The curtain has fallen on another year of the Tian Hong Cross-Cultural Youth Poem and Art Contest.
Guided by this year’s theme, “The Colors of Me,” we received nearly 300 poems and artworks from close to 200 young participants.
Selecting just over 60 winning entries from such a vibrant collection was no easy task. Each young artist brought a unique way of seeing and sensing the world, each with their own artistic or literary style.
Some works were tender and innocent, others mature and profound; some bold, others graceful; some with lofty vision, others with touching details. The joy of experiencing these works — and reading their artist statements — was immense. At times, we almost wished we could simply enjoy without having to judge. But as with any contest, awards must be given.
Since this is a themed competition, works that resonated closely with “The Colors of Me” naturally caught the judges’ attention. Among them, the pieces that felt true, personal, and poured straight from the heart gripped both our eyes and our hearts. In those moments, we were reminded that all artistic forms are merely vessels — what truly pierces through words and images to reach another soul is the spark of the human heart and soul. It may not be perfect, but it carries a living vitality. It recalls to me Li Bai’s famous verse, “Have you not seen the Yellow River’s waters coming from the sky?” and Van Gogh’s Starry Night — without rigid form or flawless light and shadow, yet surging with emotion, striking straight at the soul.
We are deeply grateful to these young creators. In many ways, it feels less like Tian Hong is serving them, and more like they have given us boundless inspiration. In an era of rapid AI advancement, our platform will continue to celebrate human creativity. Humans can create AI, guide AI, and AI can in turn enrich human life. But human creativity should never shrink before AI; rather, it should take wings and soar higher and farther! Our blessings go to all the young poets and artists!
To see this year’s award-winning works, please visit our website: www.tianhongfoundation.org.
一年一度的天鸿跨文化青少年诗歌绘画比赛又拉上帷幕了。在今年的主题“我生命的色彩”的召唤下，我们收到了近200位参赛者的近300件诗歌或是绘画作品。
从这些参赛作品中评选出大约60多个获奖之作，实非易事。每个参赛的年轻人都带着自己独特的观察和感知世界的角度，有着各自不同的艺术和文字表达的风格。有的稚嫩天真，有的成熟深沉，有的大胆，有的优美，有的立意高远，有的细节感人。欣赏这些作品和读他们的“创作自述” （artist statement) 是极其快乐的。有时候不禁希望只欣赏而不必评价，但大赛的性质必须有奖项之分。既然是主题大赛，那些契合主题的作品，就得到了评委们明显的注意，从中又有那些真实的，个人的，发自内心而喷涌而出的文字和画面，更是牢牢抓住了我们的心和眼睛。这时候，我们知道，一切的形式，只是一个媒介，而最终能够穿越文字和画面抵达人心的，是一个凡人（human）的心和灵魂的闪光。也许并不完美，但有着真实的生命力。这让我想起李白那句“君不见，黄河之水天上来”，想起凡高的那幅“星空”（"Starry night"），没有严谨的格式，没有完美的光影，却汹涌澎湃，直击人心！
感谢这些年轻人的分享，在某种程度上，与其说天鸿在为他们服务，不如说他们给我们带来了无穷无尽的动力。在这样一个AI高速发展的时代，我们的平台会一直为我们年轻人的创造力（human creativity)而喝彩。人类可以创造AI，驾驭AI, AI也可以反哺人类。人类的创造力不该在AI面前退缩，相反，应该插上翅膀，翱翔地更高更远！祝福所有的年轻诗人和画家们！
想要欣赏今年得奖作品的朋友们，可以参见我们的网站 www.tianhongfoundation.org。
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