Almighty painter

Chapter 103 Soulmate
"You mean the Lion City Art Exhibition?"

Curator Tonks smiled, seeing Gu Weijing's intentions.

"Yes, I'm really interested in the Lion City Art Exhibition. If it's not convenient for you to tell me, then forget it." Gu Weijing was a little embarrassed to go through the back door.

"There's nothing inconvenient to say... um, Mr. Sloth?"

"I have temporarily stopped the recording."

Anna heard the string song and knew the elegance: "The conversation only stays between the three people in this chat room. If you find it inconvenient, I can leave."

"It's useless."

Director Tonks didn't really care much about secrecy.

It's just that some conversations are the result of discussions in internal meetings of the organizing committee.

Moreover, art style is a bit sensitive. In principle, curators like them should treat all art styles equally.

Therefore, the topic of aesthetic style preference can only be discussed in private, and it is not suitable for broadcasting to the public in advance.

To put it bluntly, this is really not an important big secret.

It is not difficult to find out the preferences of the organizing committee from those international major galleries and leading art dealers in the industry.

Inside information has always been a part of the art market.

It's just that for an online illustrator like Detective Cat who has no connections, he is trapped on an isolated island of information.

Capable painters are admired everywhere.

Whether it is the ability to appreciate art or the ability to draw sketches, curator Tonks appreciates each other.

The curator doesn't have a personal grudge with Van Dorn and Detective Cat.

He doesn't mind pointing out a few words from each other.

If there is one more excellent painting in the art exhibition curated by himself, curator Tonks will be honored as a curator.

"Today's art style is inclusive of all rivers and flowers. In principle, the organizing committee welcomes submissions of all painting styles. However... this is an art exhibition open to the public. From the perspective of exhibition effect, we hope that there will be some that can impress ordinary audiences. If your works appear in the exhibition, at least there must be something to say."

Director Tonks blinked, "You know what I mean?"

What he said was high-sounding, but Gu Weijing still understood the meaning behind it.

The meaning of Mr. Curator is translated as - if you are not famous, we will draw traditional paintings in a down-to-earth manner.

Try not to always think of unconventional, conceptual art or postmodernism.

It is also easy to understand,
What stands out about postmodern art is that one cannot understand it.

The artist Newman can sell a piece of white paper for several million dollars, and Duchamp can easily collect the entire urinal, which can be collected by a bunch of museum snatchers.

The premise is that he is already a well-known artist.

If Gu Weijing did this, he would definitely be thrown out as a lunatic.

"Secondly, I think the appeal of the picture is more important than the pure painting technique. Even if the painting skill is not so good, if it has enough appeal, I am willing to select it into my exhibition. And any one The paintings that can make people feel shocking are the treasures of the exhibition, and it is the curator's luck to receive such works."

This is talking about emotions.

Gu Weijing remembered that when he was browsing the digital curation of previous works of the Singapore Art Biennale, he once saw an oil painting "Fisherman" by a Venezuelan painter who was only at the student level in terms of brushwork.

Relying on reaching the emotional level of "feeling something in the heart", it was successfully shortlisted for the main exhibition of the master group of the exhibition.

And a painting that can make people feel shocked...

The first thing Gu Weijing thought of was Cao Lao's "Picture of Respecting the Buddha and Protecting the Dharma".

If you want to shock the audience, you should at least get an evaluation of [Painful Effort] or higher on the emotional meter.

Even the painting "Old Church in a Thunderstorm" was only rated as "feeling something in my heart".

"The next step is innovation."

Director Tonks smiled.

"Innovation is a common topic. Any art exhibition likes innovative works. Innovation is the driving force for the advancement of art, which is a good plus."

"But... didn't you say that you don't like the style of postmodernism?"

"Ms. Detective Cat, I never said I didn't like postmodernism."

Mr. Curator corrected immediately.

Harmful intentions and defensive attitudes are indispensable. No matter what he thinks in his heart, curator Tonks will not leave a prejudice against a certain artistic style on occasions that may be recorded.

"Oh, sorry, that's not what I meant."

"It's okay. But not only a certain trendy artistic style can be regarded as innovative. If you can go beyond the cliché and give the judges of the organizing committee a refreshing feeling, it is also a bright spot."

