musicians of old

"Whoa-"

After the clean warm water was preheated from the steam pipe, it flowed out from the faucet, held in both hands by Fan Ning, and poured on his face.

This is the washing area outside a public washroom in the Turner Art Hall. It has a spotless marble countertop, a glass sink with clear sapphire blue texture, a golden swing-type shampoo valve, and a row of carefully curated flowers inside fence.

On the surrounding walls and ceiling, lamp grids with dark gilt patterns are interspersed with bright crystal light boxes, creating a noble and restrained light and shadow look and feel.

"The decoration budget of 18000 pounds is somewhat different." Fan Ning took out a silk scarf to wipe off the water stains on his face and hands, and stood in front of the elegant mirror to straighten his hair a little.

On November 11, the day of the first performance, the main part of the project was put into use in a hurry. If we want to extend to more detailed parts later, I am afraid that at least twice the banknotes should be prepared.

And after comparing and investigating some cases on the spot, Fan Ning deeply felt that this is also a bottomless field.

"There is still a big gap between the 'luxury' specification and the 'court' specification. If I follow the latter, I'm afraid I have to add a 0 after the amount to start. Similarly, all valuable materials are piled up, and the taste is just right now.”

Fanning put on light-colored unlined leather gloves, picked up the cane leaning against the stage, and walked out. The number of people in the corridor gradually increased. In front of him were several gentlemen wearing crisp ties and luxurious suits. Meet each other.

"Oh, look at this transparent and romantic lavender-colored enamel!" The headed middle-aged and elderly man's eyes lit up, "Commander Fan Ning, as I said, this will definitely be the finishing touch, if you don't think about it more If you don’t, your perfect outfit in public tonight will always leave some regrets.”

"Mr. Byron, Earl of Kent, to be honest, I directly adopted your taste without much consideration." Fanning thanked the helm of the Kent Motor Company with a smile, and then shook hands with other gentlemen in turn. Among them are two high-level speakers from the Gugova Group and the Piodo Winery Group, as well as several other large factory owners.

The Earl of Kent already felt that his level of satisfaction had reached the highest point before the day of the opening performance came, and before the several courtesies had any effect.

The other two potential named chaebol groups are also looking forward to the early arrival of the New Year.

Because the customers of Kent Motors, it is so noble to receive free tickets and invitations!
Of course, to be solemnly invited to attend an event of this size, the event itself is very noble, but there are also unique and targeted headers for each person in the letter, elegantly presupposed high-grade wording for customers, bronzing signatures directed by Fan Ning, and even big customers' return. Received a small sterling silver baton miniature engraved with the old symphony orchestra as a souvenir!

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The response from the donors was extremely strong. Many people have already purchased new orders or introduced them to the upper-class circles. For a while, the production capacity of several luxury models that were already in short supply, the orders will be placed directly until March next year. up. …

Although the 5000-pound luxury car sponsorship program has been replaced by artistic titles, Mr. Earl of Kent could not help but write a letter to express his gratitude, and purchased and presented Fanning in his own name. It is puzzling, but if this amount is higher, it can already come to an entry-level nine-foot "Boethius" piano.

Its rod body is made of brown hardwood fir, emphasizing the solemn and dignified line shape, but the handle of the rod that Fanning is holding is a piece of exquisite and deep dark purple enamel, and the ring of the rod is made of the popular guilloché in the middle of the last century. Craftsmanship, with delicate and delicate workmanship, presents flexible and curled acanthus leaves and caisson patterns, and even the harness and wristbands are embellished with the shimmering gemstones to show the majestic and elegant unique temperament of the nobles in the past.

"Nostalgic and noble Debye design style." A silver-haired gentleman next to him said, "Mr. Fanning has also become a customer of our Gugova Group. I feel honored."

"Thinking about what kind of cane to choose to attend social activities every day is a more serious and prudent issue than what to eat three meals a day." The big factory owners nearby echoed.

"Six o'clock in the evening." Fanning closed his pocket watch with a snap, "Then, gentlemen, we can move from here to the art museum area. The first opening performance of the Symphony Hall will be postponed by one hour than usual, at nine o'clock start."

"Commander, please first."

"Your arrangement makes us more relaxed."

The bird's-eye view of Turner Art Hall has changed from the original "L" to a larger "B", and the original location of the art gallery is only in the lower left part of the latter.

In the rich and soft fragrance of flowers and plants, all the gentlemen stepped on the carpet all the way. When they passed the corridor on the second floor above the ticket checking hall, the Earl of Kent glanced down. He saw a black and shiny stretched limousine, his eyes narrowed with a smile.

