Almighty painter

Chapter 360 The Way to Progress
"You mean... the overall feeling of convergence, the artistic vitality formed by the combination of techniques on the canvas, is more important than the painting technique itself?"

Kazunari Sakai held his chin and speculated.

The artistic atmosphere may sound a bit mysterious, but it is the top priority of art creation.

It is the sunshine, the air, the scent of pine wood on the turpentine on the brush wool, and the color of the gum arabic in watercolor that changes under the light.

It is the sudden acceleration of the heartbeat in the chest when the audience appreciates this painting.

Ordinary painters trace techniques, great masters trace the atmosphere.

The real impact of Gu Weijing's painting is actually the unique charm that comes from the blending of painting techniques from different regions.

Something other than technique.

"almost."

Riki Amada nodded in approval to Uncle Sakai for keeping up with his pace.

"Techniques are just water plants. Water plants live in water, but techniques are immersed in the artistic style."

"Gesture."

Kazunari Sakai revealed the mystery in one word.

"Yes."

"Some painters like to call it brushwork, while some scholars regard it as a painter's brush usage habits, writing style, and unique hobby of using colors. Eastern Xia painters like to call it the style and method of calligraphy and painting." Rikiya Amada slowly said. "But it doesn't matter, it's just a name. In the final analysis, it's personal style."

"Any painter who has entered a mature stage will paint works with a strong personal style. It is a flavor that only belongs to them. It is more durable and conspicuous than the perfume they commonly use."

Riki Amada also made a gesture of spraying cologne, "A painter can change a bottle of perfume every other week, but no one can change a brushstroke every other week. The formation of any kind of painting personality is accompanied by years of practice and grinding." Muscle memory. This is the 'artistic DNA' engraved in the blood of artists."

"I heard from students that AI models such as Stable Diffusion are now trained to imitate paintings by painters such as Van Gogh and Monet. By using algorithms to split the brushstrokes and composition of their works, they can create paintings that are similar to their original paintings. Paintings with composition and shape. But... it is difficult for computers to understand this seemingly non-existent but ubiquitous soul of brushwork. Therefore, the works they draw are only similar and will never reach the point of pulling the painter out of his grave. .”

Kazunari Sakai thought about it, "If one day Van Gogh is really reborn between the data stream composed of [-] and [-], I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing. That will probably be the day when our art industry collapses."

The fat uncle rarely looked a little deep.

"It's a collapse of art ethics, not a collapse of the art market. At least you don't need to worry about going hungry in this life."

Riki Amada seems to be very optimistic.

Market value and aesthetic value are two different things. Even if the art itself ceases to exist, the capital market can still flourish.

Not to mention whether computers can give works a living soul.

The quality of the imitation blue and white porcelain you can buy for 1000 yuan is still better, and it doesn’t delay the Yuan blue and white porcelain to sell for a sky-high price.

AI works are not scarce and therefore have no value.

Even if all the lower-level painters lose their jobs, those who were famous at the art exhibition will still be famous.

A top painter like Kazunari Sakai should still earn tens of millions a year, just earn tens of millions, and he is very comfortable.

The moment anyone becomes a top global artist, the social class becomes almost invincible.

As long as he doesn't commit suicide, it will be difficult for him to be poor in this life. It will just keep rising and falling with the market.

It's not even the coldest.

The so-called Hirst market has collapsed. From the high point of hundreds of millions of euros per painting in the early [-]s to tens of millions of dollars now, it is indeed a complete avalanche.

But it is ridiculous to say that people will be poor.

"Painting is great because of its soul. A painter without his own personal style will always be just a mediocre person." Rikiya Amada talked about the oil paintings on the screen, "This painter's brushwork lines have formed his own style. He is a very special person." Good news. If there's anything to quibble about. That's where the problem comes in."

"The combination of techniques is very mature, but the integration of brushstrokes is average."

Kazunari Sakai raised his head and glanced at Professor Amada, this time he was truly impressed.

This guy actually found a clear direction for improvement so quickly.