Director Tonks thought for a while: "If you still don't understand, let me give you an example."

"Peter Crowe's "Starry Night" at the New York Art Exhibition last year was good. In theory, the art exhibition requires completely original paintings. That painting obviously has the shadow of Van Gogh's "Starry Night", but he completely used The form of modern street spray painting reconstructed that work, which gave the judges a refreshing sense of stimulation, and finally won the Best Creative Award."

Director Tonks stroked his chin.

He does not welcome innovation and innovation, which means that you are not welcome to click on the canvas and submit it to the organizing committee.

However, creative painting styles, such as the combination of spray painting and oil painting, printmaking and etching, etc., still attract the attention of modern professional art circles and ordinary audiences.

Basically, many of the most famous representative masters of modern art prefer this cross-border painting method.

Big names like Picasso and Andy Warhol, whose auction prices can reach hundreds of millions, like to create some works that combine printing and brush painting.

The market response is very good.

Gu Weijing thought for a moment.

Beyond the cliché.

This is not easy. It is difficult to give the well-informed judges a refreshing impact and the picture is beautiful enough.

"Innovation is just a bonus item, don't sacrifice the basics. If you don't know what to paint, or if you don't have the foundation of other types of painting, traditional oil painting is always a good choice."

Anna added on the side.

She was a little afraid that Detective Cat would propose some kind of knives painting at this time.

When the painting knife painting was just invented, it may belong to this refreshing standard.

But today, industry fame is a drag on the painting technique.

There are very few people who can draw well.

"By the way, there is one last point... This is a request from the Singapore government - they hope that the final exhibition of works will have a Singaporean style."

"What is Singapore style?"

Now, Anna was a little confused.

Singapore is an emerging city-state in the past one or two centuries, basically only one or two generations of history, it is hard to say that there is any mature local art style.

“Probably because artworks can tell stories about Singapore.”

Tonks shrugged.

In fact, he didn't have a good understanding of this point.

This is a request of an official nature only.

After all, this is an art exhibition in the Lion City, and it is inevitable that the organizing committee will give some preference to works with more local imprints when judging.

"If I were to say it, it would probably be a high-rise building or a financial CBD?"

Tonks shook his head.

This feature is too ordinary, and most internationalization will have such a mark, it is difficult to have any innovations.

At most, the representative landmark buildings of Singapore are used as the theme of the picture.

But that would seem a bit deliberate.

"Singaporean, Singaporean... is it - a fusion?"

An idea popped up in Gu Weijing's mind.

If the style of Moscow is thick and elegant, the style of New York is luxurious, and the style of Tokyo is psychedelic and unpredictable.

When it comes to Singapore, the first impression in people's mind is fusion.

Almost from the moment of its birth, this city has been the center of the collision of Eastern and Western art and culture, with an inherent blending temperament.

It is conservative and open, classical and modern, restrained and radical.

The bones of the East, the rhyme of the West, this is Singapore.

If it comes to art... Gu Weijing suddenly thinks of a painting method - fine brushwork oil painting.

The combination of Chinese painting and oil painting is not a whim of Gu Weijing's mind.

even,

Judging from the time of invention, this may not even be called a modern painting method.

Oil painting is not a very modern thing for the Eastern Continent.

As early as the seventeenth century, when Western Jesuit priests came to the Eastern Xia court in large numbers, oil paintings had already been known to the traditional scholar-official class.

The exchange of Eastern and Western cultures, at least at the top level, is not blocked.

Not only did Emperor Kangxi have access to a complete set of Western calendar, astronomy, mathematics and other education since he was a child, many traditional oriental court painters had also learned about Western art.

Similarly, many Jesuit priests were overwhelmed by the beauty of Chinese paintings.

From the first contact between civilizations, the collision and fusion of art has inevitably happened.

Chinese painting pays attention to the philosophy, emotion, and humanistic value of the picture, that is, the sentiment of brush and ink in the popular sense, expressing spirit with form.

Western oil paintings pay more attention to composition, perspective and physical structure.

The two are not incompatible.

