Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

Chapter 293: Thoughts on Historical Themes, New Goals

Jiang Zhe sat in the passenger seat, chatting with the driver intermittently, looking out the window from time to time.

The several blocks that the taxi passed seemed much more deserted than during the day and did not attract his attention.

At this moment, he is recalling today's gains.

When I visited the Louvre, I felt that I could see many famous works that I had read in textbooks when I was a child.

Second, the accumulation of old money in Europe cannot be underestimated.

Third, after watching some works of famous artists, he has more confidence in his future.

These classic works have withstood the test of time and are still able to attract audiences, which shows that beautiful works are always accepted by people. It’s just that they play different roles in different eras.

His thoughts jumped around, thinking back to the era when cameras appeared, the future Internet, and the era when intelligent AI appeared. With every technological change, some people said that painting would disappear and its role would be replaced.

Before his rebirth, he had also seen AI painting. He always believed that intelligence could be regarded as an auxiliary process, and used to replace heavy and repetitive work, just like a paintbrush, a dictionary, and a camera. But intelligence cannot replace thinking and creativity. If one day in the future, thinking and creativity are replaced, what will be left for people?
So, after looking at the classic works, he felt that painting, even realistic painting, still had room for development.

A burst of snoring interrupted his thoughts.

Looking back, Uncle Lu, who was sitting in the back seat, had fallen asleep.

Chen Xi is sorting out the photos he took. He took some photos of jewelry.

Jiang Zhe heard him say that he would develop a career in jewelry appraisal in the future.

After returning to the hotel, the three hungry people looked for a place to eat.

"Xiao Jiang will treat you at lunch, and I'll treat you at dinner." Uncle Lu was very satisfied with the visit and insisted on treating Jiang Zhe and Chen Xi to dinner.

Chen Xi asked him if he wanted those companions.

Uncle Lu shook his head: "I don't want to listen to their complaints. They came here on their own."

During the meal, Chen Xi mentioned that he was in Paris for business and that he would visit and learn at the Jiashide Paris Auction Company. He asked Jiang Zhe if he was willing to go with him.

Jiang Zhe agreed immediately.

Lu Shu's companions also came back one after another. They went out in several groups and told each other their experiences during the meal.

Chen Xi and Uncle Lu didn't want to get involved, so they invited Jiang Zhe to visit the attractions and go shopping together tomorrow.

After a day of visiting and learning, Jiang Zhe also wanted to buy some gifts for his family and friends, so he agreed.

After returning to the room and washing up, he sat down at the table and took out a book from his bag.

When I left the Louvre, I bought a collection of paintings from the Louvre collection.

Important works are included in the book, and the printing quality is very good.

He smelled the ink and looked at the beautiful pictures in the album.

If I had such a picture album before, I would definitely treasure it. But with today's intuitive experience, this picture album is just a good reference.

While looking at the picture album, I recalled today's visit.

Reading the original work gave him a more intuitive understanding of the masterpiece.

Jiang Zhe focused on browsing some large-scale works with historical themes. He found the works of Louis David and slowly appreciated them.

This neoclassical painter is best known for his work The Oath of Oxenix (often used as the cover of The Three Musketeers).

The painting's unadorned realism, precise rigor, uncomplicated composition, and heroic style have formed a model of painting.

Jiang Zhe paid attention to this painter because he was good at painting large-scale works.

He found a painting that made a lasting impression: The Coronation of Napoleon I, by Louis David, 1804.

Jiang Zhe recalled his feelings when he saw the work. The work is more than 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, with more than 100 figures in the painting.

The painter handled the lighting effects just right and arranged the positions of the crowd precisely, making the composition of the picture solemn but not complicated.

After comparison, Jiang Zhe felt that this painting might have been inspired by Rubens' works.

He found a pen and paper and tried to sketch with lines, copying and learning how to compose a picture, imagining how he would handle it if he were to draw it himself.

Jiang Zhe felt that handling large-scale paintings was his weakness. After all, most of his previous practice was small-scale figures or landscapes, and occasionally there were a few large paintings, which were also landscapes. He rarely had the opportunity to try historical themes.

He immersed himself in his studies until late at night.

The next day, Jiang Zhe, Chen Xi and others went to visit scenic spots and then went shopping.

Some of the people traveling with him heard that Jiang Zhe knew French, so they followed him and continued shopping.

Jiang Zhe went to several stores and bought a wallet, tie and belt for his father; and a lady's bag, a necklace and perfume for his mother.

Considering that he had to prepare gifts for many people, he bought several bags of different styles and perfumes of different scents at once.

When his companions saw Jiang Zhe communicating skillfully with the store clerk, they all asked him for help.

Jiang Zhe doesn't mind helping if it's something that comes easily.

He found that many French people could understand English, but they just didn't speak it or pretended not to understand it.

On the third day in Paris, our group set off for Frankfurt.

Jiang Zhe, Chen Xi and Uncle Lu exchanged contact information and said goodbye at the hotel.

On that day, Jiang Zhe followed Chen Xi to Jiashide Company.

A man named Alex received Chen Xi.

Alex has a small mustache and communicates with Chen Xi in English.

After the greetings were over, he looked at Jiang Zhe.

Chen Xi introduced Jiang Zhe, an artist who cooperated with Times Auction Company.

Alex shook hands with Jiang Zhe: "Nice to meet you."

After greeting each other, he and Jiang Zhe had no more communication.

Jiang Zhe knew that this man did not take him seriously.

Alex took the two of them to visit the ongoing exhibition.

Chen Xi told Jiang Zhe that domestic auctions started late, so many methods were learned from foreign auction companies. As the domestic economy develops faster, foreign auction houses pay more and more attention to the domestic market.

Jiang Zhe saw that most of the artworks exhibited here were antiques, jewelry and contemporary art, but there were also modern and contemporary Western paintings that were worth studying.

The only embarrassing thing was that Alex always had a hint of arrogance in his communication with Chen Xi, and was even colder towards Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe had some expectations at first, after all, he had sold paintings abroad and won several awards. But it turned out that he was not famous enough.

When leaving the auction house, Jiang Zhe silently told himself that maybe one day, his works would be auctioned abroad. Of course, not necessarily at Jiashide.

That afternoon, Chen Xi was going to receive a colleague who was coming from China.

Jiang Zhe understood and went to visit the Musee d'Orsay by himself.

There are a large number of Impressionist paintings and items by Monet, Renoir and others, as well as works by Post-Impressionist painters Van Gogh and Gauguin, which are a feast for Jiang Zhe's eyes.

(End of this chapter)