{"id":4315,"date":"2024-04-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2025-09-22T22:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:20:16","slug":"side_by_side_2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2024\/04\/14\/side_by_side_2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Father and Child: Love Walks Side by Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4354,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-4354\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-635x1024.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-635x1024.jpeg 635w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-186x300.jpeg 186w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-768x1238.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-7x12.jpeg 7w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image.jpeg 817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shoul\u00adder to Shoul\u00adder Chi\u00adnese Edi\u00adtion Cov\u00ader<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan pic\u00adture book artist Chris Lasi\u00adca has twice won the Calde\u00adcott Medal for his books \u201cThe Mag\u00adic Win\u00addow\u201d and \u201cDaisy\u2019s Ball,\u201d and has been nom\u00adi\u00adnat\u00aded for the Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award for Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Illus\u00adtra\u00adtor more than once. How\u00adev\u00ader, Chi\u00adnese read\u00aders seem less famil\u00adiar with him. This may be due to his pen\u00adchant for exper\u00adi\u00adment\u00ading with new media, themes, and styles, mak\u00ading it dif\u00adfi\u00adcult for peo\u00adple to iden\u00adti\u00adfy him through his rec\u00adog\u00adniz\u00adable body of work. Each of his books feels like a fresh cre\u00adation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Shoul\u00adder to Shoul\u00adder has been labeled in the Eng\u00adlish-lan\u00adguage world as a book par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly suit\u00adable for chil\u00addren aged 3\u20135. It is a refresh\u00ading and joy\u00adful breath of fresh air in the world of par\u00adent-child pic\u00adture books, cel\u00ade\u00adbrat\u00ading the bond between fathers and chil\u00addren. In the book, fathers are not just guardians of the fam\u00adi\u00adly or play\u00admates; they are also com\u00adpan\u00adions with whom chil\u00addren learn and grow, cre\u00adat\u00ading an irre\u00adplace\u00adable bond. Rasi\u00adka, with his dis\u00adtinc\u00adtive style, cap\u00adtures this core con\u00adcept, trans\u00adform\u00ading it into a tan\u00adgi\u00adble and sen\u00adsi\u00adble work of art.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4358,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"973\" class=\"wp-image-4358\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-1024x973.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-1024x973.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-300x285.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-768x729.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4-13x12.jpeg 13w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-4.jpeg 1137w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In this book, Rasi\u00adka trans\u00adforms his bold use of col\u00ador and form into a visu\u00adal poet\u00adry. The inter\u00adac\u00adtions between father and chil\u00addren in var\u00adi\u00adous set\u00adtings are mas\u00adter\u00adful\u00adly cap\u00adtured, from play\u00adful encoun\u00adters at home to out\u00addoor adven\u00adtures. Every ges\u00adture and expres\u00adsion reveals a deep bond and unspo\u00adken under\u00adstand\u00ading. Rasika\u2019s vibrant col\u00adors and flow\u00ading lines eas\u00adi\u00adly cap\u00adture chil\u00addren\u2019s atten\u00adtion and spark their imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion. For exam\u00adple, the open\u00ading scene depicts the father and daugh\u00adter, first as \u201chorse and rid\u00ader\u201d and then as \u201cqueen and clown.\u201d The entire scene is filled with child\u00adlike play\u00adful\u00adness and the joy of par\u00adent-child inter\u00adac\u00adtion, cre\u00adat\u00ading a par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly warm and joy\u00adful atmos\u00adphere. The child\u2019s exag\u00adger\u00adat\u00aded pre\u00adtend play and exag\u00adger\u00adat\u00aded expres\u00adsions, com\u00adple\u00adment\u00aded by the father\u2019s com\u00adi\u00adcal expres\u00adsions and whim\u00adsi\u00adcal move\u00adments, both com\u00adple\u00adment and con\u00adtrast. The next scene, where the two enjoy kite-fly\u00ading side by side, cul\u00admi\u00adnates in a joy\u00adful moment that strength\u00adens the play\u00adful spir\u00adit, cre\u00adativ\u00adi\u00adty, and fam\u00adi\u00adly bonds.