Accepting admission tickets at six o'clock is the practice of the Teoline Concert Hall and Theater. Generally speaking, the peak of the flow of people is between [-]:[-] and [-]:[-].

This time was different, the performance was postponed for an hour, but everyone arrived earlier and more concentrated, because today is [-]:[-], which is the opening time for the bimonthly beauty exhibition set by Fan Ning.

Music fans have chosen to detour from the ticket checking hall to the art gallery. Concert tickets can replace the 10 shilling art gallery pass, and there are so many things worth stopping and admiring in this art venue.

Above the entrance of the art museum hangs a huge poster with the title drawn by Fanning himself:
"Sensuality, Light and Shadow, Momentary Remembrance - Impressionist Art Exhibition at the end of 913 in the new calendar"

Before the concert started, the popularity here was even more popular than that in the ticket checking hall. At [-]:[-], the traffic restriction measures were activated in advance. I couldn't even take a picture of what I could see clearly.

There are too many people from all walks of life in the cultural field who came to join us today. Some of the artists who are familiar with us on weekdays chatted with Fan Ning and then went to the Symphony Hall to wait for the show. , It will last until the second half of December, don't rush to watch the flowers in the crowd for a while. …

Looking at paintings actually has something in common with concerts. Private experiences in public places sometimes require some physical and spiritual space.

The original mobile exhibition hall area on the first floor of the museum has been rebuilt and expanded. This time, the 240 works are displayed in several long and narrow S-shaped moving lines.

"On the Air and Warmth of Fields, Vincent Van Ning, May 894."

"Countryside, fields, trees, mountains... The colors swirl enthusiastically, and there seems to be a warm wind flowing in the air. Imagine the feeling of looking ahead through the high-temperature gas under the fire, the scorching sun or the flame of an alcohol lamp. The scene twists, just like The rippling convex lens, which is exaggerated, but you have to admit that it helps to remember the light and shadow of the early summer. This is the origin of impressionism.”

""Winter Impressions of the Village", Pizarro Cumier, December 912 of the new calendar."

"The brush strokes are emotional, very heavy and fast. The contrast between the warm and cold colors of the sun is full of mid-tone transitions. Imagine standing under the winter sun. The overall body feeling is cold air, but the skin facing the sun is full of heat and warmth. It captures In addition to the fullness of the external light, it is difficult to feel it indoors, maybe we should go out for a walk more... "

In the lower right area of ​​each painting, there is a short introduction on the card at a certain eye level, which is the guide made by Fanning.

Fan Ning, who is familiar with the development laws of art history, knows in his heart that the objective reasons for the origin and popularity of Impressionism are not only the impact of photography technology on realism, but also the emergence of new social classes under the industrial trend.

They are well-educated, accept new humanistic and philosophical trends, have new aesthetic tastes, have a strong desire to speak out, and have considerable purchasing power for collections.Among the small group of fans of "hint flow" before, they accounted for the majority.

The most important group of Fan Ning's guided tour is this group of people.

His way of guided tour is undoubtedly ingenious. Generally speaking, he does not allow subjective evaluation, and avoids strong subjectivity such as "profound cultural heritage", "extremely beautiful use of colors", "impactful lines", "dignified and stable composition". Wording that cannot be proven or falsified, and does not talk about overly professional things. He first objectively described the key content of the painting, and the characteristics are what they are. An open ending with personal emotions.

At this moment, not only the industrial gentry and the middle class felt the charm of these lights, shadows and emotions, but even many academic artists stopped, observed, felt and thought.

Yes, academics, Fanning still attached great importance to listening to their ideas during his visit to Santa Ramborg, and sincerely invited many academic painters to be there for guidance.

Many people think that the Impressionists in the history of art are "unrecognized talents", and the academics are blindly arrogant "persecutors". The rise of Impressionism later hit the academics hard.

——This is a flat and non-objective cognition.

In fact, the impressionist painters on Blue Star have been actively curating exhibitions, establishing groups, expanding channels, seeking cooperation from the media and collectors, striving for the understanding of the academic school and the recognition of the art investment market.And every time the academic school treats the exhibition of new works of Impressionist painters, it has to seriously feel, understand and evaluate again. …

Evaluation results have a "negative to positive" transition process, and sometimes not so smooth, but it is not black and white.

They are not completely opposed, but concepts of dynamic change. The core of the innovative spirit of Impressionism in the previous life has grown all the way from the breakthrough from the previous classical to the Romantic.And their use of color is also based on the long-term research of the academic school, on the basis of realism and the exploration of natural light by the Barbizon School.

——To understand dialectically, the Romantic style contains all the factors that gave birth to the Impressionist trend of thought.

