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

Jiang Zhe's words surprised the old man Chris and also aroused his competitive spirit.

"The view I expressed has been recognized by the art community."

Jiang Zhe did not rush to explain, but said: "Please wait a moment, we have prepared some small gifts for friends who come to visit the exhibition. You will understand after you see it."

After saying that, he walked out of the exhibition hall and quickly came back with a small gift box.

Before they came to New York, they prepared a lot of small gifts, some for friends and some as spare parts.

He gave the gift box to the old man: "Inside the gift box is a bookmark made of cloisonné. The surface of the box is printed with traditional famous paintings. It is a pleasure to chat with you today. Please accept it."

"Thank you." The old man took the gift box and said, "But this has nothing to do with the topic we are talking about."

Jiang Zhe said: "Please look at the packaging of this gift box in your hand. Printed on the packaging is the work of Gu Kaizhi, a famous painter from the Eastern Jin Dynasty of my country. The painter was born and died between 345 and 406 AD."

The example he wanted to talk about happened to be on the packaging box, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to find a suitable example.

The old man finally found the picture according to what Jiang Zhe said.

Jiang Zhe said: "This is a painting that is more than 1600 years old. It is called "Nu Shi Jing Tu". The content of the painting is the code of conduct for women in the palace."

"But this doesn't mean anything, and the painting is very blurry and simple," said the old man.

"Please pay attention to this woman looking in the mirror," Jiang Zhe explained, "This painting shows an ancient palace lady, who is drawing her eyebrows in front of the mirror, and her face is reflected in the mirror."

As the old man watched, his expression changed.

Jiang Zhe said: "This scene may seem nothing special, it's just an ancient woman putting on makeup. But if you put it in the context of the entire history of art, you will know how great this painting is."

The old man stared at the picture intently, and even took out the magnifying glass he carried with him to look at it carefully in order to see it more clearly.

After seeing it, his expression became very interesting. "I remember that I seem to have heard of this painting, but I haven't looked at it carefully. Is this really a work from more than 1000 years ago?"

Jiang Zhe explained that some people believe that the painting is a copy from the 5th to 8th century AD.

After a while, the old man seemed to have recovered, perhaps accepting this statement. He murmured, "1000 years earlier than Europe? How did you come up with that?"

At this moment, Jiang Zhe truly felt the charm of his own national culture and was proud of his own culture.

He explained it as tactfully as possible: “Painters in ancient China were not very interested in the sense of space, and they paid the most attention to association and imagination.

This painting, "Nu Shi Jin Tu", actually depicts the behavioral norms of ancient palace women. This scene depicts that women should not only beautify their appearance, but also pay attention to their inner cultivation.

The mirror appears here just right.

Because in our culture, the definition of a mirror is that it can not only reflect the appearance, but also reflect the true image. "

At this point, he thought about how to interpret this word and interpreted it as his true inner thoughts. "

The old man listened to Jiang Zhe's explanation and stared at the painting again. "Although the painting is very simple, what you said seems to make sense. But can they really think of this? It doesn't seem appropriate to compare ancient Chinese paintings with European paintings."

Jiang Zhe understood his insistence, so he smiled and said, “According to the rules of art, which are also the scoring standards set by the West, this painting is indeed 1000 years ahead in terms of the mirror in the painting.

Seeing the old man's expression, Jiang Zhe felt that it was not appropriate to offend him at this time, so he said, "The mirror in the painting is just a way of expression, and it cannot represent the level of the work."

The old man walked away from the topic, "It seems that I need to read more Chinese paintings in the future. I am really curious. Since your country has such good art, why do you choose to study oil painting?"

Jiang Zhe said: "In addition to studying oil painting, I also studied other types of art. Oil painting has been developed in China for a hundred years and has begun to be localized."

He briefly talked about the development of oil painting in China, but unfortunately, the old man didn't know much. "I'm very happy to talk to you today." The old man looked at the time, took out his business card and handed it to Jiang Zhe. "This is my contact information. We can contact each other more often if we have the chance in the future."

Jiang Zhe also handed over his business card.

He took a look at the business card. The old man turned out to be a professor at Columbia University and an art teacher.

He was somewhat in awe.

The old man seemed to see what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Although I teach art theory and know some painting methods, I am far from being as good as you. I hope to see more of your works."

He raised his hand and said, "Thank you very much for your gift. Can you give me a copy of your brochure?"

Christie took photos of Jiang Zhe's works and printed them into a small brochure.

This brochure is printed very beautifully, and although it only contains dozens of works, it still looks like a picture album.

Jiang Zhe took a copy and said, "Please give me more valuable suggestions."

The old man accepted the gift very much and put it away with great care. "I will recommend more friends, especially students, to come and see your exhibition."

"Thank you for your support."

Jiang Zhe sent the old man out the door.

I watched him leave and returned to the exhibition hall.

Wang Zhen came over and told him that a friend in China called to ask about his art exhibition.

Old man Kerry stood on the street, ready to take a taxi.

When the president of Christie's came back from outside and saw the old man, he immediately asked the driver to stop the car, got out, and trotted over to greet the old man.

……

After Jiang Zhe called his parents and several friends, he called Professor Qin.

Naturally, he only reported good news to his parents and not bad news. When he contacted Professor Qin, he told him the truth about the exhibition.

After listening to this, Professor Qin was silent for a while and said, "There is no good way to deal with bad weather.

Some people have encountered this situation before. However, bad weather cannot last forever, so you should wait patiently. Take more photos of the exhibition. When you come back to promote it, don’t tell us the bad news, but the good news. Wang Zhen should know how to do this.”

"Okay, I understand." Jiang Zhe replied.

Professor Qin gave some instructions and the two ended the call.

Jiang Zhe had just put away his phone when he saw the president of Christie's walking towards him excitedly.

"Jiang Zhe, wasn't there a professor named Kerry who came to see your art exhibition just now?"

"Yes, it's printed on his business card that he is a professor," said Jiang Zhe.

“He’s not just any professor.”

Jiang Ze looked at the expression of Christie's president and guessed that this old man might really be extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)