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200bIsn\u2019t this scene suit\u00adable for par\u00adents and chil\u00addren to watch and rem\u00adi\u00adnisce togeth\u00ader?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4355,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"642\" class=\"wp-image-4355\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1.jpeg 756w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-300x255.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-1-14x12.jpeg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4356,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"644\" class=\"wp-image-4356\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2.jpeg 758w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-300x255.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-2-14x12.jpeg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The book\u2019s excep\u00adtion\u00adal\u00adly con\u00adcise text also imbues it with a spe\u00adcial pow\u00ader. Lasi\u00adca uses min\u00adi\u00admal words to nar\u00adrate the sto\u00adry, a fact that allows for greater read\u00ader engage\u00adment. Cou\u00adpled with the cheer\u00adful, live\u00adly, and evoca\u00adtive images, read\u00aders can con\u00adnect with their own sto\u00adries. The restrained nature of the text com\u00adpels read\u00aders to engage with the images, fill\u00ading in the unspo\u00adken details. \u201cLarge crane and car\u00adgo \/ loco\u00admo\u00adtive and car\u00adriages \/ shoul\u00adder to shoulder\u201d\u2014these phras\u00ades, like rhyth\u00admic notes, blend seam\u00adless\u00adly with the illus\u00adtra\u00adtions, form\u00ading a har\u00admo\u00adnious par\u00adent-child sym\u00adpho\u00adny. Accom\u00adpa\u00adnied by this light and dynam\u00adic melody, read\u00aders delight\u00adful\u00adly jour\u00adney through sto\u00adries that require no fur\u00adther expla\u00adna\u00adtion.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4357,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"645\" class=\"wp-image-4357\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3.jpeg 757w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3-300x256.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-3-14x12.jpeg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4359,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"638\" class=\"wp-image-4359\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5.jpeg 757w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-300x253.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-5-14x12.jpeg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>One par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly inspir\u00ading scene in the book depicts a father and daugh\u00adter revers\u00ading roles: first, the father teach\u00ades his daugh\u00adter how to fish, then the daugh\u00adter teach\u00ades him how to jump rope. This isn\u2019t just a play\u00adful set\u00adting; it also cham\u00adpi\u00adons mod\u00adern par\u00adent\u00ading. A father can be a hum\u00adble learn\u00ader, while a child can be a trans\u00admit\u00adter of wis\u00addom. This rever\u00adsal of roles cap\u00adtures the essence of edu\u00adca\u00adtion: mutu\u00adal learn\u00ading and shared growth. The orig\u00adi\u00adnal Eng\u00adlish phrase, \u201cteacher and learn\u00ader,\u201d could have been trans\u00adlat\u00aded as \u201cteacher and stu\u00addent,\u201d but these terms eas\u00adi\u00adly evoke the some\u00adwhat rigid roles of school. There\u00adfore, I pre\u00adfer the more col\u00adlo\u00adqui\u00adal term, \u201cteach\u00aders and learn\u00aders,\u201d as these roles are inher\u00adent\u00adly flu\u00adid and con\u00adstant\u00adly shift\u00ading in real life.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>When this book was pub\u00adlished, Rasi\u00adca filmed a short video explain\u00ading the inspi\u00adra\u00adtion behind it. It stemmed from a vis\u00adit to his son Ingo\u2019s art school in Cal\u00adi\u00adfor\u00adnia. There, he and his son sat side by side, cre\u00adat\u00ading art\u00adwork togeth\u00ader. He had meth\u00adods to teach him, and he, in turn, had tech\u00adniques to share with him. At the time, he could\u00adn\u2019t help but reflect on this father-son rela\u00adtion\u00adship, real\u00adiz\u00ading that there were things his son knew that he did\u00adn\u2019t, and things he knew that his son did\u00adn\u2019t. This shared learn\u00ading process was always a process of mutu\u00adal exchange. Rasi\u00adca felt this rela\u00adtion\u00adship was par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly worth cel\u00ade\u00adbrat\u00ading, so he returned and cre\u00adat\u00aded the book, Shoul\u00adder to Shoul\u00adder.