Almighty painter

Chapter 427 The End of the Annual Meeting (Part )

Gu Weijing also smiled sheepishly.

The layout is small.

It's really not on the table.

Not only is it inferior to Cao Xuan's feelings about his family, country and nation when he was a child, but it is also reflected in the dirt by Mr. Cao's magnanimity and magnanimity.

"Please don't laugh at him, everyone."

"I think this answer is very good, really very good. There is no need to laugh at it at all."

The old man said seriously on the stage, "Let your family live a good life, and let the expectations of the people you love not be disappointed. Isn't this a dream worthy of respect and a goal that drives people forward?"

"I even think this is a very brave answer."

"Compared with the answer I gave in front of the bed when I wanted to make the teacher think I was worthy of trusting me, I was probably more honest and braver."

They are all cold names in art textbooks, and materials that need to be memorized for art history exams.

In their memories, these names are still alive, real people with warmth, people who can laugh and curse.

There was a Dutch ironic joke in the 1990s - the last person to see Van Gogh died last Wednesday.

The guests couldn't help but have glowing eyes.

"So that day, after I hung up the phone, I thought about our conversation and decided the content of today's speech - how should we truly become a great artist? How can we live the life we ​​want?"

It's like listening to Buffett teach everyone how to invest.

Only then is he willing to teach everyone in the world his professional experience and the essence of how an old cat climbs a tree without asking for anything in return.

"Contrary to Miss Irina just now, I have always been very sorry, because I did not make up these words, and of course it was not said by Zweig. Zweig is a first-class biographer and playwright, but in terms of artistic attainments, it should be It’s not as good as me.”

The entire ups and downs of modern art history of mankind has been condensed into a few words.

The whole place was silent.

Sometimes, art has a long history.

These life experiences are the most valuable assets in their careers.

There are probably only old gods who have reached this age.

But in fact, for a centenarian like Cao Xuan, the difference is just one or two generations.

People may subconsciously think that Picasso has been dead for hundreds of years.

Van Gogh, Repin... I wish they were all contemporaries of Leo Tolstoy in the Xianfeng era of the Eastern Xia and Qing dynasties, or the Russian Empire.

"You must be very brave to say this. It goes straight to the source."

The neighbors on the street corner in the community, the owner of the bakery next door, even if they were still babies at the time, everyone wanted to be related to this great painter.

Sometimes, the history of human art is also very short.

Mr. Cao pondered for a moment.

So a chicken drowned in the Pacific Ocean. After everyone drank two sips of sea water, they said they had drunk chicken soup.

So in the old gentleman's narration.

"I'm speaking to him, and I'm speaking to every viewer in front of the live camera."

Even Picasso is a pretty distant name.

For a long time, until almost the 21st century, there would be centenarians and old ladies on TV, claiming that they had a relationship with Van Gogh when they were children.

The whole place was filled with a lively atmosphere, and Anna pursed her lips slightly.

The contract for Buffett's $2022 million charity dinner in 1900 also strictly stipulates that no questions related to stock market investment can be asked.

The little old man nodded proudly, then shook his head sadly.

The weight of the times is overwhelming.

Every artist who has reached Cao Xuan's position has a career full of legendary stories.

Can listen to Cao Xuan teach everyone how to become a great painter.

On the other hand, it is also explained from the side.

Cao Xuan smiled, as if he could see through the deepest desires of every guest present.

"Even among the guests present, most of them have become famous and have become great painters in the eyes of the world, but my life experience may still bring you some new experiences."

"The so-called achievement of an artist is nothing more than the reward of fate that comes from choosing to live a tenacious life and keep learning."

Gu Weijing was included in the hearts of 99% of the guests present.

"This was said by Ilya Yefimovich Repin. My teacher once had a relationship with Repin."

This is partly due to the influence of celebrity effect after Van Gogh became famous.

There is no essential difference between Repin and Van Gogh or Leonardo da Vinci and Wang Xizhi, even for post-00 art students of Gu Weijing's age.

"What is art? This question has been asked a lot today. Let me give you my own answer. I can't answer what art is, but I should know the inside story of some artists as a group."

The old man teased.

"My teacher, together with Xu Beihong, Lin Fengmian and other gentlemen, tried to introduce Western-style realism line structure into traditional Chinese painting, and raised funds to open modern art education colleges in Suzhou and Peking. To this end, he I made a special trip to visit Repin in the 1920s. In my impression, the Repin described by the teacher was an old painter with a thick beard, deep eyes, and thick and strong knuckles."

"But that's not what my teacher told me."

Cao Xuan's eyes were as childlike as a child's.

"I'm ashamed to say that I only found out about this when I was learning to play games."

Gagosian rubbed his ears vigorously, as if he felt he was hearing hallucinations.

