Almighty painter

Chapter 189 The Immature Painting
You are welcome to say,
The moment Hanks saw the picture pushed by Professor Sakai, the picture did not meet his expectations after hearing the name "Wu Guanzhong".

It can even be said that he felt quite disappointed.

It’s like when the boss of the company announces a dinner treat. You thought it was a Michelin three-star set menu, but when you arrive at the place, you find that it suddenly turns into a small KFC hamburger.

It's not inedible, and it doesn't even taste bad.

It's just that there is a big gap between what Hanks hoped to see.

What Mars Gallery needs is a miracle, a trend-setter that attracts the trend of high-end art all over the world, the next Andy Warhol or Picasso.

If anyone can create an art genre that shocks the world like pop art, then the big boss Ma Shi III is really willing to kneel down and kiss the artist's ass without hesitation.

Even with Professor Kazunari Sakai's current artistic status and illustrious reputation, the probability of accomplishing this goal is less than 10%.

to be honest,
Ma Shi Gallery sent Hanks here, hoping to use tens of millions of dollars in signing costs and tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars in marketing costs to fight for a miracle with a success rate of less than one-tenth.

Of course, an old-school great painter like Sakai Kazunari is not like those avant-garde artists who are completely like building a city on floating sand and playing with various concepts.

He has exquisite painting techniques as a solid foundation for the value of his works.

In the past five years, the prices of Sakai Kazunari's works of art have been showing a steady and rising curve, and collectors are very confident.

As long as Uncle Sakai doesn't try his best to die like Kanye, it is very difficult for the price of the work to suddenly collapse and fall into his hands.

After signing Kasunari Sakai, there is a high probability that Mashi Gallery will not lose money.

Master Sakai suggested that Hanks change his target. The work in front of him is far inferior to Professor Kazusei Sakai's painting.

Not even a replacement.

"Who painted it? Any inside information?"

Hanks blinked, smiled helplessly and said, "If you can give me a name as famous as Taylor Swift, then Mashi Gallery will be very happy to cooperate with her."

Hanks was kidding, and not kidding.

Artwork hype, or hype works, or hype authors.

Works are not good, if the creator himself has articles to dig, he can sell them for a price.

For example, it is the works of famous politicians, Picasso's students, or the students of Da Vinci's students with accurate documents.

Anyway, if there is a selling point that can hit collectors, it can be sold at a price.

The paintings of German mustaches are more sensitive, but people have always bought them, and the paintings of celebrities like Churchill may have a special sale every few years, and there are quite a lot of them in the art market.

The Lisson Gallery in France started out by cooperating with rock star John Lennon and acting as an agent to sell the artwork of his wife Yoko Ono.

The business direction of Mashi Gallery does not involve trend star works, but it will not refuse such an opportunity.

"For a celebrity, this painting is a bit too good, isn't it? Amateur painters don't have this skill."

Facing the obvious disappointment shown by Hanks, Professor Sakai still played it lightly.

"But if it's the work of a mature professional painter, this painting is obviously...not bad, it's just not good enough." Hanks said truthfully, "This painting has no value of driving the audience crazy, nor does it make horses Shi Gallery must sign the reason."

What is the specific value of a work of art?
Outsiders who are not engaged in the art industry and have no contact with art investment-related fields often cannot understand or even find it unreasonable.

The works created by Da Vinci, Monet, Picasso, and Mondrian can be sold at sky-high prices, which is easy for people to accept, because they are really good paintings.

The audience can easily feel the intense emotions and outstanding techniques in the picture.

But why Duchamp can be praised as the greatest artwork of the century when he sent a urinal to the exhibition?

Why is it that Dadaist artists can sell hundreds of thousands of pounds by simply clicking on white paper, and they are even displayed in the pavilion next to Van Gogh's works in the National Gallery of the Netherlands?
Even now, in 2021, a single pixel of NFT digital artwork will sell for tens of millions of dollars. Some people use tin cans to hold poop, and collectors are rushing to buy it?
The reason for this is definitely not because Duchamp's urinal has any special function when he urinates, or the dots he made on the paper are extraordinarily round.

In the eyes of professionals in the gallery industry, in fact, these works of art cannot be regarded as the same category at all.

Even if they are both called works of art, there is a big difference between them.

There is a very simple and direct standard for judging the value of artworks in the industry - classical art emphasizes technique, modern art emphasizes form, and avant-garde art emphasizes concept.

Classical art does not specifically refer to the two art philosophies of classicism and neoclassicism, but generally refers to the works of all painters who pursue artistic techniques.

