[Breaking News] Huang Shan to release his second cosplay album

Huang Shan [黄山], the king of cosplay from the PRC, is to release his second album of cosplay entitled “溯时” soon.

On the left, Huang Shan appears as Charles I, and we are told that more photos on that theme will appear in his second album "溯时". On the right is his work dated 2007, in which he appears as "Louis XXXIII" [路易三十三].

On the left, Huang Shan appears as Charles I, and we are told that more photos on that theme will appear in his second album "溯时". On the right is his work dated 2007, in which he appears as "Louis XXXIII" (路易三十三) in a series of photos entitled "幻帝　路易三十三".

From what I gathered on the internet, Huang Shan is an arts graduate born in 1985. His first cosplay album entitled “浮岚” was released in 2007. It caused quite a stir and propelled him to semi-celebrity status. As you can see from his works, he is obviously someone born with an innate sensitivity to beauty and the endless drive to pursue it. A while ago, I was even beginning to come across a newly coined term shan liu mei xue [山流美学], which may be taken to mean “the Shan school of aesthetics”. I have also been following his blog posts and understand that he is currently located in Shenzhen. I am sometimes gripped with the mad impulse to run to Shenzhen and interview him. His blog can be found at: http://hscos.blog.163.com

It would seem best to let his photos speak for themselves. Below are a few of them:

Huang Shan's cosplay of "Trinity Blood".

In addition to Huang Shan, I have also discovered another cosplayer from Beijing lately. His name is Gana and his blog can be found at: http://i.yoho.cn/gana/index. His latest work is based on Yuki Kaori’s manga series Ludwig Revolution.

The artistic scene in the PRC at the moment is such a lively one – it is rushing forward with a truckload of energy and imagination. There is always more stuff going on than I can keep up with. If there is anything of special interest that you noticed, please do not hesitate to drop me a note any time.

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Posted by Wabisabi on Dec 8th, 2009 and is filed under Aesthetics, Newsflash.

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8 Responses to “[Breaking News] Huang Shan to release his second cosplay album”

  1. nijibug says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 3:01 am

    This is exciting! I’ve been following his work on deviantART. I discovered him through his Pet Shop of Horrors cosplay.

  2. Wabisabi says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 7:16 am

    nijibug:

    I see, so his fame has spread to deviantART.

  3. Ridiculus says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 12:58 am

    I am not so much into cosplay, but these costumes are very beautiful to look at, and I know some girls that would die for just a glance at this. :)

  4. Wabisabi says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 7:45 am

    Ridiculus:

    I think guys who live on that aesthetic wavelength would be pleased to see that too.

  5. susperia says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 6:36 am

    oo i think i’ve seen him before a while ago!! his cosplays are gorgeous!! the photos are amazing, very elegant!! thanks for posting !

  6. Ridiculus says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 8:27 am

    “I think guys who live on that aesthetic wavelength would be pleased to see that too”

    That is correct, but in my proximity women are those in the majority when it comes to costume-making and cosplaying. Well, I will spread the good word.

  7. Wabisabi says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 11:52 am

    susperia:

    You are welcome.

    Ridiculus:

    I guess I am the exact opposite. The only cosplayer I personally know is bangin (bangin.wordpress.com/). And the really pro cosplayers I notice are Huang Shan and Gana. They are all guys.

  8. Doriinatrix says:
    September 6th, 2010 at 9:19 am

    Such devotion and beauty…it’s amazing what a good cosplayer can do.

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