胡雷，1968年生于上海，童年成长于宁波1987年上海华山美术学校毕业，不久成为上海动画制片公司的动画制作人，参与了《西游记》《足球小将》、《小美人鱼》《宝莲灯》动画电影等诸多中外优秀经典动画的制作。长期的动画经验和童年回忆交织在一起，形成了他丰富立体的绘画语言。
“我的画背后都有一个个故事，它们是否真实存在过，我已经模糊。这些故事发生在特定的年代和地域，但又不受制这些方面。如果说故乡不仅仅是地域的概念，那么童年和少年就是我的精神故乡，那些美好的感觉，就像秋日温暖的午后阳光那样清晰可见。”–胡雷

Hu Lei was born in Shanghai in 1968 and grew up in Ningbo during his childhood. In 1987, he graduated from Huashan ArtSchoolin Shanghai and soon became an animation producer for Shanghai Animation Production Company. He participatedin the production of many excellent classic animations from both China and abroad, such as Journey to the West’, ‘FootballClub’, and ‘Little Mermaid’. His long-term animation experience and childhood memories are intertwined, forming his richand three- dimensional painting language.
“Behind my paintings, there are stories about whether they actually existed or not, which I have blurred. These stories takeplace in specific eras and regions, but are not subject to these aspects. If hometown is not just a concept of geography, thenchildhood and youth are my spiritual hometown, and those beautiful feelings are as clear and visible as the warm autumnafternoon sunshine.” – Hu Lei