Almighty painter

Chapter 523 The Great Detective Katsuko

"No, it's a difference in status."

Gu Weijing said in a trance.

"what?"

this time.

Instead, Sakai Katsuko was stunned for a moment and failed to keep up with his rhythm.

“Identity, I mean, is essentially a question of where you stand and who you paint for, not a question of IQ.”

"Since ancient times, even in the Eastern Xia Dynasty, there have been differences in painting styles between the north and the south. The northern sect is more sophisticated and more expressive, while the southern sect is more freehand and spiritual. Most of the northern sects are full-time painters, while the southern sect is more cultural. celebrity."

Look at the meridian and cross one's knees.

He just sat on the ground in front of the drawing board, looking at the canvas on the wooden frame: "Some people pick up the pen to make a living, and some pick up the pen to express their feelings. My wife and great-grandfather were the third-class painter who worked at the former Qing Painting Academy. Painters, historically, Dong Qichang looked down upon professional painters like him who made a living by painting. He thought that all Beizong painters were just craftsmen."

"Dong Qichang believes in his theory of artistic distinction that only by treating painting as a taste, as a tool for communication between man, soul, and heaven, rather than as a tool for making a living, can we enter the Tao through painting and understand the mysteries through painting. And only if we do not rely on the outside world Only by changing based on judgment and pursuing the expression of inner spirit can painting be developed into a truly intelligent skill.”

I still treat you with kindness and charity.

The girl also sat cross-legged next to her boyfriend and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Yes, it's a unique cultural feature."

As a result, the last few petals embedded in the branches and leaves in late spring were knocked down from the air.

Katsuko concluded.

"No, this makes sense, and it must be like standing and talking without pain in the back." Gu Weijing shook his head, "Dong Qichang can throw his brush on the face of people he dislikes because he is a minister of the Six Books. He is the prince’s teacher who stands at the top of the officialdom, the person who teaches the future emperor how to draw, and the master of authority.”

Although you treat me with arrogance and ignorance.

"It is unfair and arrogant for you to ask a pen to have its own independent thoughts and unique creativity. The task of the pen is only to achieve realism. The European literary master of Dong Qichang's contemporaries may be Michelangelo. A small church The officials could ask Michelangelo to modify the outline of the sculpture’s nose. Given his social status, he would not even be qualified to look at the door of Dong Qichang’s house in the Ming Dynasty.”

"I understand what you're talking about."

Running.

"The moment they tan their skin, get their hands dirty, and get wet with snow, boom!"

"Really great art is born."

"Throughout the history of Europe, the powerful also love art, but they will not engage in art themselves. Just like people always like to compare Song Huizong and Louis XIV, they are both masters who played with art to bring about the ruin of their country. However, they The two people are actually very different. Song Huizong was at least one of the top ten artistic creators in the glorious cultural history of the Song Dynasty. Louis XIV just invited a bunch of artists to party around him every day. He was A critic of art rather than a creator.”

Shengzi's eyes were looking into the distance, and he was using the cat teasing stick to direct the little Jasmine girl who was chasing Awang to jump up and down, and said leisurely.

“In the East, it is the art creators who hold the power, while in the West, it is the critics of art who hold the power to determine the path of art.”

Like snowflakes.

"This is the root of the problem. Dong Qichang said that professional painters who paint for money and make a living from painting are all too skilled in craftsmanship. So based on this standard, before the 19th century, there might not have been a true painter in Europe. Artists in the sense are all just painters, painters, just pens serving the rich.”

Gu Weijing raised his hand and made an explosive gesture.

"When painting was introduced to Japan, it imitated the Central Plains everywhere. It was divided into various schools of painting. The East School was Yamato painting, the West School was Western painting, and the North School was Han painting and Tang painting. The three schools of East, West and North are all professional painters. Only the three schools are professional painters. There is Nanzong, which is still the painting of Japanese scholar-bureaucrats.”

"So one is freehand and the other is form, which creates the difference between the two. Nowadays, the concepts of modern art and traditional Eastern painting are similar, perhaps because the social status of the entire artist has been elevated as never before."

