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

Chapter 298: A sudden turn of events
Jiang Zhe turned his eyes away from an oil painting.

The two people in this painting have exaggerated expressions and weird proportions, like a distorted head shot.

There were a few people commenting nearby.

After hearing their conclusion, Jiang Zhe felt that it was not reliable at all.

This painting is clearly an imitation of a famous emerging painter in the country.

Jiang Zhe walked around the two-story exhibition hall and looked at all the works on display.

The cultural heritage of the provincial capital is deep enough. In the exhibition, Chinese paintings account for half, there are a small number of prints and sculptures, and watercolors and oil paintings account for about 30%.

There are many painters who are trying to be different and make breakthroughs, but the traces of borrowing are too obvious. It doesn’t matter if they borrow, as long as they don’t show a more beautiful side than the original.

His knowledge and vision gradually grew, and he slowly began to think about the reasons behind some phenomena in art history.

Being different and breaking the rules is the way many painters become famous, but does it mean that you can become famous just by understanding these methods and routines? Of course not. Trends are difficult to grasp. Even art critics can only summarize and analyze a phenomenon after it appears, and cannot foresee the changes in certain trends.

When Jiang Zhe was about to return to the first floor, he received a text message from Wang Zhen.

"Come back quickly."

Jiang Zhe looked down at the exhibition hall on the first floor from the second floor platform and saw a group of people walking into the exhibition hall, including several people from the Provincial Artists Association and several painters. He didn't know the rest of the people.

Wang Zhen was just outside this group of people.

Among this group of people, three people attracted the most attention. One was the vice president of the Provincial Artists Association, and there were two foreigners, a fat man, and a woman wearing a women's suit with a black shoulder bag on her hand. Both of them were not young.

Jiang Zhe walked to the first floor and received a text message from Professor Qin. He looked up and saw that the group of people were still far away from his painting and estimated that they would not be able to reach it in a short time.

He walked to a quiet place and called Professor Qin.

At this time, the two foreigners, at the invitation of a judge from the organizing committee, gradually quickened their pace.

Wang Zhen followed a group of people and walked to Jiang Zhe's work, but Jiang Zhe never showed up. He was anxious but there was nothing he could do.

The fat foreign man stopped after seeing Jiang Zhe's group of paintings.

The judge who had been introducing him said, "Mr. James, the painting I am introducing to you is not this one."

The foreign man said: "Please wait a moment, I want to take a look at this group of paintings."

Another judge said: "The subject matter of this group of paintings is too outdated." The translator told the foreign man his words.

The two foreigners did not respond.

The judge said to a deputy curator who was traveling with him: "Paintings like this should not be exhibited."

The deputy curator said carefully in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Don't worry, they may just be looking around and don't know what kind of work is better. They just want to pick out some exotic paintings."

Wang Zhen saw this situation from the periphery and wanted to introduce it, but he couldn't squeeze in and didn't have a chance to talk.

"This painter's landscapes and figures are very good. The six paintings express different times of the day." The translator told everyone what the foreign man said.

These words caused the deputy curator and the judge's expressions to freeze for a moment.

A few people in the crowd smiled but said nothing. The others had paintings they were going to recommend and didn't know how to respond to this sentence.

The foreign woman said, "There are some interesting things in this painting. Did you notice them?"

There were a few quick-witted people around who expressed through the translator their desire to hear the woman's opinion.

The woman said, "Please look at this work depicting the market. There are some very interesting scenes in it." She pointed at a man in the picture. "Among the minor characters, there is a man peeping at the woman. Although the woman appears to be disgusted, there is a hint of pride in her eyes. And this scene is seen by a girl next to her.

The girl's mother was trying to pull the girl away.

These people are not the main characters, but they are very vivid and they portray the dramatic scenes in life vividly.

Can I meet this painter?"

The translator conveyed her words to everyone.

Someone had seen Jiang Zhe, looked around and said, "I saw he was here today, maybe he has something to do. Let's continue the tour."

Jiang Zhe finished talking to Professor Qin and walked back to the exhibition hall, where he saw Wang Zhen running over. "I told you not to leave, but you insisted on running out."

She took Jiang Zhe to find the two foreigners. "Those two guests commented on your paintings and wanted to meet you, but you were not there."

"Have you found out the identities of those two people?"

I found out that they are consultants of Highland Gallery and Christie's Auction House. I will take you to them. If we can sell it, we won't have to go on our own."

There was a group of people following him, so it was easy to find.

A judge was introducing a young woman to two foreigners. The woman was about 20 years old and looked a little immature among a group of middle-aged and elderly people.

Wang Zhen said to Jiang Zhe, "It was this judge who said your painting was outdated. Did you offend him?"

Jiang Zhe said as he watched: "I didn't offend him, it was just a dispute over interests."

Wang Zhen finally found an opportunity to strike up a conversation and allowed Jiang Zhe to meet the two foreigners.

The man's name is James and the woman's name is Anne.

The two people exchanged a few polite words and did not express anything else.

A group of people continued to visit.

Wang Zhen was a little disappointed. Jiang Zhe said, "You have done enough. Now that I think about it, the subject of this painting may not really be suitable for the market. It's just a little willful of mine. I'm going to go out for a while."

"Where?"

"Professor Qin is looking for me."

……

Jiang Zheli came to a hotel near the art museum and found Professor Qin.

Professor Qin was chatting and drinking tea with an old man.

Jiang Zhe walked over. "Teacher, I'm coming."

Professor Qin said, "Let me introduce you to an old senior. This is the director of our provincial art museum. You can call him Director Li."

Jiang Zhe greeted the old man respectfully.

Professor Qin said: "Director Jiang Zhe. Li is not only a professional painter, but also an art critic and an excellent manager. You should learn from him."

Director Li is very thin, has a big forehead and a slightly fat nose.

He asked Jiang Zhe to sit down, and then said, "I heard about you from your teacher. I have also seen your group painting. It is very good."

Jiang Zhe poured tea for them.

Director Li continued, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​painting a series of paintings like that?"

Jiang Zhe told Director Li about his ideas.

Director Li said: "I see several good advantages in your paintings. I like the emphasis on expressing the expressions and demeanor of the characters.

When I was your age, my greatest idol was Repin.

Seeing your painting reminded me of a work created by Repin in Paris. "

Taking this topic as an opportunity, Director Li and Professor Qin talked about the time they studied together.

Jiang Zhe could tell that the two had not studied together for a long time, but they had a very good relationship.

The three chatted for a while, and then Director Li said goodbye and left.

Jiang Zhe and the other man saw him off and returned to the teahouse.

He didn't understand. Professor Qin asked him to come here just to meet Director Li?

Professor Qin saw Jiang Zhe's doubts. "I have good news for you. Director Li saw your work and wants the Provincial Art Museum to collect it."

Jiang Zhe's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)