The old gentleman on the stage just now... was he really talking about computer games?

Or is it some kind of profound art study that the old gentleman regards as a game in his spare time?

It was not only Gagosian who was shocked, but also many people in the venue.

Even Gu Weijing was shocked.

Video games have never been an unfamiliar field to the entire contemporary art industry.

in contrast.

The two industries are much more closely related than most people think.

Game companies have solved a large number of employment problems for art students.

Even for ordinary art students in the four major art academies like the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, their goal of becoming a painter is too far away and they can easily starve to death.

However, employment opportunities in traditional layout design, construction engineering, etc. are limited.

Game companies are a very good career direction for art students today.

Miss Sandnu once gave them a step-by-step career plan.

After careful analysis, Mona felt that the Internet industry was the easiest to make money among several relatively realistic life choices.

I think they should study animation design together in college.

After graduation, I hoped that Gu Weijing would go to a game company for an interview, if he could get an offer from a big company like Ubisoft, EA, or Penguin.

Whether you are taking the concept art route or the original artist route.

Work steadily for five to ten years.

In important branches in Dongxia, the United States, or Singapore, if you can be the project manager of the art department or the leader of a small team, you can get an annual salary of more than 100,000 US dollars from these generous game companies.

Life will be relatively decent and prosperous, and you can barely be considered a half-gold collar worker.

however.

This is the European Art Annual Conference, the weather vane for the development of Western art!

The hearts of these exhibitors who all have their eyes set high above their heads.

Who doesn’t have some indescribable sense of self-superiority?

Heaven is the boss and I am the second child.

Even cartoonists are considered to be "fooling children", illustrations are considered to be "taxi drivers who drive for others", and games cannot be put on the market at all if they are not good enough.

Suddenly, the old master Cao Xuan said it.

There is also an indescribable sense of dissonance and dislocation.

"Rebin said that art comes from continuous learning. We have an old saying in Eastern Xia, live until you are old and learn until you are old. Those who cannot keep up with the times will be abandoned by the times. This is true for people, and so is the artistic style. I I really hate to be that kind of old painter who thinks that the world is declining and people's hearts are not as old as they used to be. He sits on a rocking chair all day bragging to young people about his golden age and great years. I am very old, but I am not old yet. At the age when you can’t learn new things and have to rely on memories to survive.”

Cao Xuan didn't think there was anything wrong with him playing games at his age.

"I learned to go to the theater when I was 15. I learned to drive when I was 21, and I learned to swim when I was 32... I learned to knit when I was 74, and I started to try skiing when I was 79. At the age of 81, in order to read original art documents, I I started learning Greek. Of course, this was not very successful. I was really too old for learning a new language. Until I came to attend this annual art meeting, I had just participated in the first campus short film in my life. shooting."

"Only by truly understanding the voice of the times and understanding people's lives can we paint works that reflect the pulse of the times. I ask my disciples to carry notebooks with them to record the knowledge that may be used in painting, so that they can be influenced by themselves in life. I always want to learn new things." "Playing games is something I learned five years ago. I never limit myself. I think playing Go, chess, or bridge is a pastime that suits my identity. .”

It was different from the astonishment of people in the venue.

The response in the online comment area was very enthusiastic. People thought this old man was really cute.

It’s really down to earth.

"Wow, Mr. Cao Xuan is so fashionable! This is so interesting."

"Does Mr. Cao play in the alliance? What rank are you in? I can take him to fly. I'll be satisfied if I can add him as a friend!"

"+1"

"At an old man's age, he can't play such an intense game. It's already amazing to be able to play mahjong, turn over pokers, and play over and over again online. My grandpa is obsessed with playing."

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"Five years ago, I once caught a student secretly playing games on an IPAD in class. I gave him a chance to submit a note explaining this behavior in the next class, otherwise class points would be deducted. .The kid wrote a eloquent essay of a thousand words."

Cao Xuan raised his eyebrows.

"It's a pity. I guess he didn't succeed in convincing me."

The old man showed his face as the stern class teacher who caught you playing games in class, "So I can only give him a C for his class performance. I am a very strict teacher."

bursts of laughter.

"But I still remember from his paper the garish 'Ninth Art' he described, and also the game he was playing on his tablet to 'learn about the cultural and artistic context of various countries'—— A strategy game called Civilization.”

"It is a historical development game. Each player can play a national leader, Qin Shihuang, Peter the Great, Saladin, Roosevelt and other celebrities, from the Stone Age to the universe, competing to become the leader of the world. In the meantime, you can summon artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, or Repin to assist in the development of your civilization and obtain higher scores."

Mr. Cao sounds like he really likes that game and is studying it intensively.