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4361,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"863\" class=\"wp-image-4361\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-7-1024x863.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-7-1024x863.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-7-300x253.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-7-768x647.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-7-14x12.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-7.jpeg 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>As a father of a daugh\u00adter, I\u2019ve had sim\u00adi\u00adlar insights myself. Back in May 2004, I gave a lec\u00adture at the Nation\u00adal Library titled \u201cPic\u00adture Books and Par\u00adent-Child Read\u00ading.\u201d One of the top\u00adics was \u201cPic\u00adture Books: Chil\u00addren as Adults\u2019 Teach\u00aders.\u201d My daugh\u00adter was less than five years old at the time, and I\u2019d been exposed to pic\u00adture books for less than three years. But much of my under\u00adstand\u00ading of pic\u00adture books back then ben\u00ade\u00adfit\u00aded from my daugh\u00adter\u2019s help, espe\u00adcial\u00adly regard\u00ading visu\u00adal nar\u00adra\u00adtives and the rela\u00adtion\u00adship between text and images. She pro\u00advid\u00aded me with many insights. There\u00adfore, I sug\u00adgest\u00aded at the time that if adults want to gain a deep\u00ader under\u00adstand\u00ading of pic\u00adture books, they should read more with their chil\u00addren, \u201csee\u00ading pic\u00adture books through a child\u2019s eyes.\u201d Indeed, I still hold this view to this day.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal Chi\u00adnese fam\u00adi\u00adly rela\u00adtion\u00adships and roles, fathers are often assigned the role of pro\u00adtect\u00ading and guid\u00ading their chil\u00addren. Peo\u00adple often use the expres\u00adsion \u201cfather\u00adly love is like a moun\u00adtain\u201d to empha\u00adsize its depth and grandeur. But think care\u00adful\u00adly, isn\u2019t this a suf\u00adfi\u00adcient reflec\u00adtion of the father-child rela\u00adtion\u00adship? What about the aspect of equal inter\u00adac\u00adtion, mutu\u00adal learn\u00ading, and shared growth? What about the humor\u00adous, play\u00adful side? Why not \u201cfather\u00adly love is like water,\u201d encour\u00adag\u00ading, nour\u00adish\u00ading, and adapt\u00ading? Why not \u201cfather\u00adly love is like light\u201d or \u201cfather\u00adly love is like wind,\u201d empha\u00adsiz\u00ading the aspect of illu\u00admi\u00adnat\u00ading, blow\u00ading, and push\u00ading? Why not \u201cfather\u00adly love is like a song,\u201d metaphor\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly refer\u00adring to the aspect that brings joy and encour\u00adage\u00adment, and may even inspire artis\u00adtic inspi\u00adra\u00adtion? In mod\u00adern soci\u00adety, the role of the father is quite diverse. Every father may have his or her own unique char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adis\u00adtics, allow\u00ading him or her to bring out his or her best strengths in the par\u00adent-child rela\u00adtion\u00adship.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4360,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-4360\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-1022x1024.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-1022x1024.jpeg 1022w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-768x769.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-6.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>In \u201cShoul\u00adder to Shoul\u00adder,\u201d we see such diverse father\u00adly love. In fact, we also see father\u00adly love in mul\u00adti\u00adple cul\u00adtures and back\u00adgrounds. Those heart\u00adwarm\u00ading pic\u00adtures tran\u00adscend cul\u00adtur\u00adal bound\u00adaries, show\u00ading fathers and chil\u00addren of all col\u00adors and nation\u00adal\u00adi\u00adties, high\u00adlight\u00ading the uni\u00adver\u00adsal\u00adi\u00adty and diverse beau\u00adty of fam\u00adi\u00adly love. In those fathers who lis\u00adten to, under\u00adstand, and adapt to their chil\u00addren\u2019s needs, we see \u201cfather\u00adly love like water\u201d; in those fathers who exchange the roles of teach\u00ading and learn\u00ading with their chil\u00addren, and play the roles of \u201cdream\u00ader\u201d and \u201cdoer,\u201d we see \u201cfather\u00adly love like light\u201d; in those fathers who play games with their chil\u00addren and encour\u00adage them to climb and explore, we should also see \u201cfather\u00adly love like a