Shengjing Panorama
《盛京全景图》
A landmark 360° collaboration between the Velaslavasay Panorama & Experts of Chinese panorama painting.
For the past half-decade, the Velaslavasay Panorama has been working at bringing beautiful Shengjing to Los Angeles. Welcome《盛京全景图》! Painted by masters 李武 Li Wu, 晏阳 Yan Yang, and 周福先 Zhou Fuxian, Shengjing Panorama depicts an urban Chinese landscape during the years 1910 to 1930 - an era of great technological change, global exchange, and diversity in architecture, religions, and culture.
VISIT THE LARGEST CITY IN NORTHEAST CHINA, 100 YEARS AGO
Journey to Shengjing Panorama, a 360-degree painting of Shenyang city in the years 1910-1930. Visitors will travel to Northeast China to witness a golden era of diverse architecture, religion and culture. A detailed three-dimensional terrain and an exquisitely-rendered vista showcase scenes from everyday life in historic Shengjing. The immersive experience features a sound and light installation illuminating the plants, buildings and people of this transitory city. This landmark collaboration is the first panorama jointly created by artists of the People’s Republic of China and the United States.
Panoramas scattered around the globe show historical events, fantastical scenes and fertile landscapes. This was a popular entertainment in the 18th & 19th centuries that faded after the popularity of cinema. Miraculously since the 1980s, almost two hundred years since the invention of the artform, the panorama saw a revival in China. Dozens of 360-degree panoramas have been installed there in the past 30 years. Painted in Shenyang, China and transported by the Guochauang Global 360 Logistics Co. via cargo plane to Los Angeles, the Entertainment Capital of the World, our Shengjing Panorama is a bright light for a thousand generations of panoramic creation.
Participants include:
Shenyang-based Master Painters Li Wu, Yan Yang & Zhou Fuxian
Velaslavasay Artists Sara Velas, Ruby Carlson, Rastra Contreras, Andy Cao, Anna Tanner, Bridget Marrin, Guan Rong, Sara Bautista & Ava Salzman
Los Angeles-based Lighting Designer Chu-Hsuan Chang
Berlin-based Sound Artist Moritz Fehr and Sheng Virtuose Wu Wei
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Additional information about Shengjing Panorama can be found through this .pdf information packet.
In June of 2019, we debuted Shengjing Panorama to the global public with the following festivities:
Shengjing Panorama Limited Express - Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 8:08 P.M.
The Grand Public Ribbon Cutting for Shengjing Panorama - Friday, June 7, 2019 at 11 A.M.
Shengjing Panorama Opening Weekend festivities - June 7th, 8th and 9th from 11am - 5pm.
Thank you to all the donors to the Shengjing Panorama Fund! With the help of generous donors, we raised $41,332 of our $48,888 fundraising goal through individual contributions.
To support the survival of the Velaslavsay Panorama, please become a member or make a direct contribution. The Velaslavasay Panorama is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
