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

Chapter 329

On Saturday, Jiang Zhe wanted to relax for half a day, so he took Chen Yan out for a walk and came to Wang Zhen’s gallery on the way.

As you enter the gallery, you can see Jiang Zhe’s work, “Seafood Market”, hanging in a very conspicuous position.

At this moment, several people are observing the works.

Chen Yan whispered to Jiang Zhe, "Your painting is very conspicuous here. You can see it as soon as you come in."

Jiang Zhe said: "This subject matter may not be pleasing."

When Wang Zhen heard that the two had arrived, he walked out of the office.

She called Jiang Zhe and asked him to come over when he was free.

Jiang Zhe would only come to the gallery once on his way.

After saying hello, Chen Yan saw that Wang Zhen was busy, so she said, "You guys chat first, I'll go look at the paintings."

Wang Zhen said: "I'll finish quickly so as not to waste your time."

She asked the staff to bring drinks to Chen Yan, and then went to the office with Jiang Zhe.

"The works sent to Venice have arrived successfully, and the entry procedures are going smoothly. I asked you to come here because of another matter. The autumn auction of Times Auction has begun to collect auction items. This time, there will still be a special session of contemporary oil paintings. Manager Zhao called me specifically to ask if you have any works that can be auctioned recently?"

Jiang Zhe thought for a moment and said, "I have some works recently, but I want to accumulate some works for future personal exhibitions. Now, I can show you about 20 works. I think I need to accumulate at least 40 works."

Wang Zhen said, "It's a little early for you to think about this now. I see you have a lot of practice works that you can sell. Don't ask for too much. Don't refuse to come to Times Auctions. At least bring one piece of your work."

Jiang Zhe said: "If it is auctioned too many times, will it lower the price?"

Wang Zhen smiled: "Look through the auction catalogs. There are many contemporary painters whose works are auctioned almost every time. How can professional painters make a living if they don't sell paintings? Many people want to grab this opportunity, but they can't.

As long as the quantity is controlled, the price will not be affected.

How about using that seafood market picture?"

Jiang Zhe said, "Forget about this one. I'll find another one."

"As soon as possible, you have to give people enough time to promote it."

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Jiang Zhe took Chen Yan away from the gallery and returned to the studio after a day of fun.

He wanted to use Liu Yifei as material to create several works, continuing the feeling he found yesterday, and at the same time practice color according to the school curriculum.

Before creating, he would flip through picture albums, hoping to find something that would inspire him.

Jiang Zhe accidentally saw a work by Vermeer - The Milkmaid.

Looking at the work, he thought of Vermeer's classic work - "Girl with a Pearl Earring".

It occurred to him that he had seen this famous work before, but seemed to have never studied it in depth, so he looked for high-definition pictures, hoping to find something that interested him.

Through the high-definition picture, you can vaguely see the author's signature in the picture. Apart from that, there is very little information about this painting and no one knows who the woman is. However, this painting is very well-known. Jiang Zhe also knows that this painting will become more and more popular.

Many people have analyzed the life of the painter Vermeer, speculating on his mood, state and motivation when he created this work.

Jiang Zhe doesn't care about these, he just wants to study painting itself. The Netherlands in the 17th century is known as the golden age of painting. The painting market gradually changed from a tailor-made form to a gallery form. Buyers with decorative needs can buy finished products directly from galleries without placing orders. The grand historical and mythological themes in the gallery cannot meet the needs of all customers, so small portraits and still lifes were born. In fact, they are used by painters to practice, or in other words, they are works used by studios to train their apprentices.

Jiang Zhe also found pictures of works from the same period, and even found another painting by Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring.

In these works, he found some common elements, rich expressions and bright colors.

He believes that in addition to the fact that these works are of good quality and low price, there is another important reason why they are popular in the market - the feeling they give to customers.

The feeling a painting brings to a customer is likely to be the reason why he buys it.

The feeling that painting gives people is very complex.

We can feel a character's inner thoughts, such as joy, anger, sorrow and happiness, from his facial expressions, and feel some sensory touch and taste from the scenery and still lifes, and even rise to the philosophical level.

Jiang Zhe compared the two paintings of "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and listed his feelings truthfully and objectively.

Beauty is the first feeling, and it is very subtle and quiet. The fact that it is popular hundreds of years later shows that this kind of beauty can also meet the tastes of modern people.

Another painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring, has not been paid much attention to and is even difficult to find. One of the main reasons is that the girl's appearance and accessories are not accepted by most people and even look a bit weird.

This shows that in painting, beauty is a bottom line. If it is not beautiful, the works of great painters will be forgotten.

Humans are visual animals. Although we often say that we should not only look at the appearance but also focus on the inner qualities, good-looking people are indeed easier to remember.

Jiang Zhe put down the information about Vermeer's works.

With these studies, he quickly thought of new creations that could be tried using Liu Yifei as the material.

He found his watercolor tools and began to create small watercolor paintings.

One painting after another depicts women in different states, such as working in the courtyard, indoors, resting, and entertaining.

The modeling of the characters continues his modeling method. However, in terms of color matching, he uses watercolor colors to quickly make new attempts.

These attempts were not made randomly.

He transformed the symbolic colors in classical paintings into some common colors in contemporary life, making the colors conform to the aesthetic requirements of painting and embodying his own understanding into tones.

When thinking about how to match colors, he thought of a work by Renoir - The Mill Restaurant.

He studied the way famous artists used colors, but tried to avoid imitation.

In the process of experimenting one by one, he gradually found a new method. Using free brushstrokes and bright colors, he continued the previous modeling and created a warm scene of a woman's life.

Although the model is the same, different life situations can be expressed through some details. Some details and the overall rhythm give the painting a modern life atmosphere.

Each color draft is small in size and simple, but uses rich tones and avoids repetition.

In this way, each small exercise has its own theme.

These exercises vaguely form a series.

The body shaping is accurate and vivid, and the picture is open and closed, full of rhythm, bright colors, strong contrast and light sense. Looking at him, you will feel full of energy and satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)