Almighty painter

Chapter 115 Podcast Salon Launches
"dwarf?"

The eyes of the middle-aged uncle lit up. The reporter likes this kind of offensive vocabulary the most.

"In my opinion, art is solemn and has a soul. Forcibly classifying online painters like Detective Cat into the industry of illustrators is a kind of blasphemy in my opinion."

"Isn't he an illustrator?"

Van Dorn sneered: "Illustrator, God? As far as I know, apart from some amateur anime pictures on the Internet, she hasn't even created a serious illustration work. How can such a person be able to compete with Director Tonks?" Talking about serious art is like sitting down with Einstein and talking about relativity, and I'm ready to laugh."

The poster preview of the podcast [Mr. Sloth’s Art Review], when it just came out, there were fans of good things on Twitter @过别良多恩.

Van Dorn knew about it, but never cared.

If the middle-aged reporter hadn't mentioned it at this time, he would have almost forgotten about it.

After all,
With Van Dorn's current status, he never had to regard an online illustrator as an opponent.

Ignoring is the highest form of contempt.

If the number of fans and world influence of illustrators are displayed in a visual histogram, the column representing Van Dorn will break through the sky like Mount Everest.

The number of fans of Detective Cat is only equivalent to the shallow snow on Mount Everest.

The dwarves in front of the giant all flattered each other a bit.

When the popularity of the video completely dissipates, most of this small amount of snow will gradually be melted by time.

"Oh, but Detective Cat can tell Director Tonks how she draws anime heroines in bikinis. Internet artists are good at drawing this, aren't they? And I, with my respect and morals for women, I will never be allowed to create such vulgar works."

Van Dorn said eccentrically.

He refers to a new politically correct issue in European and American painting circles in recent years.

The appearance of heroines in American manga works usually contains a lot of sexually suggestive elements.

For example, catwoman uniform, bikini armor...

Wonder Woman is even more direct. The cartoonist Oliver was inspired by his favorite item of daily "entertainment" - threesome SM sexy uniforms. A model with all the wheels on the face.

Western animators have been hit hard by political correctness in recent years.

Van Dorn felt that the only area Detective Cat was good at was anime sketches, and his level was good, so he might really be able to express his own unique insights.

At this time,
It won't be very effective for him to directly attack the other party for not knowing the art of sketching.

Van Dorn wisely chose to stand on the moral high ground, using the socially stereotyped negative label of "Internet painter" to make a big fuss.

He hopes to convey to the public opinion that Detective Cat knows how to sketch, but he is just a vulgar and low-level "Internet painter", such an impression.

root cause,

Or colored pencil drawing is a very downstream drawing method in the contempt chain of artworks.

Compared with oil painting, gouache, watercolor.

It's not that professional and it's not that serious.

Because it is simple and popular, the threshold is low, so it is not "artistic" enough.

If Detective Cat is an oil painter, or a watercolor painter, even the same subject matter.

As long as there is enough artistic concentration, there will be no such risks.

For example, Van Dorn's paintings of nude women, and Tang Bohu's erotic pictures.

Is it the same thing that a big artist draws an elegant and exquisite artwork for the upper-class gentlemen, and a poor artist draws an anime figure for a dick?
The former is the erotic beauty of art, and the latter is vulgar sensuality.

Social double standards are everywhere.

"Actually, I also understand..."

Van Dorn sighed pretentiously, then grinned maliciously.

"After all, after Sir Brown, the chairman of "Oil Painting", quickly corrected the mistakes made by the magazine and kicked Detective Cat out of the house. She probably can only paint this kind of painting for a lifetime. If she is lucky, she may be able to earn money for a year. It’s tens of thousands of dollars, although I think this kind of painting is worthless. But not everyone is educated enough to understand serious art.”

He shrugged.

The serious art circle is very particular about connections.

Afraid of offending big galleries, and also afraid of offending big painters.

"A monkey who can only play basic scales."

This is the indelible brand that Van Dorn branded on the "face" of Detective Cat.

Sometimes the boss wants to destroy you,

Really just a casual sentence is enough.

If you go back a few hundred years, in Florence, in Paris, in London... No matter how good your painting is, you will offend the Venetian School of Painting, the celebrities in the Academy School, the Pope's royal portrait painter and so on.