song\u201d\u2026 There\u00adfore, such a pic\u00adture book can indeed be said to be a \u201ccel\u00ade\u00adbra\u00adtion of father\u00adly love,\u201d and it is a cel\u00ade\u00adbra\u00adtion full of chil\u00addren\u2019s fun and artis\u00adtic inter\u00adest. \u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4363,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-4363\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-9-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-9-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-9-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-9-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-9-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-9-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-9.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4362,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"400\" class=\"wp-image-4362\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-8.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-8.jpeg 365w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-8-274x300.jpeg 274w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-8-11x12.jpeg 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4364,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-4364\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-10-929x1024.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-10-929x1024.jpeg 929w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-10-272x300.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-10-768x846.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-10-11x12.jpeg 11w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-10.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t help but want to dis\u00adcuss a few more details about artist Chris Lasi\u00adca, born in 1959. I met him close\u00adly in 2015 at the USBBY (US IBBY) con\u00adfer\u00adence. He\u2019s a rather low-key artist. That year, he had already been nom\u00adi\u00adnat\u00aded for the Hans Chris\u00adt\u00adian Ander\u00adsen Award by the Inter\u00adna\u00adtion\u00adal Board on Books for Young Peo\u00adple (USA) for the sec\u00adond time, yet he remained remark\u00adably hum\u00adble in his dis\u00adcus\u00adsions and dis\u00adcus\u00adsions. He pri\u00admar\u00adi\u00adly paints in water\u00adcol\u00ador, but his style has a strong influ\u00adence on Chi\u00adnese ink paint\u00ading. He also enjoys clas\u00adsi\u00adcal Chi\u00adnese paint\u00adings and has a par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar fond\u00adness for Chi\u00adnese brush cal\u00adlig\u00adra\u00adphy, but he does\u00adn\u2019t delib\u00ader\u00adate\u00adly imi\u00adtate Chi\u00adnese paint\u00ading tech\u00adniques. He\u2019s most drawn to the imme\u00addi\u00ada\u00adcy of paint\u00ading, the seem\u00ading\u00adly uncer\u00adtain yet expres\u00adsive tech\u00adnique that reveals the artist\u2019s emo\u00adtions and per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty in a fleet\u00ading stroke. He describes his great\u00adest admi\u00adra\u00adtion as the \u201ctime\u00adless imme\u00addi\u00ada\u00adcy\u201d of the brush\u00adstrokes in ancient Chi\u00adnese paint\u00ading and cal\u00adlig\u00adra\u00adphy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4365,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"372\" class=\"wp-image-4365\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-11.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-11.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-11-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-11-18x10.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Inside page of Daisy\u2019s Ball<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4366,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"294\" class=\"wp-image-4366\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-12-1024x294.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-12-1024x294.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-12-300x86.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-12-768x220.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-12-18x5.