Faculty of Design

Illustration

Qi Zhang

Spirt of Vermilion Bird

The Vermilion bird is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. The Vermilion bird is imbued with the symbolism of enthusiasm and vigor. It is elegant and full of life, it represents enthusiasm and creativity.I have modeled the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise as four warriors with different personalities and abilities.In my imagination, the Vermilion bird is supposed to be a woman with exotic flavor. She could manipulate flames and loved to dance, which was called "the dance of flames". She is passionate but mysterious and very strong. She does not engage in any struggle between good and evil, but her dance purifies all conflicts.