Almighty painter

Chapter 52 Colored Pencil Drawings

"Illustration for $100 million is really a big deal. In fact, my illustrations are pretty good."

Uncle Sakai rubbed his hands and sighed with envy in his tone.

That's $100 million.

Although his fine works can also sell for millions of dollars, it also depends on the subject matter and time cost.

Previously, the Tokyo Tourism Bureau cooperated with related museums and wanted Sakai Kazunari to follow the style of the Edo period to draw a complete set of Ukiyo-e for Tokyo Tower, Sensoji Temple, Tokyo National Museum, Imperial Palace and other tourist holy places as a way to welcome the Olympics. Cultural propaganda.

Tokyo is a very rich city, even a monster.

At its peak, the GDP of its urban metropolitan area was close to 200 trillion yen, which was almost equivalent to half of the African continent, or the sum of the economies of all African countries excluding South Africa.

Therefore, the asking price is quite generous. The total quotation for the whole project is as high as 30 billion yen, or about 2 million US dollars.

Created the highest funding record for Tokyo's official hiring of a major artist.

But that is a whole set of hundreds of ukiyo-e.

Sakai Kasunari estimates that the project will be completely completed, and it will be ten years before the full amount of money is received.

Compared with oil painting, Chinese painting, ukiyo-e and so on, it is much easier to draw a small illustration.

"What's so lively about?"

Taro Komatsu was holding a handbag of Yangon's special sugar cane milk tea, and squeezed over from the crowd in the distance.

Today, after dinner, Professor Sakai and his family are going out to visit the calligraphy and painting night market accompanied by the translator from the Yangon Tourism Department.

Myanmar's calligraphy and painting industry is relatively well-known in Southeast Asia, and Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar and a center of contemporary art.

The calligraphy and painting night market here is similar to Panjiayuan in the capital city of Dongxia.

Compared with serious galleries, this place is more like a street stall-style sightseeing street, which is much more friendly to the people.

There are only various shops, as well as various stalls selling snacks and drinks, which is quite lifelike.

The calligraphy and painting market is full of fish and dragons. Taro Komatsu and the others just came here for a casual stroll today, mainly for sightseeing and relaxation.

He had just gone to buy drinks from a small stall on the side, and at this moment, he saw everyone from Sakai's family gathered around their phones, discussing some interesting news.

"De Jong Vandoorne was actually invited, he is a big name in the illustration industry today. Zara (clothing brand) has co-branded a lot of clothes with it. I still have a T-shirt designed by him."

Tsunamasa Sakai looks at a name on a Twitter page.

As a person who knows a lot about art fashion brands, he immediately recognized Van Dorn's name.

Fan Dorn is a cross-border illustrator. He is not only good at illustrations, but also very famous in the fashion circle.

It is said that he has maintained a good personal friendship with the editor-in-chief of the famous fashion godfather magazine "VOGUE".

Even several of Van Dorn's ex-girlfriends are supermodels who once walked the show at Paris Fashion Week.

"Senior Van Dorn... he is actually selling an aesthetic concept. He is famous, but... I doubt whether the audience can understand his art?"

Katsuko Sakai recalled the art style of the artist De Jong Van Dorn, and pursed her lips.

Although illustrations do not have a clear style like oil paintings, this master illustrator is obviously influenced by the avant-garde art field represented by Marcel Duchamp.

If it is necessary to classify them, they can probably be classified as Dadaist painters.

How do you evaluate this art school?
It's casual.

Even until now, people don't know where the word "dada" comes from, or why it is called this name.

Although Duchamp, the godfather of Dadaism, is a milestone figure in the history of art, not everyone can appreciate his pioneering artistic style.

How casual is his artistic style?

Duchamp once drew a goatee with pencil on Da Vinci's masterpiece "Mona Lisa", and wrote "LHOOQ" (pronounced Elleachaudaucul, meaning "her ass is hot") underneath.

If that wasn't crazy enough, Duchamp once bought a urinal and signed his name on it, which is considered a work of art.

This is probably the most famous urinal in the history of modern art.

Famous national museums such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the United States and the Maijo Museum in France are still proud of owning an official replica of Duchamp's urinal.

"I'm worried for Senior Van Dorn."

Sakai Katsuko shook her head: "If I may not have the courage to participate in such a challenging competition."

"Illustrators of Van Dorn's style don't care how many people like him, and they don't care how many people scold him. This is avant-garde."

Uncle Sakai touched his chin.

"This is a proposition illustration, not a set of hundreds of creative illustrations, which is a lot of US$10. I am not surprised to be able to invite Van Dorn, after all, he is still active in the illustration circle."