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-12.jpeg 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>To appre\u00adci\u00adate Lasi\u00adca\u2019s illus\u00adtra\u00adtions, it\u2019s impor\u00adtant to under\u00adstand his oth\u00ader iden\u00adti\u00adty: a skilled vio\u00adlin\u00adist. He\u2019s been pas\u00adsion\u00adate about paint\u00ading and music since child\u00adhood, devel\u00adop\u00ading and refin\u00ading his hob\u00adbies. He majored in biol\u00ado\u00adgy in col\u00adlege and, after some expe\u00adri\u00adence in the real world, was admit\u00adted to med\u00adical school. He had orig\u00adi\u00adnal\u00adly planned to become a doc\u00adtor, but when he arrived at the med\u00adical school and was about to apply, he hes\u00adi\u00adtat\u00aded. After a sleep\u00adless night of brood\u00ading, he final\u00adly decid\u00aded to give up the next day, fear\u00ading that med\u00adical school would mean he would\u00adn\u2019t be able to con\u00adtin\u00adue paint\u00ading. He chose paint\u00ading as his pri\u00adma\u00adry career, forc\u00ading music to take a back seat. When\u00adev\u00ader he had the chance, he explored the pow\u00ader of music through paint\u00ading and pic\u00adture books. For exam\u00adple, he cre\u00adat\u00aded sev\u00ader\u00adal pic\u00adture books for chil\u00addren that explore jazz music and the lives of jazz mas\u00adters. I sus\u00adpect that for him, jazz, like tra\u00addi\u00adtion\u00adal Chi\u00adnese paint\u00ading and cal\u00adlig\u00adra\u00adphy, holds a cer\u00adtain kind of imme\u00addi\u00ada\u00adcy. In 2024, he also col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adrat\u00aded with Nicholas Day to cre\u00adate the pic\u00adture book \u201cNoth\u00ading: John Cage and 4\u201933\u201d, which tells a musi\u00adcal leg\u00adend and is actu\u00adal\u00adly a dis\u00adcus\u00adsion with chil\u00addren about what music is.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4367,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" class=\"wp-image-4367\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-13-1024x922.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-13-1024x922.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-13-300x270.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-13-768x691.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-13-13x12.jpeg 13w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-13.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The imme\u00addi\u00ada\u00adcy and musi\u00adcal\u00adi\u00adty of his paint\u00ading style may be the most endur\u00ading styl\u00adis\u00adtic fea\u00adture of Lasika\u2019s works. How\u00adev\u00ader, this style is high\u00adly change\u00adable and flu\u00adid. The themes that Lasi\u00adka is inter\u00adest\u00aded in are also very diverse, and any inter\u00adest\u00ading bit of life can become his cre\u00adative mate\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal. There\u00adfore, it is dif\u00adfi\u00adcult for read\u00aders to grasp his so-called \u201cicon\u00adic\u201d style.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4368,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-4368\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-14-990x1024.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-14-990x1024.jpeg 990w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-14-290x300.jpeg 290w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-14-768x794.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-14-12x12.jpeg 12w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-14.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Rasi\u00adca has his own \u201csys\u00adtem\u201d for cre\u00adat\u00ading pic\u00adture books. He places great empha\u00adsis on the integri\u00adty of his works. Although his paint\u00adings often appear sim\u00adple and his brush\u00adwork some\u00adwhat casu\u00adal, their over\u00adall struc\u00adture is remark\u00adably ratio\u00adnal and rig\u00ador\u00adous. This may be due to his half-Aus\u00adtri\u00adan ances\u00adtry (from his moth\u00ader). He always starts by mak\u00ading a com\u00adplete \u201cdum\u00admy book.\u201d Once the over\u00adall struc\u00adture is deter\u00admined, he repeat\u00aded\u00adly cre\u00adates \u201cdum\u00admy books\u201d of the same size as the fin\u00adished book. Only when he is sat\u00adis\u00adfied with the over\u00adall log\u00adic and the effect of the page turns will he begin to draw these seem\u00ading\u00adly ran\u00addom drafts. For exam\u00adple, the nar\u00adra\u00adtive of \u201cShoul\u00adder to Shoul\u00adder\u201d is actu\u00adal\u00adly com\u00adposed of a set of rough\u00adly three fac\u00ading pages, alter\u00adnat\u00ading between father and daugh\u00adter and father and son. There is a sum\u00adma\u00adry and tran\u00adsi\u00adtion\u00adal page between the first three sets. Does\u00adn\u2019t this resem\u00adble the cre\u00adation of a short musi\u00adcal? Rasi\u00adca also delib\u00ader\u00adate\u00adly made the open fac\u00ading pages a calm, full square shape, so that the closed book becomes a long, thin shape. This appear\u00adance makes this book quite unique in the pic\u00adture book world, per\u00adhaps more like\u00adly to attract read\u00aders\u2019 atten\u00adtion and make it a per\u00adfect gift!