If people say that they hate you, you will become a street rat.

The painter who is rejected by the great painters is immediately abandoned by the painters, art dealers, and residents of the entire city.

No aristocrats are willing to sponsor you, and no one wants to buy your paintings.

Why is it the highest achievement for a painter to establish a school?
It is because before modern times, the birth of a new school of painting often meant a revolution and uprising against the old school of painting that originally ruled the art market.

This is a declaration of war by a painter or a few painters against the big bosses in the entire art circle.

Never die.

The Romantic School challenged the Academic School and was opposed by the Realist School.Repin, one of the greatest painters in Russian history, rebelled against the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Petersburg . . .

If it succeeds, you will be the founder of a new painting dynasty.If you fail, you are a traitor and a clown.

In most cases it is the latter.

It was the same in the early twentieth century.

The most important patron and painter of Impressionism, the artist Gustave, offended the academic tycoon Jérôme, and his works were rejected by the French official salon all his life, depressed.

His last wish before he died was to donate his paintings and collections, including more than 100 pieces of works by Monet, Degas and others, to the French National Museum of Art free of charge.

As a result, Jerome publicly ridiculed that "if the government accepts these crude dross, it will be a huge moral loss", and all his paintings were rejected on this ground.

You must know that compared to this African online painter, Gustav is a member of celebrities.

Of course, after 100 years, the French National Museum of Art will regret it.

Originally, Detective Cat offended Van Dorn, but he was also deleted and "banned" by "Oil Painting" magazine.

It almost represents the banishment of Detective Cat by the entire serious art world.

Now illustrators will not starve to death,

But if you want to receive some high-value contracts, don't expect too much, especially after the popularity of YouTube videos has completely dissipated.

According to Van Doorn, she basically draws anime illustrations and web avatars.

"A painter who has no understanding of art is just a soulless craftsman. To say that she is an illustrator is to insult the industry."

Van Doorn concludes: "I don't even think she had a professional art education at all."

Here's Van Dorn's guess for Detective Cat.

With such excellent sketches alone, as long as you have attended a professional art academy, unless the professors are idiots, there is no reason why you cannot enter some large or small art studios.

There is absolutely no need to sell cheap illustrations online.

"Mr. Van Dorn, let me ask one more question, you haven't heard of the art salon that Mr. Sloth just launched this morning, have you?"

After the interview,
The middle-aged reporter simply deleted all the photos in the camera in front of Van Dorn.

Just before leaving, he suddenly turned his head and asked a question in a very playful tone.

"I don't think it's necessary."

Van Dorn stared at the reporter, who wasn't a fan of podcasts or listening to art salons.

and many more,

Van Dorn suddenly felt that the smile on the face of this bearded reporter was a bit strange.

The art and fashion circles have been mixed for a long time,

He has a keen eye for journalists' excitement about news of varying degrees.

What I just said is definitely not any major news.

At least compared to my own interview with "The Moon", there is no difference in caliber.

and,

Thinking about it now, although Van Dorn is very famous, he is still a little bit worse than the King of Rock and Roll.

In order to interview him, the other party spent 200 euros just to bribe the driver of the shuttle bus.

Van Dorn originally expected that the reporter would ask him about fashion topics such as Ami's main artwork style and design language this year.

In the end, the other party asked himself for no reason——is the serious art conversation between Detective Cat and Director Tonks a declaration of war against him?

Normally,

This question is not worth 200 euros.

unless……

What else is there that I don't know.

"Is there any problem? Delete all the photos, don't be so fucking shameless." Van Dorn threatened.

"Don't worry, I don't want to go to jail either."

The photo may be a bit of a gimmick, but the crime of illegally trespassing on an airport runway is not a trivial matter, and it may be enough to be a criminal offense.

The middle-aged reporter shook his head.

"Don't worry, I'm only saying this because I've always been a fan of Mr. Sloth. When I came to the airport, I happened to listen to that podcast and saw your plane landing again. All I can say is, Today is my lucky day."

Looking at the figure of the middle-aged reporter leaving happily, Fan Doen felt a little uneasy for no reason.

"Darling, what's the matter with you? Let's have a glass of champagne and wish Fashion Week all the best."

The Rolls-Royce concierge car of the Hilton Hotel walks through the narrow streets of Milan.

