Painting with a Basin? The 82-year-old Lady’s Ink-splashing Paint Goes Viral

Painting with a Basin? The 82-year-old Lady's Ink-splashing Paint Goes Viral

用盆泼墨画画？商丘82岁老太太泼墨成画走红网络

On March 1, in Shangqiu city of Henan province, a video of an 82-year-old lady painting by splashing ink from a plastic basin went viral on the Internet. In the video, the old lady pours a basin of thick ink over a large piece of fixed paper. She then uses an ink brush for further refinement, and soon a lifelike tiger head is created. Zhao Daoyang, her great-grandson, said that the old lady had been fond of painting since she was young, and filming her painting process was just for fun. And as she enjoys herself, the family is filled with happiness.

3月1日，商丘一位82岁老太太用盆泼墨成画的视频走红网络。视频中老太太将画纸固定后，一盆子浓墨泼过去就成了背景，随后用毛笔进行描绘，不久一张栩栩如生的“虎”头画就成了。重孙赵道阳介绍，老太太从年轻时候就喜欢画画，拍视频就是为了图个乐呵，老人高兴一家人也开心。

Wu Ailan is painting. [Photo provided to Diangduan News app · Dahe Daily]

Zhao and his family live in Wanggongzhuang village of Beiguan town, Minquan county, a village known for tiger painting. According to Zhao, the old lady in the video is his 82-year-old great-grandma, Wu Ailan, whose video was inspired by him and his wife, Sun Li.

赵道阳一家住在民权县北关镇王公庄村，也是全国闻名的画虎村。赵道阳告诉记者，视频中的老太太是他的太奶奶，名叫吴爱兰今年已经82岁了，老人泼墨画画拍视频是他和妻子孙俪的灵感。

"My wife and I are both engaged in painting. We would also post some of our painting videos online, and my great-grandma also wanted one for her after seeing them." Zhao told the reporter that at first he was worried that his great-grandma would be tired from the ink-splashing painting, but it surprised him that she was quite interested in it. "I will use a small basin if I can't hold a big one."

“我和妻子两个人都是从事画画的工作，也会在网络发布一些平时画画的视频，太奶奶看到后也说给她拍一个，”赵道阳告诉记者，刚开始还担心太奶奶泼墨画画劳累，没想到太奶奶兴趣非常大，“大盆拿不动我用小盆泼”。

A piece of work by Wu Ailan. [Photo provided to Diangduan News app · Dahe Daily]

With the old lady's insistence, the couple made a video for her. In doing so, the first of all put up a piece of rice paper on the wall, covering the center with a basin to leave it untouched, and asked the old lady to splash ink on the large-spaced background. Sun then painted the details, and soon a vivid tiger image came about.

拗不过老太太的坚持，赵道阳、孙俪夫妇给老太太拍了一个泼墨的视频。视频中他们把一张大宣纸挂在墙上，中间需要留白的地方用盆罩住，需要大笔涂抹的背景让老太太直接用盆泼墨，细节的地方则有孙俪来画，不久一张栩栩如生的老虎图就出来了。

The handsome ink-splashing motion of the old lady and the exquisite art in result together created powerful visual impact. The video received lots of re-posts and thumbs up right after it was released, and brought a huge group of followers.

老太太豪气的泼墨动作加上精美的成品，极具视觉冲击力，视频发出后很快就引起网友的转发和点赞，老太太一时间收获粉丝无数。

A piece of work by Wu Ailan. [Photo provided to Diangduan News app · Dahe Daily]

"She is more popular now than I am, and the netizens like her," said Sun, who has posted videos of her own ink-splashing paintings in the past but did not get many clicks. However, when it comes to the old lady, the videos will definitely become "viral".

“老太太现在比我还火，网友们都喜欢她老人家，”孙俪说，以前她也发过泼墨的视频点击量不算高，但是只要老太太一泼墨，视频肯定就“火”。

According to Wu, she began to draw when she was young. In the past, whenever there was a joyous event at the nearby village, some would ask her for a picture to hang in the central hall. She was quite famous around the area. As she was getting on years, paintbrush was less picked up than before. It was not until she saw the young couple filming that she wanted to have a second attempt. She had never expected so many people to like it.

据吴爱兰老太太介绍，她从年轻时候就开始画画了，以前附近村哪家有喜事，会有人托她帮忙画一张画挂在中堂，在当地也算小有名气。后来随着年龄变大，就很少动笔了，直到后来看到重孙夫妻俩拍视频画画，一向闲不住的她也想尝试下，没想到会有这么多人喜欢。

A piece of work by Wu Ailan. [Photo provided to Diangduan News app · Dahe Daily]

"As great-grandma is getting older, her hands are not flexible enough, so it usually requires the joint efforts of her and my wife to finish a painting," Zhao said. He added that a painting would take at least a day, since the ink needs to dry up after the splashing, before great-grandma draws outlines and my wife finishes off details, such as glasses, hair and whiskers. "Apart from tigers, we also paint flowers, birds, fishes, insects and landscapes in traditional Chinese style," Zhao said.

“老太太年纪大了，手上控制力下降，一张画需要太奶奶和妻子两人共同完成，”赵道阳告诉记者，一张画最快也需要一天的功夫，泼墨后需要把纸晾干，然后老太太画大的外形轮廓，像细节眼镜毛发胡须这种由妻子孙俪完成。“除了画老虎以外，还会画花鸟鱼虫风景等，都是传统中国画的工笔和写意画。”赵道阳说。

After the video became popular, it has been forwarded by many websites and even gained followers abroad. The family seems pretty calm about it. "It's just for fun and to make my great-grandma happy. She's been painting all her life, she loves it, and we all support her. Besides, it's like exercise to her." Zhao said that there are fans who like and want to buy their paintings, and they are willing to share the traditional Chinese painting with everyone and their paintings are also open for sale.

视频“火”了之后，不少网站纷纷转发老太太作画的视频，甚至在国外也拥有一批粉丝。对此，一家人看的很平淡。“主要是图个乐呵，让老太太高兴高兴，她画了一辈子画，也喜欢这，我们一家人都支持她，也算锻炼身体了。”赵道阳说，平时也有喜欢画的粉丝来买，他们一家也愿意把传统的中国画分享给大家，也会销售平时的画作。（中文来源/顶端新闻·大河报 翻译/赵汉青 实习生/黄骞婷 审校/张军平）