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

Jiang Zhe heard the system prompt, but due to the circumstances it was not convenient for him to check the detailed requirements.

According to past experience, if you want to formally invite someone to be a model, it may be difficult, especially when you are abroad and don't know each other. If you ask rashly, people will think you have ulterior motives.

He wondered if he could use a simple method to meet the system requirements, remember the girl's image, and then create it when he got back.

Just as he was pondering the system prompt, the girl in front of him turned around and looked at him.

"Are you a tourist from China? Sorry, I don't understand Chinese. Can you understand what I'm saying?" Then she said in English.

Jiang Zhe replied in Russian: "I know some Russian. I can understand it. You are right, I am from China."

Jiang Zhe was surprised that the other party suddenly spoke up. He thought to himself that maybe this was an opportunity.

The girl's eyes lit up when she heard Jiang Zhe's fluent Russian: "Are you studying painting? Or are you interested in painting?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Why do you ask? I know a little about painting."

The girl replied: "I see you are observing very carefully, you don't look like an ordinary enthusiast. Can I know your name?"

Jiang Zhe was stunned for a moment. The other party was so direct?
Although he thought the girl was very pretty, Jiang Zhe became a little hesitant when she was too proactive.

Then the girl said: "My name is Galina, and I am a student at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts."

Although he didn't know the other party's intentions, Jiang Zhe felt relieved after hearing her talk about the school.

The academy she was talking about is actually the current name of the Repin Academy of Fine Arts.

Jiang Zhe gave his name.

The smile on the girl's face grew wider.

"If I remember correctly, there is a young painter with the same name as you who won the Young Artist Award at the Venice Biennale and has also won awards in Europe. Is that you?"

Jiang Zhe was a little delighted. He didn't expect that someone in Russia knew him. The fact that she could tell him these things meant that she could remember them. In other words...

He said: "I have received these honors, and the person you know should be me.

Did you recognize me just now?"

Galina explained: "No, no, I just saw this news before. I heard your name, so I remembered this information."

At this time, her companion turned around and said to Jiang Zhe: "Hello, my name is Anna. Galina has actually seen your photo. Just now, she recognized you. She was just embarrassed to say it out loud."

"Anna, it's not like that!" Galina was exposed by her companions and was immediately embarrassed and angry.

Jiang Zhe smiled and greeted Anna, then said to Galina, "I didn't expect to meet colleagues who know me when I came to Russia. It's nice to meet you."

Galina said, "Are you coming to Russia to travel or to study? Will you come to our school? Our school is the top art school in the country and even the world."

Jiang Zhe said: "One of the purposes of my visit this time is to visit your school."

"Really? We both study sculpture. If you come to visit our school, you can come to our professional classroom. We welcome you very much." Galina said.

"That's great." Jiang Zhe followed suit.

Anna said: "Although we don't study oil painting, we have seen your paintings before, although they are prints, they are also very wonderful.

This is your first time here, so let Galina be your guide."

Jiang Zhe looked at Galina. Although Galina was embarrassed by what her companion said, she still agreed: "If you have any questions, you can ask me. Although I don't know much, I will try my best to help you answer them."

Jiang Zhe has a good impression of Galina, and the girl is willing to communicate with Jiang Zhe.

The communication between the two people gradually became smooth.

As they chatted, they slowly approached Michelangelo's work.

Jiang Zhe looked at the work for the second time.

But this time, he was willing to listen to Galina's explanation.

"This work is called "Crouching Little Boy", also known as "Squatting Slave". The artist vividly carved a little boy with an injured right foot, squatting and holding the wound tightly with both hands. The muscle structure of the back is highly tense, indicating that the boy is in severe pain, but in stark contrast, the expression on the injured boy's face is very quiet and solemn, which gives the viewer more room for imagination. It is said that this work is unfinished because the surface is only roughly carved without polishing or grinding, but the emotion that the author wants to express has been fully conveyed to the eyes of the viewer. This kind of summary has a more modern effect and has also provided a lot of inspiration for contemporary artists."

Most of the knowledge and skills that Jiang Zhe possesses about sculpture are provided by the system, so he is willing to listen to professional explanations.

After seeing Michelangelo's works, the three continued their tour.

Galina studied sculpture, so Jiang Zhe often asked her questions about the subject.

Next, they visited an exhibition hall that had many precious marble sculptures, most of which were by Antonio Canova, and Galina showed off her expertise.

Anna couldn't help teasing Galina, who talked more today than ever before.

The three of them went to the first floor together.

Galina pointed to a sculpture whose surface was not so smooth and white and told Jiang Zhe that it was bought by Peter the Great from the Pope and had been decorated in the garden for a long time. Several other sculptures had been damaged.

She knew a lot of professional knowledge and could easily cite relevant anecdotes. Jiang Zhe listened with great interest.

"The statue of Jupiter is over 5 meters tall, with a palm in his left hand. In his right hand stands the goddess of victory Nike, with an eagle perched at his feet..."

"This is called the High-Footed Plate Hall. In the center of the room is a large blast furnace vase made from a single piece of Altai filter jasper. It is the largest vase in the world and is known as the Queen of Vases. It was produced by the Kolyvan Factory, so it is also called the Kolyvanda vase."

Galina and Anna invited Jiang Zhe to take a photo here.

In the Egyptian Hall, after seeing the pharaoh's sarcophagus, Galina said to Jiang Zhe: "There is a statue donated by Egypt on the bank of the Neva River, which is very close to our school.

If you go to our school, you can also take a look there. When will you go to our school?"

Jiang Zhe said: "According to the plan, we should be able to go to your school tomorrow. I have been looking forward to visiting for a long time."

"We will be at school tomorrow, you can find us in the sculpture classroom." Galina told Jiang Zhe the location of the sculpture department, and he remembered it.

Through chatting, the two gradually became familiar with each other.

Jiang Zhe learned that Galina was one year younger than him. She and Anna were both from Belarus, so they had a good relationship.

With beautiful ladies accompanying me on the tour, I was in a good mood and time passed by unknowingly.

It was not until Teacher Hu came to find Jiang Zhe that he and Galina said goodbye.

Jiang Zhe and Teacher Hu came out of the museum and saw that the outside had turned into a world of ice and snow.

(End of this chapter)