2025 | Children's Publishing
| Professional
- Why did you create this work?
Matisse's Journey is a children's book commissioned by UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, to accompany the exhibition Matisse by Matisse in July 2023. - How were your illustrations used?
Matisse's Journey is a commissioned children's book. The drawings from the book were later turned into derivative products, such as canvas bags, rugs, and stickers. - What materials and techniques did you use?
Pencil, Color pencil, Chinese ink, Gouache, Digital composition - Was this project commissioned?
Commissioned - Commissioner Company
UCCA Center for Contemporary Art - College / University
LUCA School of Arts - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
yingdadong.com/
- Instagram
instagram.com/yingda_dong/
- Biography
Yingda Dong is an illustrator, PhD researcher, and lecturer at LUCA School of Arts in Ghent, Belgium. He explores interculturality in visual language through illustration. His picture book has won awards like The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf (Bologna, 2024) and 100 Outstanding Picture Books (dPICTUS, 2024). His work has been showcased at the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition (Italy, 2024), Grafixx Festival (Belgium, 2023), and his solo exhibition Tabi (Japan, 2024). - Where are you currently based?
Belgium