"Don't look at it. Lang Shining has also added the false title of Third Grade Minister, and he seems to be a noble minister. But he is just a black goat mixed in with the wolves."

"In the early years of Oil Painting magazine, it was still true that Europe was the center of the world. The further east it went, the darker and barbaric the Orientalist colonial theoretical framework that distorted the cultural traditions of the East and the Arab world. This just proves its arrogance. With barbarism, it has its historical limitations, but we have a longer history of accumulation, so I hope to be more tolerant and civilized, so I don’t choose to discriminate against them.”

White magnolia pieces fell from the air on the forehead of the civet cat.

Sakai Katsuko felt a warm power in his voice.

“Art is a product of social consciousness.”

The boy’s words are certainly not deafening artistic maxims.

"Gu Jun, you want to say that throughout the feudal era, those in power themselves were required to be artists with outstanding skills. This phenomenon is unique to the East. Right?"

"The momentary gleam and trembling in the heart is extremely beautiful."

"Even though it took Europeans many years to sublimate art to the level of thought. Even though oil painting has never been the most superior form of painting closest to the origin of art as some people say. But this still does not damage those The down-and-out painter who was hungry on the banks of the Seine was so great when he boldly integrated his emotions into the colors of his paintings. Just like I always felt when the artists of the Russian Golden Age boldly walked out of the studios of the Academy of Fine Arts. , walking in the vast wilderness of Siberia is a very great act.”

"If Louis XIV had a paintbrush in his mouth all day long and painted there, Parisians would have thought he was crazy."

Gu Weijing smiled: "Of course I am proud of the wisdom of my ancestors, but I don't want to say that our ancestors are really smart. We have already mastered the things that it took Westerners a thousand years to slowly figure out. Stupid If you don’t pull a few, that’s it. This jumps into another frame of superiority.”

Sakai Katsuko's heart seemed like a magnolia held up by the wind, dancing lightly in the wind amid Gu Weijing's words.

“When a person transcends the aesthetic taste of dignitaries, is willing to truly write for his own heartbeat, and combines the beauty of nature with the ups and downs of the heart, then whether he is an Oriental or a Westerner, he is worthy of being an artist. Name. Whether it is Asian painting, European painting, or Papua New Guinea traditional painting, they are all good painting methods.”

"In ancient times, when one was a purely professional painter, it was nothing more than the level of Castiglione."

Gu Weijing took Shengzi's hand and played with the little moon buds on her pink fingernails one after another.

"And the Nanzong, which consists of senior officials, literati, and scholar leaders as the main body, is the Zhengshuo of the long-lasting Chinese culture."

Gu Weijing said: "In the final analysis, he is still the emperor's pastime and a servant of power. People who are servants are not qualified to be willful. Qianlong said that your painting does not look like it, and you laugh at his low ideological level. It is said that the Tatars outside the customs do not understand the real elegance. Try throwing the pen on someone's face and see if they wipe the ink off their face. Give them a thumbs up and praise you for your integrity. One of them is considered to have a good temper.”

"I agree with this point of view." Miss Sakai nodded.

Katsuko tilted her head.

Jasmine's back hit the magnolia tree that was not too big next to her.

Various masters she has met.

Many of them are venerable, gray-haired old scholars.

Even if ordinary people can walk up to them and have a few words with them, it can be regarded as a matter of pride for a lifetime.

Some of them are more knowledgeable, some are more eloquent, and some are more witty and humorous, and their every word is exquisite.

however.

Not everyone can have such warm and peaceful power.

It is not a knowledge, but a gift, a passion of the soul. It makes Katsuko extremely attached to it, and she wants to hold it in her arms and hold it in her chest.

I'm afraid that if the heat dissipates, the world will become colder from now on.

Probably...this is the reason why she fell in love with him, and even had a little admiration in her heart, right?
Sakai Shengzi suddenly pulled Gu Weijing into his arms.

"Don't move."

She placed Gu Weijing's head between her knees, pressed his forehead, and motioned for him to turn sideways, "It's a little dirty, let me clean your ears."

Katsuko took out a small black ear scoop hanging from her wallet.

Gu Weijing couldn't move.

