Almighty painter

Chapter 56 The so-called painter

The blob of homeless scribbles—predictably and with reason—was picked by Anna as the worst of the remaining six illustrations.

Unlike the huge controversy caused when the first illustration was eliminated, the discussion in the comment area is relatively peaceful at this time.

Except for a small number of viewers who watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal, they expressed their disappointment.

"Emmmm... what am I expecting?"

"Sure enough, it's still the illustration of a wandering artist... I thought there would be a reversal or something."

"It's true. You get what you pay for. If there are always unexpected plots, I will suspect that it is the effect of the arranged program."

"It's a pity. I heard that in some so-called concept auctions, even a bottle of air can be sold for a high price. Art, it's not what those critics say."

The number of people watching the video online has risen to 10,000+ people.

There will always be people who will hold a different point of view: "The painting by that homeless uncle is not considered a work of art. If a famous artist paints like this, that pretty chick will probably lick it again. She is not a snobbish person who eats dishes. Eye."

"Idiot, haven't you read Mr. Hyperion's introduction? My young lady doesn't even know who the authors of the seven paintings are."

In the video,
Thomas took the homeless illustration and posed it for the camera.

"Well, there is no accident. You really don't like this painting. In fact, I have a little expectation in my heart. Maybe you have a certain chance of preferring this painting."

"You know..."

Thomas shrugged: "Not against you, but in the eyes of the public, art is always full of weirdos."

"Sorry, you invited me to appreciate art works today, not to see those orangutans who engage in performance art."

Anna rolled her eyes without hesitation.

Even if they are called art critics, the public may not be able to tell the difference.

But the art connoisseurs and collectors like her who grew up admiring traditional oil paintings are not the same species as the artists who sell air and tin cans filled with shit that are published in the street newspaper news.

The difference between an art critic and an art critic is like a whale and a crocodile are both called fish, yet in the biological category they are far worse than humans and monkeys.

She is very young, but her aesthetic education and growth trajectory are very traditional,

One of those old-school critics.

Old-school critics believe that only works that shock ordinary people can be considered good works.

She loves Impressionism's capture of the instant impression of light and shadow, and its accurate exploration of color and light and shade, but compared to the famous Monet, Anna's favorite work is the relatively less famous Ray Noir's "Pancakes" The Ball at the Mill".

This work is almost the pinnacle of the combination of art and technique, and it is very infectious.

The brushwork is loose but not chaotic, the colors are bright but not charming, full of the breath of life, and everyone can feel its beauty at a glance.

Compared with those painters who were willing to go out more than 100 years ago, leave the academy, leave the studio, go to nature, go to the wilderness, go to the huge and unknown life, and paint with their own souls.

Some modern artists who stay in their own constant temperature studios all year round, pat their heads and finally come up with an idea to sell shit, can they also be called art?
Anna even thinks that Pop Art, which is full of printing traces, is cheating and losing the original value of paintings, and she is even more insensitive to the minimalism that just clicks on a painting and sells it.

As for the news hype that is not even considered art...

She can only hug and sneer.

With the merciless and vicious ridicule of the lady who looked like an iceberg queen in the wheelchair, the comments suddenly became more lively.

"It's an orangutan who mocks other people's performance art, which is too much."

"This girl is full of energy, and she doesn't pretend at all."

"Wow, Miss Sister has such a vicious tongue, I like it so much! Sister, Sister scolded me!"

"Shake M to death, you've successfully disgusted me."

Thomas in the picture took out his own blank card: "How much score can you give for Miss Irina's painting?"

"One point. Actually, I also want to give zero points, but how can I say...it is more qualified than the ridiculously stupid online artist before, so I have to give one point in comparison."

"One point... well, I don't really appreciate this painting myself, so I'll give him two points."

Thomas thought for a moment, and wrote a [2] on the cardboard.

The insurance security officer also gave a [2] point.

In the end, to everyone's surprise, the fan brother actually gave a [9] point.

"What are you looking at me for? Bro, anyway, I think this painting is very artistic." The hip-hop kid shook the dreadlocks on his head.

The camera cuts back to Anna's face.

There was no expression on Anna's face, and she had no intention of mocking the other party.

Art appreciation is very subjective, since it is free scoring, everyone can have their own unique opinions.

You allowed one of Duchamp's urinals to be coveted by art galleries.You should allow other people's brothers to give high marks to their favorite works.

This is her personal cultivation.

"Okay, 1+2+2+9, our highest score in this challenge competition has come to [-] points, let's see which work will surpass it next."

Thomas motioned for Anna to continue choosing.

In the third painting, Anna didn't hesitate at all.

She picked up a walnut frame again and handed it to Thomas.

This is an ordinary-looking illustration, using colored marker pens that are very common in illustrations.

"There's nothing wrong with it, but it's not amazing either. Compared to the previous two, this is at least an illustration that is above the passing line. But—"

Anna looked at the painting.

"But—this is good in the ordinary sense. I can see that this artist draws very seriously, and the pencil draft has been revised many times. He is a responsible artist, which is worthy of recognition. But the art industry is the cruelest What’s more, it’s never as long as you work hard to draw a good work.”

Anna's tone softened.

There are many practitioners in the profession of painters,

If all the people from all corners of the world who enroll in professional painting classes are counted, there are less than 5000 million painting children in the world. Among these people, the one who can finally become a professional painter is one in a million.

Not everyone who has extraordinary talent can become a master, but everyone who becomes a master has extraordinary talent.

"My baby, I love you very much, but I don't praise your paintings like other common parents, or tutors who want to please our family. Because you are not good at drawing. In the profession of painters, you The sooner you realize that you don't really have the gift for greatness, the luckier you will be."

When Anna was young, in this glass studio, her aunt carefully inspected Anna's works and said such an evaluation.

"If you want to continue to be a painter, of course there is no problem. With our family's artistic contacts, even if you are just a mediocre painter, it will not be a problem for a painting to sell for hundreds of thousands of euros in the future. But as your elder, I have the responsibility to tell you that it is difficult for you to achieve greatness, and there is no shortage of mediocre painters in this world. You cannot become a great Van Gogh, but you still have the hope of becoming the person who discovered Van Gogh."

From that day on, Anna's dream of being a painter was shattered.

But her belief in pursuing art has not changed. An outstanding art critic can still leave her name as a footnote on a certain page of modern art history.

This illustrator is clearly one of those who work hard enough but have no talent.

She began to introduce the shortcomings of this illustration to the camera.

This is not difficult for Anna. From the perspective of artwork, this illustration has too many shortcomings.

First of all, the repeated modification and frequent erasure of the signed manuscript destroyed the overall coordination.

If that wasn't serious enough.

Repeated use of the art eraser damaged the waterproof layer on the marker paper, which caused the water line of the marker to seep into the water-absorbent fibers inside the paper during later painting, causing the color to smudge.

The smudging of the color then causes the line of the marker pen to be blurred, the color is light and dark, and the saturation is not enough.

The first mistake starts like a cascade of dominoes collapsing one after another.

From the perspective of a commercial contract, it is not a big mistake, but from the perspective of a work of art, these flaws are fatal.

And the blemishes in the painting process are only minor issues.

Even without considering these flaws, there are a lot of problems that Anna can find.

The muscles under the bat suit blurred into a ball.

The height and shape of the whole person are also completely different from those in the photos Thomas gave her.

Limbs, shoulders, and torso all have varying degrees of distortion.

……

"It's Batman waving money, not you in the Batsuit."

Anna raised her head, looked at Thomas and said.

(End of this chapter)