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4369,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"667\" class=\"wp-image-4369\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-15.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-15.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-15-300x250.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-15-768x640.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-15-14x12.jpeg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4370,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" class=\"wp-image-4370\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-16.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-16.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-16-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-16-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-16-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>When cre\u00adat\u00ading pic\u00adture books, Lasi\u00adca places par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar empha\u00adsis on tac\u00adtile sen\u00adsa\u00adtions and the effect of turn\u00ading pages. His approach is much like that of a craft design\u00ader, who pri\u00ador\u00adi\u00adtizes the user\u2019s touch and expe\u00adri\u00adence. Fur\u00adther\u00admore, Lasi\u00adca delib\u00ader\u00adate\u00adly avoids pur\u00adsu\u00ading the poten\u00adtial for \u201cdepth\u201d in his images. He him\u00adself enjoys read\u00ading, both nov\u00adels and text books, and believes that \u201cdepth\u201d is essen\u00adtial. How\u00adev\u00ader, he believes that pic\u00adture book illus\u00adtra\u00adtions don\u2019t need to be exces\u00adsive\u00adly \u201cdeep.\u201d They must reach the read\u00ader direct\u00adly, leav\u00ading a strong impres\u00adsion through imme\u00addi\u00adate expe\u00adri\u00adence. There\u00adfore, when view\u00ading Lasi\u00adca\u2019s illus\u00adtra\u00adtions, it\u2019s help\u00adful to com\u00adplete\u00adly relax and, like a child, sim\u00adply let the images \u201ccome\u201d to you.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Chris Lasi\u00adca, I high\u00adly rec\u00adom\u00admend read\u00ading the lengthy con\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adtion between Mr. Mar\u00adcus and Lasi\u00adca in the inter\u00adview col\u00adlec\u00adtion, \u201cWhy Pic\u00adture Books Mat\u00adter.\u201d Lasi\u00adca\u2019s own upbring\u00ading, artis\u00adtic pur\u00adsuits, and fam\u00adi\u00adly life have pro\u00adfound\u00adly influ\u00adenced his work. Just like this book, \u201cShoul\u00adder to Shoul\u00adder,\u201d which Lasi\u00adca ded\u00adi\u00adcates to both his father and his son, he re-exam\u00adines the role of father through this book. This kind of reflec\u00adtion and cel\u00ade\u00adbra\u00adtion can also be shared by every read\u00ader.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Argen\u00adtine Primera Divisi\u00f3n writ\u00adten on April 14, 2024 in Bei\u00adjing<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4371,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"871\" class=\"wp-image-4371\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-17-1024x871.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-17-1024x871.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-17-300x255.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-17-768x653.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-17-14x12.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-17.jpeg 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":4372,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"865\" class=\"wp-image-4372\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-18-1024x865.jpeg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-18-1024x865.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-18-300x254.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-18-768x649.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-18-14x12.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image-18.jpeg 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u514b\u91cc\u65af\u00b7\u62c9\u897f\u5361\u300a\u80a9\u5e76\u80a9\u300b\u8bd1\u540e\u611f<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,16,4,12],"tags":[5,6,17],"class_list":["post-4315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-review","category-my-translation","category-story-of-story-tellers","category-ajia-review","tag-5","tag-6","tag-17"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/embedded_1758549582349.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4315"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4373,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4315\/revisions\/4373"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}