That is, the traditional painting works of art in the impression of ordinary people.

They seek to impress the audience with the beauty of the work itself.

Impressionism, post-impressionism, aestheticism, realism, symbolism... all art schools before the 20th century, including traditional Chinese painting, are included in this category.

The most significant difference between classical art, modern art and avant-garde art is whether the "emphasis" of appreciation is on the work itself.

"From the traditional perspective of appreciating classical works of art, judging from the photos, I think this painting itself may not be qualified enough to be called a master in your mouth."

Hanks zoomed in on the photo, looked at it inch by inch with falcon-like eyes, and said, "From what I can see, I can't see any flowers that can be interpreted in terms of art concepts."

The value of traditional painting is all reflected in the canvas and paper.

A good technique is better than a poor technique, and works with rich emotions are more valuable than paintings with pale and empty emotions.

When people appreciate paintings, they are appreciating the brushwork and skills that the painter puts into his works.

Expensive is also expensive at this point.

However, in modern and avant-garde art genres, more emphasis is turned to interpretations other than works.

For example, when Duchamp named the urinal "Fountain", he was satirizing Ingres' famous painting "Fountain".

"Why is the naked body of a beautiful girl art, but Lao Tzu's urinal is not art!"

He hopes to arouse the audience's thinking that art can not be limited to perfect pen and ink and profound techniques, and everyone can be an artist.

The point is society's thinking about aesthetics, not that urinal.

Just like shit in a tin can, the value lies in the "ruthless critique of consumerism" that critics can interpret against it, not the shit in the can.

There is no distinction between these two artistic concepts, and they can both be sold for sky-high prices at certain moments, and hundreds of millions of dollars are just a matter of time.

But the former is more stable in price and better able to withstand the test of time.

Excellent techniques and fiery emotions are always as rare and precious as shining gold.

Since people began to collect beautiful stones and shells in the Neolithic Age, the impulse to collect beautiful objects has been hidden in human genes.

Since Ingres's "Fountain" was created, no one needs to be interpreted, no one needs to understand art, and even an illiterate farmer knows that this is a great painting.

No matter in 1856, 1956 or 2156, as long as the social structure of human beings remains unchanged, the extremely high aesthetic value contained in it is common and can be sold very expensive.

But the shit in the tin can is a work of art when the wind blows, and shit when the wind blows and loses attention.

More simply,
From an investment point of view,

Classical art is like gold, while avant-garde art is like a virtual currency that can make people rich overnight, and their ability to resist risks is different.

Traditional painters like Uncle Sakai are popular because they are popular. In the eyes of gallery owners, painters with excellent techniques are always high-quality assets that can increase in value steadily.

In Hanks' eyes, the technique of this painting is far inferior.

"So, you don't want to sign this artist?"

Uncle Sakai didn't seem to be in a hurry to sell Gu Weijing, he just asked casually.

"It's not that I don't want to sign."

Hanks didn't mean that.

The painting in front of me is also shining.

"This picture is a bit um... a bit like Castiglione. This painting style itself is very characteristic. Based on this alone, Mashi Gallery is a little interested in this painter. The level of technique is also enough to participate in some small art exhibitions."

Hunter brokers eat the rice of appreciating artworks and judging the level of artists.

His eyesight is very poisonous.

Today, driven by top galleries like Gagosian, the art industry is much more prosperous than that of Van Gogh or even Picasso.

There are elements of frothy highs.

But the objective fact is that even after deducting the inflation factor, the average price of high-end art commodities has doubled dozens of times in the past half century.

In 1940, buying a Monet painting in Europe cost as much as a Beetle car, which was already very expensive at that time.Now, you may have to hold the funds that can be exchanged for half a dozen Rolls-Royces in your hand to be eligible to consider a great painter of Monet's magnitude, and it must be a very unpopular work.

Tens of billions of dollars of funds circulate in this field every year, driving many professional hunter agents like Hanks to look around for talented painters with red eyes.

Maxima is rare, but there are more bole with enough art appreciation ability.

As long as you don't live in too poor and remote places, the probability of being underappreciated like Van Gogh is much less.

As long as he scans ordinary works, he can understand the art genre, composition design, emotional expression, and symbolic metaphors.

The painting style that combines east and west has always been the jewel in the field of art in the past. Lang Shining's paintings also have a large number of surviving paintings, and they belong to "Chinese paintings that foreigners can understand".

Hanks knew it.

Although the screen is just a draft.

