"pandaren" Zhao Bandi and his panda fashion Photo source: Sina Studio.
Pandaren Zhao Bandi’s exaggerated expression Image source: Sina Studio
A few days ago, the panda artist "pandaren" Zhao Bandi, who travels around China and abroad wearing a toy panda all day, played a new trick: he opened a fashion show inspired by pandas. Because he linked pandas with corrupt officials, mistresses, beggars, escorts, etc., there were many discussions, with few in favor and many in criticism. Even Zhao Zhilong, an expert in animal and plant protection and director of Longxi-Hongkou Nature Reserve in Dujiangyan, Chengdu, sent a special report to this newspaper.
Panda costume caused controversy.
"This is art? If such random chaos can also be called art, then anyone can be an artist! " "Lao Zhao’s thinking is getting poorer and poorer!" "Corrupt officials, mistresses, escorts and beggars all wear panda costumes, and the image of pandas has been ruined by him" … Recently, netizens from all over the world expressed different opinions on the Internet because of a panda fashion show made by "pandaren" Zhao Bandi in Beijing.
The reporter found on Zhao Bandi’s blog that at this fashion show held in Beijing on November 4th, a series of 32 sets of costumes designed for 32 kinds of professional people in social life inspired by pandas were released by Zhao Bandi, and Leorowi and Sister Furong were invited as models to show off the fashion. Although most of these costumes were not directly reflected in the form of pandas, they obviously borrowed the most prominent black and white colors of pandas as the most important color elements, and each model made up panda-style dark circles when walking on the catwalk. Among these clothes designed for various professional groups, there are clothes specially designed for corrupt officials, mistresses, beggars, escorts and other people.
Pandaren claimed to be a genius.
"Because I am a genius, I can’t get used to the designs made by the designers in China fashion industry!" Last night, in a telephone interview, Zhao Bandi said excitedly that the reason why he launched this fashion show was to show China fashion designers what "truly creative works are and what can be called really good design."
"I want to build the first luxury brand of China clothing." Zhao Bandi said that although he began to have the idea of showing it to other fashion designers, he didn’t just want to give other designers an incentive, but he really wanted to enter the fashion industry from now on, and he wanted to make his own fashion the first luxury brand in China: every time he designed a fashion, he would not produce more than 10 sets in total, and the price of each set was expected to be "several hundred thousand yuan". The reporter learned from him and his assistant that Zhao Bandi had officially registered "BanDi Panda" before, and he said that he would release "BanDi Panda" brand fashion in the future.
Experts angrily criticized: Don’t spoof giant pandas.
Just the day before yesterday, this newspaper received a special article from Zhao Zhilong, an expert in animal and plant protection and director of Longxi-Hongkou Nature Reserve in Dujiangyan, Chengdu. In the article, Zhao Zhilong said: As a nature conservation worker and a "fan" of the giant panda, he thinks that the giant panda is a national treasure of China and an image ambassador of the nature conservation cause all over the world. He expressed "deep disapproval" for Zhao Bandi’s association of the naive giant panda with beggars, mistresses, corrupt officials and escorts, and questioned Zhao Bandi, "What right do you have to use these unpleasant realities to pollute?"
"This is just one of my fashion shows." Zhao Bandi was surprised to hear that expert Zhao Zhilong also disagreed with his move. Zhao Bandi said that he is an artist who makes panda art, and the panda is the source of all his artistic behaviors, and he always has respect for the panda. "I would rather spoof people than pandas." Finally, Zhao Bandi said that he hoped that Zhao Zhilong would continue to pay attention to his panda fashion, and he would use his works to prove to experts that he definitely didn’t mean to spoof pandas. (Reporter Song Xiaosong, Yu Wenlong)
Experts protested against the sorrow of giant pandas.
Recently, I saw the "Panda Fashion Show" on the Internet. After a closer look, I felt that the planner had some "spoof" flavor. As a nature conservation worker and a "fan" of giant pandas, I deeply think otherwise!
I can’t understand why the planner should associate the naive giant panda with beggars, mistresses, corrupt officials, escorts and so on. Perhaps, the planner hopes to draw attention to these social realities through the giant panda; Perhaps, the planner hopes to deepen people’s impression of fashion shows through these realities …
As we all know, the giant panda is a national treasure of China and an image ambassador of nature protection all over the world. The image of the giant panda has a unique aesthetic feeling and soul, and has been given a special meaning. It is the pride of China and a dream of people all over the world. We should cherish and protect this!
Unfortunately, however, in the panda fashion show, we saw the planners rubbing the beautiful image of the giant panda with beggars, mistresses, corrupt officials, escorts, etc. I don’t know if this should be the sorrow of the giant panda or the sorrow of the planners, or the sorrow of everyone who loves the giant panda. It is true that beggars, mistresses, corrupt officials, escorts, etc. exist in society, but existence does not mean beauty. What is the need for planners and what right do they have to use them to pollute the image of a beautiful giant panda in people’s minds? If only in this way can the planners achieve their goals, it will not only be the sorrow of giant pandas or people who like giant pandas.
Zhao Zhilong
2007.11.9
(The author is an expert in animal and plant protection and director of the Research Institute of Longxi-Hongkou Nature Reserve in Dujiangyan, Chengdu)
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