被我们忽视的美，比如月光、音乐、诗意和爱。
含含，本名韩娴，湖南人，生于1983年。2004年，毕业于广州美术学院版画专业，2007年，毕业于中央美术学院版画系当代插图与传媒专业，师从尤劲东教授，主要研究和插图有关的各种艺术形式，如手工书、原创绘本、书籍插图等。代表作有彭懿“我是夏壳壳儿童幻想小说系列”、《世界图画书：阅读与经典》等封面内文插图，殷健灵少女成长小说系列《蜻蜓，蜻蜓》《玻璃鸟》等封面插图，以及《棋王》、《十八岁出门远行》等封面插图。首部原创绘本《夏夜音乐会》入选首届插图艺术展。
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