"I asked my assistant to download the game for me on my computer. It has now accumulated 226 hours of total play time. For an old man with mild cataracts, this is a lot of play. The game itself is very interesting . That famous quote from Repin was the prompt sound when I recruited Mr. Repin when I played this game. More importantly, I found that——"

"The process of playing this game is like the process of becoming a great artist step by step."

Cao Xuan's voice paused.

"Sometimes you will succeed, other times your empire will be destroyed by war, and the key great men you want to recruit will be snatched away by your opponent. Sometimes, it will be just bad luck, floods, droughts, sandstorms, bushfires, or simply It's volcanoes erupting, sea levels rise, and you lose the game."

Netizens discussed it more happily.

"Look at this old man, he can still gain insights into life even by playing a game. I have to say that he was born to eat this kind of food."

"One game of "Civilization" lasts until dawn! Looks like I'm not the only one who stays up late playing games."

"From now on, my mother can no longer blame me for playing games. I learned from Mr. Cao. Mr. Cao said that the process of playing games is the process of becoming a great artist. Maybe, as I play, I will become a great artist. After receiving enlightenment, he taught himself without a teacher and became a great painter worth billions!"

"Do you want to learn art? I'm embarrassed to point it out to you."

Gagosian scratched his nose and turned his head.

"Hey, have you ever played "Civilization"?"

"No, I hardly play games. My son is very addicted. But since Mr. Cao said that he can understand the artist's life sentiments, I might be the next one to play."

CDX's main gallery interface.

"Me too. I probably guessed what Mr. Cao was talking about. Haha, the production company of "Civilization" is making a lot of money now. At Mr. Cao's level, if he endorses luxury goods, it will cost tens of millions of dollars, right?"

"At least this amount is required. Murakami's co-branded revenue from a trendy brand starts at 2000 million, and Cao Xuan will not go below this price." Ms. Lison nodded slightly.
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"I have played a total of sixteen standard-difficulty games so far. I have lost eleven games, won two diplomatic victory games, and won three cultural victory games."

Mr. Cao said with a smile: "It's a pity. Although the game provides the option of cultural victory. But the bottom line is still to use one's own influence to eliminate the influence of other countries. You fight for me, eat you, subvert you, and strengthen me. The aggressive way. Instead of allowing me to be okay, you are okay too."

"But despite its flaws, I still like it very much. If one day, leaders from all over the world gather together and everyone speaks with paintbrushes instead of guns, it will of course be a great progress for world civilization."

"In the game "Civilization", the country-specific buildings of Eastern Xia are called canals. Every time I play the game, I am thinking that the most famous king in the history of Eastern Xia who was famous for building canals was called Emperor Sui Yang."

"Emperor Sui Yang was a famous unprincipled tyrant in the history of Eastern Xia. But if we measure him as an artist, Emperor Sui Yang was actually an emperor with extremely high artistic accomplishments. When my husband commented on the calligraphy and painting accomplishments of the kings of the past dynasties, When it comes to poetry, Cao Cao ranks first, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ranks among the top three. When it comes to calligraphy and steles handed down from ancient times, Huizong of the Song Dynasty ranks first, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty ranks among the top five. It is the kind of music, chess, calligraphy and painting that are all about music, rhythm and color. A versatile artist with extremely high attainments..."

Everyone listened quietly to Mr. Cao's story.

The story of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty is well known in Eastern Xia.

In Europe and the United States, it is still quite exotic and arouses curiosity.

There are many foreign sinologists who are masters, some of whom are obsessed with studying the history of Eastern Xia to an extremely high level.

But there is still generally a lack of adequate understanding of Eastern art.

Generally speaking, even if you take the history of Eastern Xia as an elective in mainstream universities in Europe and the United States, it usually takes 24 to 36 class hours, or at most 72 class hours, and a textbook with about 20 words, from Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the successful Olympic bid.

Go through it hastily.

Foreigners may be more concerned about Wu Zetian’s harem secrets.

A dynasty like the Sui Dynasty that lasted for more than 30 years, although it was also a unified dynasty, often passed by in a flash.

Little is known about the artistic style of the Sui Dynasty.

"In Li Yanshou's "History of the North", it is said that although his artistic works are not many, they are enough to inspire the Tang Dynasty and be a model for all generations. When Wei Zheng was compiling "History of the Sui Dynasty" , then sighed with emotion, 'The master of the country's subjugation has many talents. He has tested the Liang, Chen and Sui Dynasties, and I believe it is true.' This is the destruction of a country. It is all attributed to Yang Guang's personal artistic attainments."

Mr. Cao said slowly: "It seems a bit shirking responsibility. But think about it carefully, Yang Guang, Li Yu, Zhao Ji, including Louis XVI."

"It seems that we can really hear the echo of this sentence again and again in history, like a huge curse that cannot be removed."

