国际工作坊成果丨美国南加大Eric教授巨幅壁画作品落成SIVA

2026年7月6日—7月13日，受上海视觉艺术学院视觉传达设计专业邀约，南加州大学罗斯基艺术与设计学院Eric Andrew Junker教授在图文信息中心，历时一周完成一幅高9.32米、宽5.13米的巨幅壁画创作。

From July 6 to July 13, 2026, invited by the Visual Communication Design program of Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts (SIVA), Professor Eric Andrew Junker of the Roski School of Art and Design at the University of Southern California completed a large-scale mural measuring 9.32 meters high and 5.13 meters wide at the Graphic and Information Center over the course of one week.

名师简介｜Eric Andrew Junker教授

Eric Andrew Junker教授兼具学术影响力与国际商业创作经验。他的大型公共壁画分布于美国多地、墨西哥等海内外城市；跨媒介设计合作客户包含路易威登LV、蔻驰Coach、网飞Netflix、巴塔哥尼亚Patagonia、塔吉特Target、洛杉矶爱乐乐团、德勤Deloitte等全球知名品牌。

作品曾被《纽约时报》《洛杉矶时报》《家居廊Elle Décor》《福布斯》《Bloomberg城市实验室》等主流国际媒体报道，CBS、ABC、NBC多家电视台亦专题记录其公共壁画项目。

Professor Eric Andrew Junker is a distinguished educator with both academic prestige and international commercial credentials. His large-scale murals are located across the United States, Mexico and other international regions. His cross-media design commissions include globally renowned brands such as Louis Vuitton, Coach, Netflix, Patagonia, Target, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Deloitte. His artworks have been featured in major international media outlets including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Elle Décor, Forbes and Bloomberg CityLab, and documented in special reports by CBS, ABC and NBC.

创作缘起：跨文化艺术邀约，校园永久性公共艺术

常务副校长（左三）看望Eric Andrew Junker教授

这幅壁画是Eric Andrew Junker教授在主持《公共创作/个体根基：由内而外的设计》工作坊期间，受视觉传达设计专业主任许一兵教授邀请绘制的。

教授希望以巨幅墙面为载体，融合自身对上海城市气质的理解、对中华传统文化的敬意与个人标志性视觉语言，将这件作品作为本次中国之行的重要艺术实践。壁画选址于图文信息中心主立面，平整开阔的墙面，为宏大叙事提供了充足的表达空间。

Professor Junker was invited by Professor Xu Yibing, Chair of the Visual Communication Design program, to create this mural while leading the workshop “Public Creation/Individual Roots: Design from the Inside Out.”

The professor hoped to use the massive wall as a canvas to fuse his understanding of Shanghai’s urban character, his respect for traditional Chinese culture, and his signature visual language, making this work a significant artistic endeavor during his visit to China. The mural is located on the main facade of the Text and Information Center, where the smooth, expansive wall provides ample space for expressing a grand narrative.

画面设计：个人视觉符号与东方哲思交融

壁画描绘了这样一幕图景：一名头戴洛杉矶棒球帽的赤足人物，手持捕网追逐三只衔着红绸的飞鸟，穿行在五瓣梅花铺展而成的原野之上。画面背景中，图文信息中心建筑本身优美的弧形轮廓被教授抽象化为一道彩虹般的平面图形，横贯构图上方，为整幅作品注入明朗的节奏。教授将这一图形视为希望的视觉隐喻——建筑弧线如虹，既承载着校园的日常光景，也指向未来可能性的延展。整幅作品以“鹤顶红”为主色调——在中国文化里，这一红色象征长寿、尊贵与神圣。

教授在画面中嵌入了多层次数字象征体系，搭建起中西文化双向对话：

•三只飞鸟：在中国哲学指代“天地人”三才；在西方语境对应过去、现在、未来，或是身、心、灵。数字“三”在两种文明中，均象征万物生发与联结关系。

•五瓣梅花：关联中国五行、五福理念；在西方文化中隐喻人的五种感官。

•孤朵牡丹：素有“花中之王”的美誉，寓意富足、荣耀与昌盛，安置于构图顶端，成为整幅作品视觉制高点。

•飞鸟口中的红绸始终处在捕网刚好无法触及的距离。教授借此隐喻：飞翔所承载的喜悦无法被占有，人们只能够不断地追寻、向往。

The mural depicts a barefoot figure wearing a Los Angeles baseball cap. Holding a net, the figure chases three birds carrying red silk ribbons across a field of  five-petaled plum blossoms. In the background, the graceful arc of the Graphic and  Information Center’s architecture is abstracted by the professor into a  rainbow‑like planar form that stretches across the upper part of the  composition, infusing the work with a bright rhythm. The professor sees  this graphic as a visual metaphor for hope—the building’s curve, like a  rainbow, holds the everyday life of the campus while pointing toward the  extension of future possibilities.The composition is dominated by crane-crown red, a hue symbolizing longevity, nobility and sanctity within Chinese culture.

Professor Junker embedded layered numerical symbolism to construct a dialogue between Eastern and Western cultures:

• Three birds: Representing Heaven, Earth and Humanity in Chinese philosophy; in Western tradition, they stand for past, present and future, or body, mind and spirit. Across civilizations, three symbolizes generation and connection.