In a broad sense, the most well-known court painter to modern people, the famous Italian Lang Shining's "New Body Painting", a genre that combines oil painting techniques and Chinese connotations, is a representative of such fusion art.

In the Republic of China and modern times, the rigorous structure of meticulous painting and the color science of oil painting have been further closely combined.

Although small, this kind of fine brushwork oil painting style has almost never been cut off in the art market.

The reasons for the minority of fine brushwork oil painting are different from the reasons for the minority of knife painting.

It is purely because this method of painting is relatively difficult, and it has extremely high requirements for both Chinese painting and oil painting.

Two different techniques, two different genres, a good fusion is called the combination of east and west.

If you can't draw well, it's called superfluous.

If the painting of knives is the evil master who uses the judge's brush in martial arts novels, then the painter who is good at meticulous oil painting is the master of righteousness with both swords and swords.

Almost any painter who can integrate Eastern and Western art with his own understanding is without exception a master artist.

Farther away, painters such as Renoir and Van Gogh all had the experience of learning oriental art.

More modern, Zao Wou-ki and Wu Guanzhong, great painters of Eastern Xia who like to fully integrate their paintings into the different aesthetic styles of Chinese painting and oil painting, are all legendary artists with millions or tens of millions of dollars.

"Ms. Detective Cat... Are you still there? Is there a problem with the network?"

Gu Weijing heard Anna's soft inquiry.

His prolonged silence drew the attention of the other two in the online conference room.

"Oh, it's all right, I was just a little lost in thought." Only then did he recover and shook his head.

In the past, Gu Weijing never thought about the possibility of painting meticulous oil paintings.

This drawing method is a bit difficult.

It's not that you can draw fine brushwork or oil painting, 1+1 can be equal to 2, it's as simple as that.

His grandfather Gu Tongxiang can also paint fine brushwork and oil painting, but he never dared to say that he can paint fine brushwork oil painting.

It is very similar to the left and right hand fighting technique taught by Zhou Botong to the hero Guo Jing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

If the two can't run smoothly and the strokes are connected, they will only affect each other.

This drawing method is difficult, but it is really suitable for this theme.

It can not only bring a refreshing impact to the judges, but also fits well with the urban temperament of Singapore.

If he can really draw a good fine brushwork oil painting, he won't dare to say the grand prize.As long as it's not too bad, small prizes in some art exhibitions should be a sure thing.

"By the way, before the end of the recording, Ms. Detective Cat. Since I like Impressionism, can I ask you, who is your favorite painter?"

On the other side of the screen, Anna hesitated again and again, but still couldn't help biting her lip and asked.

"Is it Degas, Monet, or Cézanne?"

These three are the most famous representative painters of Impressionism.

Renoir's popularity in the eyes of the public and the art market is not as good as these three great painters.The most important reason why Anna didn't mention this name was that she didn't want to give herself too much expectation.

It is a wonderful coincidence that the great painters in the world are like stars, and they like the same art genre as the painters they choose.

Reasonable people should not expect too much.

"It's actually Renoir. I've always liked his paintings."

Gu Weijing answered without hesitation.

"The Ball at Pancake Mill is my favorite."

Anna's two fingers intertwined vigorously, and her slender fingertips turned slightly white from the force: "Tell me the reason? Renoir, this is an uncommon choice. In terms of popularity or market price, the other three painters are not It should be higher."

She's getting more nervous now.

Everything seems to be developing in an incredible fit, and she wants to pursue perfection instead.

Ms. Detective Cat, why do you like Renoir?

Just a casual remark,
Still... like me, feeling the intense emotion of that painting.

"Because this painting is warm and bright, and the sun dances like cotton wool."

Gu Weijing found that Mr. Sloth seemed to be a little curious about himself.

He still explained: "It has an Impressionist temperament. If you want to ask me what an Impressionist temperament is—"

"—The so-called impressionism is nothing more than the inner emotion and pure visual enjoyment. We don't portray gods, we just record the sunshine and air. We don't follow the dogma, because the beautiful things will stay, and the pain will eventually pass away. "

Gu Weijing switched to French, speaking in the tone of Renoir in his mind, as if reciting a poem.

　It will be done when it is said, and Jiageng is finished.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)