Yuen Tai-yung
Yuen Tai-Yung | |
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 Yuen in 2015 | |
| Born | 1941 Zhejiang, China |
| Known for | Film posters |
| Awards | 2017 Hong Kong Film Award for Professional Achievement |
Yuen Tai-yung (Chinese: 阮大勇; pinyin: Ruǎn Dàyǒng; born 1941) is a Chinese artist best known for his Hong Kong movie posters. Dubbed "The Godfather of Hong Kong Movie Posters", he produced over 200 posters from the 1970s to 1990s that include notable films of Bruce Lee, the Hui Brothers, Karl Maka, Stephen Chow, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. His other works include advertisements, comic magazine covers, portraits, sketches, and satirical comics.
Yuen was born in 1941 in Zhejiang and raised in Shanghai. In 1957 during his teens, he moved to Hong Kong and started work in factories. Around 1965, he worked at the advertising company as an illustrator, a skill that he had to self-teach.[1]
In 1975, Yuen was commissioned by the Hui brothers to create a movie poster for their second film, The Last Message (1975). After completing the job, he received another request to design a similar poster for The Private Eyes (1976).[2] When The Private Eyes became a record-breaking box office success, Yuen found himself in high demand, and was able to establish himself as the go-to poster artist by local Hong Kong film studios.[3][4]
In 1992, Yuen retired and moved to New Zealand. After his wife died in 2007, he returned to Hong Kong and resumed sketching and showcasing his works at art exhibit.[5][6]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Five Minutes with Yeun Tai-Yung The 'Godfather' of Hong Kong movie posters". Mid-levels. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ "Yuen Tai-yung 阮大勇" (PDF). Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Lee, Edmund (2017-04-07). "In pictures: Bruce Lee, Stephen Chow, the Hui Brothers and more from Hong Kong's top movie poster artist". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "Interview with Yuen Tai-yung, 'Godfather of Hong Kong movie posters'". Southside. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Tsang, Honey (2016-08-11). "Drawing in the crowds". China Daily. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Choy, Mary. "70 Years of Drawing With All Heart: Yung Tai-yung". PMQ. Translated by Derek Leung. Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "Nomination and Awardees List of The 36th Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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