• Five-petaled plum blossoms: Associated with the Five Elements and Five Blessings in China, while evoking the five human senses in Western culture. 

• Solitary peony: Known as the King of Flowers, it symbolizes abundance, honor and prosperity, crowning the composition as the visual climax.

•The red silk carried by the birds remains just out of reach of the net. As the professor implies: the joy embodied in flight cannot be possessed — it can only be pursued.

文化对话：在异域找到共通的视觉语言

画中头戴洛杉矶棒球帽的人物，是教授对自我身份直白的注解。“这顶帽子代表我的来路，而非我的归宿。”他如此解读。

创作过程中，他意外发现自身惯用的视觉体系：利落轮廓、平涂色块、象征性人形、形式化装饰，与中国剪纸艺术拥有天然的精神共鸣。“我并没有遇见陌生的异域文化，而是在另一段文明之中，找到了熟悉的表达语言。”

对于人物手持捕网的动作，教授进一步阐释：捕网既是追逐美好的载体，也代表“彼此认出”的瞬间。人们向着远方的事物奔赴，途中才会发现跨越文化、不曾预料的共同语言。

The figure wearing a Los Angeles baseball cap serves as an honest marker of the professor’s identity. “This cap shows where I come from, not where I am going,” he explains. 

During the creative process, he unexpectedly discovered that his signature visual style—clean contours, flat color blocks, symbolic human figures, and stylized ornamentation—shared a natural spiritual resonance with the art of Chinese paper-cutting. “I didn’t encounter a foreign culture; rather, I found a familiar language of expression within another civilization.”

He further interprets the figure and the net: “The net stands for the pursuit of joy, as well as the moment of recognition. You reach toward something seemingly distant, and along the journey, uncover a shared language you never anticipated.”

绘制过程：一周匠心，师生协同共创

7月6日，壁画正式启笔。教授依托粉笔在墙面起稿，勾勒人物、飞鸟、梅花与牡丹整体轮廓。

7月7日至8日进入大面积铺色阶段，以鹤顶红奠定画面基调，逐步丰富层次关系。

Work officially commenced on July 6. The professor marked the wall with chalk to sketch the outlines of figures, birds, plum blossoms and peonies.

From July 7 to 8, he began blocking in color, establishing the crane-crown red palette and building layered tones.

7月9日至10日，画面进入深度刻画阶段：强化轮廓边界、平衡色彩、打磨各类象征元素形态。工作坊多名学生主动到场协助绘制，近距离观摩学习大型壁画落地工艺。

Between July 9 and 10 came detailed refinement: sharpening contours, adjusting color harmony and perfecting symbolic motifs. Workshop students volunteered to assist on-site, gaining firsthand experience of large-scale mural creation.

7月11日至12日，上海遭遇台风侵袭。风雨之中，教授依旧坚持推进创作。往来师生纷纷驻足观望，有人记录画面生长的过程，有人则静静欣赏，台风天里的墙面创作，成为校园一段独特的风景。

From July 11 to 12, Shanghai was affected by a typhoon. Despite windy, unsettled weather, the professor persisted in painting. Faculty and students passing by paused to observe, photograph and appreciate the work in progress, forming a distinctive campus scene amid the storm.

7月13日，巨幅壁画全部完工。未来设计学院执行院长吴俊、党总支书记、副院长王红江莅临现场交流观摩，为为期一周的创作画上圆满句号。

On July 13, the mural was fully completed. Wu Jun, Executive Dean, and Wang Hongjiang, Party Branch Secretary & Vice Dean of the School of Future Design, visited the site for exchanges, concluding this week-long creative practice.

教授感言：致谢SIVA，感恩所有同行者

壁画落成后，Junker教授表达诚挚谢意：“感谢上海视觉艺术学院与视觉传达设计专业发出邀约，让我拥有机会在这面墙壁留下作品。这幅壁画，是我与这座城市、这所校园的一场对话。特别感谢所有参与工作坊、协助壁画创作的同学们，你们的付出与热忱，让这次创作拥有独一无二的意义。”

After completion, Professor Junker shared his gratitude: “I would like to thank Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts and the Visual Communication Design program for extending the invitation and granting me the opportunity to create on this wall. This mural represents a dialogue between myself, this city and this school. I am especially thankful to every student who supported the workshop and mural painting. Your hands and enthusiasm have made this creative journey truly exceptional.”

一面墙，一座城，一段共同记忆

这幅9.32米×5.13米的巨幅壁画现已成为SIVA图文信息中心标志性视觉地标。它不止是一件公共艺术作品，更是视传专业发起跨国艺术交流的重要成果、跨文化艺术对话的见证。

往后时日，它将伫立于此，持续与每一位路过的观者对话：关于追寻、关于喜悦，以及跨越地域隔阂之后，我们终将寻获的共通语言。

Measuring 9.32 meters in height and 5.13 meters in width, this monumental mural has become one of the most recognizable landmarks at the SIVA Graphic and Information Center. More than an artwork, it stands as a key achievement of international artistic exchange initiated by the Visual Communication Design program, evidence of cross-cultural dialogue.

In the years ahead, it will remain on this wall, engaging every passerby in conversations about pursuit, joy, and the shared languages we discover beyond boundaries。