In Gu Weijing's painting "Good Luck Orphanage Under the Sun", the combination of pen and ink techniques is smooth, but there are still flaws in the artistic atmosphere between the three techniques.

He paints Chinese paintings with the understanding of Chinese painting, paints sketches with the inherent style of sketching, and paints oil paintings with the customary strokes of oil painting.

These are all personal habits gradually polished through years of painting practice and different life encounters.

You can imitate a lot of things just by imitating the knowledge cards.

The only thing that can't be completely painted is the clever fusion of this artistic style.

There are no two fallen leaves with the same texture, no two identical paintings, and no two identical people.

Castiglione has Castiglione's artistic style, and Gu Weijing also has Gu Weijing's artistic style.

He can learn from Lang Shining's painting techniques, but he can't completely see Lang Shining's soul 100%. Even if he can do it, he will really be second to Lang Shining.

Perhaps Brother Hao would be very happy that his counterfeit painters have such a level.

But the vast majority of practitioners in the art industry, when they set foot on the road of being a painter, never aim to become someone second.

We are not trying to make money by making fake cultural relics.

Why not just be yourself?

"Whether it's an aquatic plant or a seaweed, it's all good. But do you see an aquatic plant that grows in both salt water and fresh water? That's what this painting looks like."

Riki Amada concluded: "The collision of Eastern and Western artistic styles is like the entanglement of distinct rivers and seawater. The sand and salt are churning endlessly. When will this painter be able to straighten out the brushstrokes as well as the techniques and merge them into With a round and clear lake, the artistic atmosphere in the eyes of the audience and judges can reach a new level."

"By then, he may really become the next Wu Guanzhong and Zao Wuki chased by the market."

Kazunari Sakai was silent for a few seconds, and then he clapped his hands gently.

"The next Wu Guanzhong and Zao Wuki are really high praises. On behalf of that kid, thank you for being so optimistic about him. Thank you also, Senior Yu Tian, ​​for giving such pertinent advice."

"Your interpretation of art theory is so insightful that it is truly worth a thousand dollars."

Uncle Sakai caught the young man, and the result he came up with was a complete surprise.

Compared with Lin Tao's statement that painting big paintings is like rotten apples, Professor Yutian's method of fusion can be regarded as professional advice tailor-made for Gu Weijing.It’s both compelling and feasible.

When she went back and told her daughter, how could Shengzi not think that her father was tall and majestic?The awesomeness that you boasted about will be faked back by yourself.

Sakai Kazunari applauded beautifully, and the flesh on his body swayed.

"It takes a long time to coordinate and unify different personal painting styles on the same painting. But slowly, since I have chosen such a challenging path, every step now is to walk in On the road to mastery.”

Yu Tianli was also praised by Professor Sakai, and he was a little proud.

"It is estimated that I will be able to see this painter in Singapore this fall. Then Professor Sakai will remember what we said today and introduce us to him?"

"That depends on whether they have the ability to pass the screening of the organizing committee and get a place to participate in the exhibition." Professor Sakai said a little reservedly.

"Is this a problem?" Rikiya Amada asked humorously, "As long as the time comes, don't be overwhelmed by all kinds of invitations due to too many interviews and forget about me as an old man."

The two tenured professors looked at each other and both laughed.

The atmosphere was unusually harmonious.

……

In the evening, Uncle Sakai put a large towel around his waist and walked into the low-temperature sauna provided by the gym.

He casually poured a handful of water on the hot coals and slumped down on the bench.

"Comfortable."

Moderate high temperature after fitness can improve the body's hematopoietic ability.

To lose weight, you need a combination of hot and cold water. The training suggestions also include cold water baths to relieve muscle soreness.

Professor Sakai was really afraid of the cold, so he exempted himself from the cold.

He glanced at the time, took out his mobile phone and started making a call: "Honey, honey, are you asleep? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I've been working out hard..."

He raised his scissor hands, turned on the camera, took a selfie and sent it back.

Uncle Sakai narrowed his eyelids slightly, listening to his wife's sweet words coming from the phone receiver, his whole body squirmed, and he almost bleated with pleasure.

