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{{Infobox person

| name = Huang Yongyu

| image = File:Huang Yongyu.pngjpeg

| native_name = 黄永玉

| pronunciation = Huáng Yǒngyù

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|8|4}}

| birth_place= [[Fenghuang County|Fenghuang]], Hunan, China

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|6|13|1924|8|4}}

| occupation = Scholar, painter, professor

| spouse = {{marriage |Zhang Meixi |18851985}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=著名畫家黃永玉夫人張梅溪在港逝世 享年98歲 - 香港文匯網 |url=http://news.wenweipo.com/2020/05/11/IN2005110030.htm |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=news.wenweipo.com}}</ref>

| relatives = [[Shen Congwen]] (cousinuncle)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-22 |title=黃永玉：我的表叔沈從文 {{!}} 壹學者 - 灼見名家 |url=https://www.master-insight.com/%e9%bb%83%e6%b0%b8%e7%8e%89%ef%bc%9a%e6%88%91%e7%9a%84%e8%a1%a8%e5%8f%94%e6%b2%88%e5%be%9e%e6%96%87/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=www.master-insight.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

}}

{{family name hatnote|[[Huang (surname)|Huang]]|lang=Chinese}}

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== Biography ==

Huang Yongyu was born on August 9, 1924. Born into poverty, he began working at 12 years old in porcelain workshops in the mountainous areas of [[Anhui]] and [[Fujian]], before later moving to [[Shanghai]], Taiwan, and then [[Hong Kong]]. At the age of 14, he began to publish works.{{Explain|reason=What kind of works?|date=July 2023}} At the age of 16, he earned a living by painting and wood carving.

While in Hong Kong, he worked in [[Ta Kung Pao]] alongside [[Jin Yong]] as the art editor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=黄永玉的香港缘 _大公网 |url=http://www.takungpao.com/culture/237147/2023/0615/861190.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.takungpao.com}}</ref>

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Huang Yongyu returned to Beijing with his wife Zhang Meixi in 1952 and began working in the Central Academy of Fine Arts as a professor before becoming vice chairman of the Chinese Artists Association. In 1956, the ''Huang Yongyu Wood Carving Collection'' was published which contained carvings like ''Spring Tide'' and ''Ashma.'' During the [[Cultural Revolution]], especially during the ''[[Black Painting incident|black painting]]'' campaign, the [[Gang of Four]] accused Yongyu of being a reactionary academic.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=文革"黑画事件"始末：黄永玉与猫头鹰(图)_资讯_凤凰网 |url=https://news.ifeng.com/history/1/midang/200808/0827_2664_748911_2.shtml |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=news.ifeng.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=1974年"黑画事件"真相 - 中国传记文学学会 |url=http://www.zgzjwx.com/nd.jsp?id=721 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.zgzjwx.com |language=zh}}</ref> His painting ''Owl'' was among the ''Black Painting Exhibition'',<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=王鲁湘对话黄永玉：从心所欲少年狂 |url=http://zgmsbw.com/home/index/detail/relaId/11991 |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=zgmsbw.com}}</ref> which was characterized by critics as "one of the best counter-revolutionary black paintings."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-22 |title=批"黑画"运动中的几位画家 - 科学猫 |url=http://www.scicat.cn/news/gov/20190910/2865097.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522211418/http://www.scicat.cn/news/gov/20190910/2865097.html |archive-date=2022-05-22 }}</ref>

Huang Yongyu held numerous painting exhibitions in Australia, Germany, Italy, mainland China and Hong Kong, and his artistic achievements are well- known at home and abroad. He received awards from the Italian government for his contributions in the cultural exchange between China and Italy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-30 |title=本刊顾问黄永玉先生获"意大利团结星二级骑士勋章" - 中国美术馆 |url=http://www.namoc.org/cbjy/cbw/qks/qk2006_2557/qk200504/201303/t20130319_177249.htm |access-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830012905/http://www.namoc.org/cbjy/cbw/qks/qk2006_2557/qk200504/201303/t20130319_177249.htm |archive-date=2021-08-30 }}</ref> His works were exhibited in [[Times Square (Hong Kong)|Hong Kong Times Square]] in July 2007.

== Works ==

Yongyu's art includes [[printmaking]], [[Chinese painting|paintings]], [[sculpture|sculptures]]s, [[literature]], [[architecture]], and [[stamp design]]. His paintings are a blend of Western and Chinese style.{{CnCitation needed|date=July 2023}} Huang Yongyu was also an accomplished [[poet]], his poems being described as colloquial and simple yet emotionally touching.{{CnCitation needed|date=July 2023}}

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Yongyu's art includes [[printmaking]], [[Chinese painting|paintings]], [[sculpture|sculptures]], [[literature]], [[architecture]], and [[stamp design]]. His paintings are a blend of Western and Chinese style.{{Cn|date=July 2023}} Huang Yongyu was also an accomplished [[poet]], his poems being described as colloquial and simple yet emotionally touching.{{Cn|date=July 2023}}