It is precisely because Fan Ning has a lifetime of experience as a "later person" that he can clearly see the laws behind the development of art history, so he can jump out of genre disputes in this old industrial world and unite forces that can be united with a broader mind.

So now, the innovation process of the art era has begun to advance in the quiet transformation of individual aesthetics.

Fanning spent more time entertaining these gentlemen of industry than he liked.

In his view, the funds transferred into his own pocket are laying the foundation for the real implementation of the "Music Relief" and "Art Popularization" programs in the future.

This made his getting along and speaking a little more sincere.

Of course, these industrial aristocrats also know social etiquette and sophistication very well. After Fan Ning met with dignitaries from the central and local cultural departments, as well as several well-known artists, collectors, and critics, they were introduced, greeted, and exchanged ideas. Business card, it means that I will watch the exhibition on my own first, and see you at the concert later.

Next, Fan Ning accompanied Director Humphrey and his party to circle the entire art venue.

It is a courtesy to lead the tour, and they come with a task: the first item of hardware condition evaluation of "residence venue" in the ranking assessment of symphony orchestras.

At around seven o'clock, Fanning returned to the crowded art exhibition hall alone.

He saw Cloveld, Malay, Courmier and others wearing top hats with too low brims, mingling among the exhibition crowd to observe the expressions of the appreciators, and suddenly found it funny and wanted to laugh.

Bidding collectors always start to express their intentions in the middle and late stages of the exhibition, and then it is the turn of the guests to observe their expressions.

Just as Fanning was thinking about whether to stay for an hour to go back to the backstage for rehearsal, or to stay for an hour and a half, suddenly, a white glove as cold as a corpse patted on his shoulder.

"Commander Fanning, congratulations on the opening." The man's voice was soft but polite.

A chill soaked into Fanning's skin and blood through his clothes, and his heart and whole body shivered instantly.

The first sense of who you really are, the second actually.

He turned his head and looked at the three people opposite him.

The leading gentleman wears a broad hard hat, is tall and pale-skinned, clutching a bright silver cane tightly, next to him is a man with blond hair and a hooked nose, and a gentle lady in a high-necked cloak and holding a folding fan.

"Your Excellency He Meng, Captain Salman, welcome to come here." Fan Ning bowed gracefully, "Who is this beautiful lady?"

The appearance of the special inspection hall and his party was within Fanning's expectation.

As the "Boethius" nominated artist awarded by the discussion group, such an important movement is also a major event in the art career of the empire. It is normal for various official organizations to send representatives to congratulate. At this time, the bishop Christopher is still in the crowd Looking at the painting with great interest. …

But this does not mean that Fan Ning is not vigilant.

"Dear President Fanning, you can call me Anna." The woman shook her folding fan lightly.

As soon as the professional soft voice came out, Fan Ning remembered the name before he knew it.

Captain Salman's dedicated liaison, a thoughtful investigator, spoke to her on the phone himself.

Fan Ning made a gesture of invitation, leading them to enter the art exhibition from the beginning.

The three of them were like normal guests, walking through the oil paintings and stopping from time to time.

"These 240 paintings explore the understanding of light and shadow wonderfully, and some even have a mystical tendency. You should know that even the ignorant in the art world will occasionally feel the heterogeneity behind the surface of the world because of high inspiration Color, of course, I have passed the test, as a public art venue, we always have to guard against the risk of overly explicit monsters and gods and even evil names, you should have richer screening experience on such issues..."

Fanning calmly led the three of them to several highly inspired paintings for them to appreciate, and continued to introduce in a low voice.

Anna kept responding with "hmmm" to him, while the other two gentlemen only nodded silently occasionally.

The steps of the few people were relatively random. Sometimes Fan Ning led the way, and sometimes followed the three of them to introduce from behind.

He Meng glanced at the paintings on the wall, but did not express anything extra.

"Your Excellency Inspector, there are no paintings over there."

At a midpoint of the S-shaped moving line, He Meng took a step towards a fork in the road. There were still guests patronizing it, but it was less than the people on the exhibition moving line.

"There are several small round exhibition halls where installation art used to be displayed..." The three of them entered one of the rooms without stopping, and Fan Ning followed slowly.

He Meng stood in front of a merchandise cabinet against the wall, and stretched out his hand.

"Frankly speaking, it took us a lot of effort to clear the debris accumulated in the corridor this time. Now this place is used to sell small souvenirs, and the one next door you are facing is selling drinks and non-staple food." Fan Ning continued leisurely Introduce slowly.

He controlled his breathing and spiritual state, but his heart was inevitably suspended.

Because the position where He Meng is standing now is less than one meter away from the secret door.