The man suffered so much, drank celery juice, and pretended to be dead next to the exercise equipment.

What he did was to become arrogant with his family.

Kazunari Sakai’s biggest motivation to keep training to lose weight every day is hearing his wife’s gentle encouragement at night.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm the best. The training camp ends this Friday. Wife, can you come and pick me up? Well... I'll see if there are any air tickets at a suitable time. In the worst case, I can just charter a business jet. , only two and a half hours. Bring Shengzi back with you and spend the weekend together as a family."

Uncle Sakai demanded boldly and willfully.

If he couldn't throw himself into his wife's arms as soon as he came out of the gym and let her see how hard he worked in the gym, wouldn't he be at a loss?

Mrs. Sakai smiled and agreed to her husband's request, and then whispered something on the phone. The beautiful Uncle Sakai patted his belly twice happily.

After continuing to talk on the phone for a few minutes.

Kazunari Sakai asked: "Is Shengzi with you? Go next door and ask her to answer the phone. She asked me to help guide Gu Weijing in painting today... How is the painting? Just so-so. A bit interesting, but also It depends on who you are showing it to, there are so many places that your husband can point out, it will be a piece of cake."

"Shengzi, um, listen carefully. If you want that boy to improve his painting skills, you must let him improve. At that time, my father was just busy working out and had no time. Don't get me wrong."

Professor Sakai said with a stern tone: "Speaking of this, I want to tell you that when I was young, I read "A Dream of Red Mansions"...what, of course this is my opinion, your father has read a lot of books, My artistic understanding is too profound and profound, and your boyfriend will make a profit just by hearing it..."

That night, the uncle's very proud laughter spread all the way outside the sauna.
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The next day, Dulwich Campus.

Just another ordinary school day.

Play ball when it's time to play ball, and read when it's time to study. But as the Rose Valentine's Day Ball gradually approaches, there is a bit of restless spring in the air.

With work pressure suddenly increasing, the director of the school's Discipline Inspection Committee dispatched several more teams of school workers overnight to patrol gardens, ponds, groves, parking lots and other places regularly to prevent inappropriate scenes.

Even the reading rooms on the fourth and fifth floors of Dulwich's "Holy Land of Love" library need to submit a reasonable written application to the Student Union one day in advance before they can be approved for use.

"The King of Burma, Meng Ji, was forced to sign the Treaty of Yangtakpo in February 1826, which stipulated that Burma would cede Assam, Manipur, Arakan, Tanassarin and other places; and allow Britain to send diplomatic representatives to the capital of Burma. British warships can sail freely in Myanmar ports..."

In classrooms.

The teacher read the PPT according to the script on the podium, while the students were groggily fishing under the podium.

In addition to art classes, the three compulsory main courses for Grade 13 students are physical education, grammar and world history. The rest are Portuguese courses for students who have not yet reached the required language scores to apply for certain universities. Small language courses like Spanish.

Gu Weijing once wanted to seize the time and take some German electives.

Later, I heard that Germany is different from France, where no one talks English on the street.

It is one of the major countries with the highest English penetration rate in the entire European Union. All courses in the [Hamburg University of Fine Arts-Royal Academy of Fine Arts] joint project that I am planning to apply for are all taught in English.

Even for the study visa review examination, you can choose to answer the questions in English after receiving the admission notice.

He wasn't too anxious anymore.

The main reason is that German is a very complex language system that cannot be mastered in two or three months.

There is no need to take up too much time.

After I successfully go to Hamburg, live there for a year or two, and exercise, I guess daily communication will not be a big problem.

Gu Weijing listened to the 10-minute class and was infected by the environment, so he had to take a breath.

Among all the required courses, the world history course mandated by the Yangon Education Department is the most boring.

Gu Weijing has always believed that studying British colonial history in a British-style international school is a bit darkly humorous.But his grades have always been good.

However, since he was distracted, he secretly took out the IPAD from his schoolbag.

Open the software and create a new canvas.

After thinking about it, Gu Weijing chose watercolor paint as the brush this time.

(End of this chapter)