His stamp work includes the [[Chinese zodiac|zodiac]] [[Golden Monkey stamp]], and notable literature include ''Yongyu Six Records,'' ''Wu Shimang Forum,'' ''Wife, Don't Cry,'' ''These Melancholy Debris,'' ''Along the Seine River to Fei Leng Cui,'' ''Landscape under the Sun,'' ''The Wandering Man of the Wucho River.'' He iswas an architect in various projects, such as ''Yu's Mountain House,'' ''Zhuang Cuilou'' in Phoenix County, ''Half House in the Mountain'' in Hong Kong, ''Wan He Tang'' in [[Tongzhou District, Beijing|Tongzhou, Beijing]], and ''Innumerable Villa'' in [[Florence|Florence, Italy]].{{CnCitation needed|date=July 2023}}

The Chinese logo of the clothing brand [[Giordano International|Giordano]] was inscribed by Huang Yongyu.{{CnCitation needed|date=July 2023}} In addition, a brand logo for wine was designed by Huang Yongyu.{{Explain|reason=What brand of wine? Include a citation too.|date=July 2023}}

In November 2017, his {{convert|11|ft|adj=on}} ink on paper scroll, ''Autumn Scenery'' (1978), brought $2.5 million (HKD 19.3 million) at an auction at [[Christie's]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/huang-yongyu-dead-1234671896/ |title=Huang Yongyu, Chinese Artist Behind Controversial Zodiac Stamp, Dies at 98 |last=Ho |first=Karen K |website=ARTnews |date=16 June 2023 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>

== Honors ==

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Yongyu received 3 awards from Italy, including the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic|Medal of Meritorious Commander of the Italian Republic]] (December 27, 1985<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2021-08-30 |title=Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana |url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/277613 |access-date=2023-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830015528/https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/277613 |archive-date=2021-08-30 }}</ref>), the [[Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity|Medal of Commander of the Italian Unity Star]] (announced May 30, 2005,<ref name=":3"/> awarded in [[Beijing]] March 14, 2006), and the [[Order of the Star of Italy|Italian Star Knight's Grand Cross]] (announced May 24, 2019,<ref name=":3"/> awarded in [[Beijing]] May 20, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=意大利驻华大使方澜意为97岁的艺术大师黄永玉先生授予意大利之星大十字骑士勋章 |url=http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI2NjA1MjAzMw==&mid=2650233728&idx=1&sn=8471ea4a49b4e45f52abfca3e4f637a3&chksm=f297f32ec5e07a38c980563022d527ef44d5d6849e09799e27127ba32a30920f22b24618fc7b#rd |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=Weixin Official Accounts Platform}}</ref>).

== Controversy ==

On September 8, 2022, the stamp ''Year of Gui Mao'' was released, designed by Huang Yongyu. ''[[China Post]]'' describesdescribed it as "a wise rabbit with a pen in his right hand and a letter in his left hand in an ingenious blue color, as if it were conveying New Year good wishes to the people."<ref>{{Cite web |title=中国邮政报 |url=http://www.chinapostnews.com.cn/newspaper/epaper/html/2022-09/09/content_143162.htm |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=www.chinapostnews.com.cnChina Post}}</ref> However, after its release, people online claimed the rabbit looked "demonic" and was not cute enough.<ref>{{Cite web |title=妖氣沖天？大陸詭異藍兔生肖郵票引爭議 網友罵翻：有夠不吉利！ {{!}} 中天新聞網 |url=https://ctinews.com/news/items/rPnvjDDGnY |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=ctinews.com}}</ref> Some people praised the design, such as painter [[Han Meilin]] who applauded the stamp's novelty and bold design.<ref>{{Cite web |last=中時新聞網 |date=2023-01-04 |title=「詭異藍兔」畫師背景超狂 金庸同事黃霑好友 陸郵票天價 - 兩岸 |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20230104002376-260409 |access-date=2023-06-22 |websitepublisher=中時新聞網 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref> Hong Xinliang, ''[[Qianjiang Evening News]]'' commentator, did not blame Huang Yongyu, and that the committee who approved the stamp's publication should have publicized the stamp in advance to be checked by the audience. The stamp drew crowds to post offices and sold out online.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/huang-yongyu-lunar-new-year-china-post-stamp-controversy-1234653306/ |title=Chinese Artist Huang Yongyu Designs Controversial Year of the Rabbit Stamp |last=Ho |first=Karen K |work=ARTnews |date=27 January 2023 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>

On January 5, 2023, at an event sponsored by ''China Post'' and the [[Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region|Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous]] Region Museum in [[Nanning]], Guangxi, a mascot based on the rabbit appeared at the venue which aroused complaints from people online. Guangxi Museum said that they had received feedback from parents about the mascot and it was removed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=兔年邮票"蓝兔子"实体形象再引争议，主办方：已撤下 |url=https://static.cdsb.com/micropub/Articles/202301/fe7b1c130dec493a00a4a38fdc4769be.html |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=static.cdsb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=自由時報電子報 |date=2023-01-07 |title=有妖氣！「紅眼藍兔」中國郵票挨批 實體吉祥物現身遭家長投訴 - 國際 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4178140 |access-date=2023-06-22 |websitepublisher=自由時報電子報 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>

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