He lay on his girlfriend's lap, feeling the warmth radiating from Shengzi's warm body, as if he were resting on a piece of warm jade, or being submerged in a hot spring that smelled like strawberry.

Gu Weijing felt a small stick gently scratching his ear hole, which made him itchy and made him want to laugh.

"Gu, don't laugh wildly, you'll get poked."

As soon as he turned his face to the side and smiled, Miss Sakai flicked his forehead again.

then.

Gu Weijing didn't dare to move again.

At first he felt itchy and numb, and then he felt that the ear canal was connected to one side of his head, and it was a little numb. Shengzi felt very comfortable and a little sleepy.

It made him want to just sleep.

"I know Cao Xuan admires you very much, and Professor Lin Tao likes you very much, but Gu Jun, I didn't know before that Mr. Cao Xuan likes you so much that he specifically mentioned you in the opening speech of the European Art Annual Conference and thought you were worthy. Entrusted with great responsibility.”

I do not know how long it has been.

suddenly.

He heard Katsuko Sakai say in his ear.

Gu Weijing opened his eyes wide.

"Don't deny it, don't lie. Your ears are in my hands. This is an interrogation. If you don't tell the truth, I will scratch you."

Sakai Katsuko demonstratively scratched the young man's earlobe with the tip of her little finger, indicating to her that this was a serious threat.

Halfway through the sentence.

Ms. Sakai herself just "puffed" and smiled.

"I know clearly that the young man Mr. Cao Xuan mentioned emphatically is my boyfriend."

Miss Sakai touched his forehead and said softly: "What can I hide? Gu Jun, I am very proud of you. But I don't like you and don't tell me about this."

"Uh……"

Gu Weijing tried to turn his face sideways and observe Shengzi's expression, but gave up.

It was a lie that Shengzi tickled him.

But when his ears were dug out, he performed this difficult action.

The control is not good, and it is easy to twist the neck, but it is genuine.

"It's not that I won't tell you...it's just a bit strange."

Gu Weijing gave up his struggle, "You know, for you to pay attention to Mr. Cao's praise for me is a bit like getting a certificate from the school and going home to ask your mother for sweets. It's inexplicably shameful."

He smiled helplessly.

"Did Uncle Sakai tell you? It turns out that you knew about it all along, Katsuko. This is even more embarrassing."

"No, I guessed it myself. I guessed it just now. When you said that Eastern art is good and Western art is also good, your demeanor and tone reminded me of Cao Xuan's speech at the opening ceremony."

Miss Sakai raised the hand holding the ear pick and recalled slightly, "I almost saw the shadow of Mr. Cao in you. At that moment, I figured this out. I am not surprised at all that Cao Xuan would I like you so much. You two are so similar."

"The one about the Japanese invasion?"

"Yes, regarding the Japanese invasion, let me state in advance that both Japan and Germany played very evil and ugly roles in World War II."

Katsuko paused.

Intellectual or artistic world.

Both East and West.

Historically, these fields have been very left-wing.

Although conservatism, populist movements and anti-intellectualism are on the rise in recent years, the mainstream atmosphere in the entire cultural world generally understands what is good and what is bad.

If you go to some far-right groups or politicians and call him a "Hitler", they might think you are praising him.

But at least it's in the sun.

Even if his status is as high as that of Sir Brown, once he is involved in these problems, he will be scared to death and apologize frantically in the newspaper.

"However, you feel uncomfortable getting along with me at this point. Considering that I came to Yangon with a Spanish passport, you can also treat me as a Spaniard."

Katsuko made a joke.

Theoretically, Japan does not recognize dual nationality like some European countries.

But Katsuko Sakai’s situation is special.

She is a mixed-race child whose father is Japanese and whose mother is Spanish. She can hold legal dual citizenship until she is 22 years old.

Then choose to give up one of the nationalities.

Gu Weijing waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

"I greatly admire Mr. Cao Xuan's teacher. Before he died, he could still say that Chinese painting is very good and Japanese painting is also very good. They are both very good and have their own beautiful bearing and style. When you were talking to me just now, I thought of this section immediately, so I guessed this." Shengzi said.

(End of this chapter)