The short-haired assistant noticed that Van Dorn was in a daze.

She took out a bottle of champagne and two goblets from the mini bar at the front of the carriage, poured a glass of wine, and handed them over.

"You put something for me."

Van Dorn took the glass and took a sip, his mind still on the interview not long ago.

"Do you want to listen to music?"

The assistant leaned lazily on Van Dorn's chest, took out the phone from his pocket, and connected it to the Bluetooth in the car.

"Apple podcast, Mr. Sloth's art review, should be called this name. The new episode was just updated this morning. The guests should be Curator Tonks and Detective Cat."

Van Dorn mused.

"Detective Cat? Heh... this kind of little artist... also deserves your attention."

The assistant shook his head disdainfully.

"hurry up."

Van Dorn urged.

The assistant swipe on the phone for a while, and found the podcast program that Van Dorn was talking about on the first item of Apple's art hit list.

[Art Salon 09: The World of Light and Shadow in Painting from the Perspective of an Excellent Painter] - Van Dorn saw the audio title on the assistant's phone.

The uneasiness in his heart grew stronger.

The title of a podcast can often directly reflect the specific content in it.

The host, Mr. Sloth, Director Tonks, and Detective Cat, whether they are excellent or not is another matter, but among these three people, only Detective Cat can be called a painter.

The title is not the world of light and shadow in painting from the perspective of art critics or curators, but from the perspective of a painter?

As the assistant presses play,
Amidst a burst of soft violin music in the background, Mr. Sloth's voice soon sounded.

"Hello, listeners..."

Van Dorn snatched the phone from the female assistant, and quickly pulled the timeline back a little.

Then he heard a female voice that was most likely to be the detective cat.

"...the painter's jagged shapes and sharp brushstrokes suggest to us that this is a bitingly cold winter's day. We can see the upper middle of the painting, where a clever use of dry-erase techniques creates a foggy Effect. I guess a little bit of olive green should be added to the paint configuration here, and the rough fan-shaped edge of the round-tipped brush can restore the feeling of the sparse texture of the branches and grass reflected on the lake..."

What the fuck,

Fan Dorn listened to the first ear, and subconsciously cursed in his heart.

He didn't download the electronic album on the podcast, and he didn't know which painting Detective Cat was talking about, and there was no need for it.

To evaluate a luthier, only a few complex chords are needed.

To understand a person's artistic accomplishment, you only need to listen to a few passages casually, and you will have a general understanding.A dog cannot spit out ivory.

The other party speaks casually,
Van Dorn knew that an oil painting could be disassembled to this point, and Detective Cat behaved quite professionally.

of course,

After all, Van Dorn hasn't looked at the painting yet, so it's also possible that Detective Cat is just pretending to be talking nonsense, but this is self-deception.

Are you playing tricks on Mr. Nan Guo? The other two guests are not fools either.

Soon, Van Dorn heard Gu Weijing's judgment that "White Lake Baikal" was drawn from a photo in the studio.

"To make things mysterious."

The corner of the assistant's mouth barely outlined a smile.

To be Van Dorn's assistant, even if she is a vase, she has been in the upper class art circle for so long, and she is more professional than most ordinary people.

At this time, she also realized that Detective Cat did not sound like a parallel importer.

Far more than parallel imports.

For an online illustrator, it is a bit too much.

The complex color mixing and pigment shading on those oil paintings are easily analyzed by Detective Cat in an orderly manner, as if watching the painter's painting with his own eyes.

But even so,
The assistant still doesn't believe that someone can analyze the artist's painting environment just by looking at an oil painting.

"Who does she think she is, a witch who can read minds?"

The assistant noticed that the fingertips of Fan Dorn's left hand were turning white, and she was pinching the screen of the phone tightly. She looked at the phone, and it was a not-so-long reader's message under the podcast.

"I am Tom Limond, the owner of the German Limond Gallery, and the creator of the oil painting "White Baikal". Teacher Detective Cat is very professional and has benefited me a lot. Thank you, Mr. Sloth, and thanks to Detective Cat Teacher. By the way, the original manuscript of this painting is the photographic picture on page P206 of Issue 53 of "Polar Geography", and I always think it is very beautiful."

"Is this... fake?"

The assistant covered his mouth.

(End of this chapter)