"When I was teaching in the past, my disciple Zhou Ming once asked me why in feudal history, a truly great artist often failed to become a successful king. In fact, throughout the history of art, a true artist often failed to have a successful king. What about a successful and happy life?”

Countless people were silent.

Even the art masters present felt deeper in their hearts.

A truly great artist often fails to become a successful king.

This sentence doesn't matter to them.

But what about the second half of Mr. Cao's sentence - a real artist often cannot have a successful and happy life?

If it were expressed in the form of a fighting manga.

The white "999" numbers may have floated above the heads of these guys, and Cao Xuan hit them with real damage in one sentence.

Do you want to ask them if they are successful?

They must be very successful.

Being able to take the stage at the European Art Annual Conference has already proved this. Each of them is an idol figure that millions of art students can only hope to achieve.

Do you want to ask them if they are happy?

Probably, few of the guests present could pat their chests and say that they were very happy.

You are never happier if you have ten million dollars than someone who has one million dollars, or someone who doesn't even have one hundred thousand dollars.

It’s also never the case. If you drive a 11-foot super yacht, bring a class of Victoria’s Secret models, and party on the Mediterranean every day, you are better than a man and woman holding hands and walking to the cinema to watch the half-price show at o’clock. Movies, it’s much happier to chip in and eat a bucket of popcorn.

In the eyes of the media, artists are often desperate for life and death, and often shoot themselves in the face. This is probably an exaggeration of stereotypes.

But at least one-third of them have been divorced multiple times.

Of the remaining two-thirds, most of them are the romantic type who have made up their mind that it is impossible to find true love anyway. If I don't get married, I just want to have fun, just want HAPPY, and change lovers every day.

They are winners in their careers and losers in life.

"Great artists are like floating. They spend a brilliant day in the sun and die alone at night." Cao Xuan said quietly, "What's even more pity is that the vast majority of people in this industry don't even I have never seen the blazing sun.”

"I didn't tell Zhou Ming. It seems that the answer of 'losing one's ambition by playing with things' has been agreed upon in history. He destroyed Tuyu, conquered the Turks, conquered Goryeo, built the canal, opened the imperial examination, and went to Yangzhou three times. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty died because of his personal ambitions in his life. Got it. I thought about it for a long time and gave my answer - the aesthetic curse."

Aesthetic curse.

Everyone is pondering this statement.

"Every artist is an esthetician, which is not only reflected in artistic creation, but also often in personal life. They always pursue perfection and cannot accept any failure or stain like obsessive-compulsive disorder. Yang Guang has been an artist his whole life, He treated the entire country as a grand "Picture of Country, Mountain, State, and Country" to create. As he was painting a picture, his hand suddenly shook and a stain appeared on it. What should I do?"

"He just tore up the painting and stopped playing with it."

"This is the thinking of a typical artist. Therefore, historians say that he can live in prosperous times, but it is difficult to calm down in troubled times, so he becomes disheartened when in trouble."

"Yang Guang's generation was dissolute and immoral, he was very fond of great achievements, and tortured the people to the point where they had no hope of living. This is of course true. But at the same time, in the first half of his life, he was born as the most wise king among his brothers and sisters. When he was the prince, he was the king of the world. The famous King Xian, who had great military exploits and was supported by others. He liked music and knew art. Until the conquest of Goryeo failed, he suddenly changed."

"He was like the kind of child from other people's families who always only gets 100 points in exams since he was a child. Suddenly one day, while taking the exam, he found that he had written the wrong question on the first question. His reaction was not to grit his teeth and continue to take the exam. There was a crash, and I collapsed immediately, tore up the entire paper, stopped taking the exam, stopped playing, and made a big fuss."

"The entire Sui Dynasty may be the most powerful dynasty in human history that suddenly perished from ancient times to the present. The Guanlong nobles who started in the Sui Dynasty controlled the most powerful soldiers and horses on the land, and their barns were full of grain and grass. But Yang Guang He has always been an aesthetic obsessive-compulsive character all his life. Everything must be perfect. Once he makes a mistake, he will be locked up in the harem and ignore the government affairs. Finally, he was persuaded by the queen to come back and handle the political affairs in an orderly manner. The appearance of Yingjun. But two days later, I found out that I had made a small mistake, so I retreated back to the harem and gave up my career."

Cao Xuan shook his head and said slowly.

"Historically, until the very end, the Guanlong aristocratic group was tortured unbearably. My cousins, the Li family, raised their own troops and pacified the world. From then on, the Sui Dynasty was destroyed."

“The problem with life aesthetes is that they never deal with failure.”

"I always feel that life is a canvas that can be torn, repainted, and spread out again. It is a game that can be quit and started over."

"Do you know why the child who gave me the painting should make me feel so amazing? Do you even think it's enough to entrust me with such a big responsibility?"

(End of this chapter)