He could still see the shadow of Castiglione in the picture, which in itself was a good selling point.

"It's still the same sentence, this painting is not bad, it's just not good enough."

"In the field of classical art, what Mashi Gallery hopes to see is a beautiful technique that is so outstanding that it makes people shudder, the kind of truly master-level handwriting."

Hank scratched his head, looked at Sakai Kasunari and said, "Professor, you understand what I mean, if you were Sophie Marceau, this painting might only be my cheerleader in school, Xiaojiabiyu-like Pretty, but not enough to charm and kill all beings."

The fat uncle who weighed about two and a half Sophie Marceau knew that this guy was flattering him, so he was licked and smiled.

"Indeed, this technique is still a bit green, not mature enough, and needs time to settle."

"Oh, it's not so easy to settle down." Hanks shook his head lightly, expressing that he disagreed with Professor Sakai's point of view: "Most professional painters' art style and technical level are almost fixed. It's raised."

"Then are you going to sign or not?" Sakai Kazunari asked.

Hanks touched his chin and looked at Uncle Sakai.

The agent suddenly showed a sly smile: "If Mr. Sakai needs Ma Shi Gallery to sign him, I will be happy to help you."

What he meant was simple.

Ma Shi Gallery can sign him, but it is for Professor Sakai's face, it is a favor for Uncle Sakai.

It was the same.

It is natural for a peerless beauty like Sophie Marceau to be the heroine, but there are cheerleaders everywhere. It is difficult to show her face in a big production by relying on her appearance.

If you still want to mix with a female third or fourth female who has lines, or the old man is awesome, or the godfather is awesome.

From this photo alone,

Hanks estimated that the painter's painting level can only be regarded as the middle and lower level among the 193 represented artists of Ma Shi Gallery, which is better than the level of some pioneering painters who do not need techniques.

It belongs to the kind of chicken ribs that can be signed or not signed.

However, the art style is very eye-catching.

in summary,

In fact, Hanks wanted to sign in his heart.

Anyway, works of this level have the endorsement of Ma Shi Gallery. I dare not say how many, but if you sell them for a few thousand dollars, there will always be people who are interested. It can be regarded as filling the low-end market for the urban middle class.

But well,
He wasn't an idiot either, he could hear that this guy seemed to have some close personal relationship with Uncle Sakai, it would be too stupid not to make a favor by the way.

Hanks thought it was just a matter of going with the flow.

Who knows, Professor Kazushige Sakai refused.

"No, I can introduce this painter to you, but I don't owe you favors, you owe me favors."

Uncle Sakai shook his head and said with a serious face: "I am not begging you to sign someone else's house, it is you who begged me to sign someone else's house, this matter must be made clear."

Then I will not sign!
With these words on his lips, Hanks still regained his senses, not daring to speak to the artist Professor Sakai in such an aggressive tone.

"Oh...then, let me go back and think about it."

He changed his words to be more euphemistic, but the meaning of rejection was already obvious.

Hanks was very unhappy.

I also have dignity, right?

Although he is a professional licking dog, the ones he licks are all great artists.

Hanks flattered Uncle Sakai.

If it were most of the middle-level painters, the other party would lick him carefully.

No matter how poor Ma Shi Gallery is, it is also a top-tier first-line gallery, the kind of first-line gallery that can make outstanding art students from the four major international art academies faint with excitement after receiving a cooperation offer.

It's not shameful to beg to sign Sakai Issei, but what's the deal with begging to sign such a little painter with no background!
and many more?

Hanks suddenly thought of a possibility.

He raised his head and stared at Uncle Sakai for a few seconds, the expression on his face suddenly switched to a smiling one again.

And more sincere and brilliant.

"Professor Sakai, isn't Lingai's cooperation with Tokyo Gallery going well? If that's the case, Mashi Gallery is very, no, extremely interested in cooperating with such a young genius Toshihiko. The liquidated damages of several million dollars, we will It's an honor to pay for you."

"She hasn't arrived yet, this technique is really amazing."

Hanks' tone was slightly hesitant amidst the enthusiasm.

"But I haven't heard that Ms. Sakai has set foot in the field of Chinese painting?"

　If you are interested in painting, you can look at the comparison between Ingres and Duchamp's "Fountain", which should be one of the most important comparisons in modern art.A painting of a girl holding a pot of flesh, and a urinal.Ingres' "Fountain" cannot be published, so you can check it online.Interpretations of Duchamp's spring are everywhere, so if you are interested, you can find out.

　　
　
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