"Also, no matter how pioneering, Van Dorn is one of the best illustrators in the world today. The experience of drawing illustrations with the fluency of the pen is not comparable to those unknown illustrators, no matter how bad it is. Go, it's just that I didn't even think of—"

Professor Sakai shook his head, looking at Jane Arnold's name and the long list of honorary titles, the four layers of fat on his chin trembled violently.

"Even old Mr. Jane Arnold was willing to write."

"Except for the works of a few people, the artistic value of illustrations is not as good as other types of paintings, but in terms of influence, the old man can be said to be a painter of the same magnitude as Cao Lao."

Whether it is De Jong Van Dorn or Jane Arnold, they are all great painters in the true sense.

De Jong Van Doorn has drawn posters for Pixar Animation Studios and designed clothes for ZARA (fashion brand).

The illustration "Environmental Pole" created by him has become the official illustration of the International Snow Environmental Protection Organization and has been printed on countless textbooks.

As for Jane Arnold.

If it is said that Van Dorn is still limited to cross-border art.

This old painter born during the Cold War has already transcended his status as a simple painter.

He is a well-known international pacifist.

Not only was he personally interviewed by the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union, but also appeared in Time Magazine, and his illustrations are extremely warm, with master-level precise brushwork and childlike childlike fun, warm and loving.

He is even a recipient of the International Hans Christian Andersen Medal.

This is the highest honor in the world of children's literature, and it will only be awarded to outstanding writers and painters for children around the world.

It's the Nobel Prize for children's illustration.

This is world class artist.

"I guess this video will undoubtedly cause an earthquake in the circle."

He wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve.

Van Dorn and Jane Arnold, the strong collision between two generations of artists, this is a visual effect like Mars hitting the earth.

Even if Uncle Sakai is not a professional illustrator.

As an outstanding worker in the art field, Uncle Sakai was already sweating from excitement.

"Do any of you want to hear inside information?"

Taro Komatsu distributed the drinks to everyone, and said while lowering his head and pressing the phone.

"Can you get in touch with Mr. Jane Arnold?"

Uncle Sakai was pleasantly surprised when he heard the words, and asked while rubbing his round chin on the fourth floor.

Even the Sakai siblings looked at Komatsu curiously.

Although Uncle Sakai is also a great painter and has a wide network of contacts in the calligraphy and painting circle, but he has a specialization in art, and it is still not comparable to a professional who opens a large gallery.

The countless brokers and headhunters under him are paid high salaries, and that's what they do.

It is said that the art godfather of Gagosian level can get the mobile phone number of any painter he wants to contact within 15 minutes.

It is also the informal art competition held by super Internet celebrities like [Mr. Hyperion], their news is a little bit blocked.

If it was a serious art exhibition, before the official opening of the art exhibition, all kinds of insider news would have been undercurrent.

Will there be any blockbuster works?

Which newcomers do the curators think highly of?

You can also judge which well-known artist is more likely to produce masterpieces based on the past art style and the theme of this exhibition...

Time is money and news is money.

Painter connections, golf buddies, beauty traps, commercial espionage, or the simplest and most simple hiring a tabloid reporter paparazzi to rummage through the nearby trash cans to see if they can get any official documents.

In order to get first-hand information, the inside story can be called a spy war drama.

All kinds of information have long been circulated in the circles of galleries and buyers.

The contact of the contact, the contact of the contact, the potential rookie painter signed quickly before becoming famous.

As for the ones that can't be signed, or the coquettish sluts of the opponent's gallery, then quickly hire an art critic and prepare to blow up.

These are the professional qualities of a broker.

You're too slow to keep up with hot shit.

"That...may not work."

Taro Komatsu shook his head, although he was happy to show his art contacts in front of the Sakai family.

But Komatsu Gallery is not a super giant like Gagosian, and he is just the young owner of the gallery.

Jane Arnold is still too high-end.

Even Mr. Van Dorn, if he wanted to contact the other party, his father would probably have to come forward in person.

"I got a professor from the British Royal Academy of Fine Arts, a good friend of Ms. Louise, to tell you a big news. She is full of confidence in her work."

Taro Komatsu said with a mysterious face: "This time she chose a colored pencil drawing, and it is in a realistic style."

"Realist colored pencil drawing?"

Professor Sakai thought for a while, nodded, and affirmed the other party's approach.

"It's not common... Well, smart, really smart... Although it's a bit flattering... But... Well... This may be the most pleasing way of drawing for ordinary audiences."

"It seems that there may be a dark horse in this exhibition."

(End of this chapter)