"This is what you drew"
Mr. Gu thought for a moment and asked a question that even he thought was stupid.
But he couldn't understand how a young man could have such good painting skills.
This cannot be explained by rapid progress, it is simply an epiphany, a fucking soaring from the same place.
Had he not seen it with his own eyes outside the window, which was painted by his grandson one by one, he would have thought it was the work of a master artist.
"Your school has a new art professor"
Few local ordinary schools in Myanmar offer specialized art classes. Like most Oriental families, the Gu family has always been poor in education. Not stingy.
Gu Weijing attended an art class at a well-known private international middle school in Myanmar. Of course, its tuition fee is as famous as the quality of his education.
If the school can hire some experienced old professors to pay close attention to the basic skills, that would be
"It's also difficult."
Mr. Gu looked at the colorful things in front of him. Lead painting, judged.
This is not a matter of changing teachers.
He is also somewhat famous in Myanmar. To be honest, he felt that when he was at the peak of his painting skills 20 years ago, he was almost embarrassed. After all, as a professional painter, no one could It’s not just about practicing basic skills and nothing else every day.
As he gets older, his hands are no longer as steady as before.
"No, this was in very good condition just now. If you ask me to do it again, I will definitely not be able to draw such a work." Gu Weijing answered honestly.
"It's not bad."
The old man nodded. He obviously wanted to act serious and not make his grandson too proud, but the corners of his mouth still turned upward slightly. Sip.
"Even if a blind cat encounters a dead mouse, practice makes perfect. Generally speaking, at your age, my writing skills are still slightly worse than this."
These words made Mr. Gu Tongxiang blush a little.
So old, he thought to himself.
Mr. Gu found a picture frame of a suitable size, asked Gu Weijing to sign his name and date on the white margin, and simply fixed the small colored pencil drawing in the frame.
"Why use a frame"
Gu Weijing is a little strange. Sketching and colored pencil drawings are different from oil paintings. Unless the works are very precious, they are rarely framed. .
For those who are more particular about it, most of them just spray some fixing liquid and put it in the painting bucket.
It is common for works like this to be directly destroyed and thrown away.
He heard that in the 1980s, some people even made a lot of money by digging through the trash cans of masters' homes.
Of course, this is all old history. Nowadays, professional studios have a very mature process. They often use shredders when dealing with waste manuscripts to prevent them from being damaged.The artist's works were accidentally leaked.
"I originally wanted to educate you again, but after seeing your painting, I feel that there is nothing more that I need to say."
"Grandpa, you misunderstood, This is not my daily level." Gu Weijing is not so thick-skinned.
"It doesn't matter, you are only seventeen years old and you still have a long career. If you can draw the first one, you can draw the second one. One day, this will become your normal level. ”
Mr. Gu chose a suitable location and hung the frame next to an impressionist oil painting purchased from a New York artist who had participated in an art exhibition. He wrote a note next to the frame with a pen. it says.
Category Colored Pencil Drawing 11x15 Inches
Artist Gu Weijing Initials G
Price 500k: 1,061,500
" "500 US dollars"
Gu Weijing looked at the price.
K is the international code for the Burmese currency. Adding more than one million kyats and the daily exchange fluctuations of the Burmese currency, it is almost 500 US dollars. He was a little helpless: "Grandpa, no tourist will spend 500 US dollars." US dollars to buy a piece of my pencil drawing.”
Many people don’t understand the business model of calligraphy and painting shops or galleries.
There are several types of galleries, such as giant galleries such as gaerieerrot, isngaery, and gasiangaery. They can be said to be the helmsmen of the entire art market.
Take the most famous gasiangaery Gagosian as an example. Its founder is the famous art czar Lali Gagosian, a madman who opened an art gallery in the red light district.
Some people love him, and some people hate him. His galleries are open in London, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. There are more than a dozen Gagosian galleries around the world. They all have their own contracted painters, and their annual transaction volume is measured in billions of dollars.
These galleries are the largest promoters of art in the world. Art media say they have the magic power to turn stone into gold. It is up to these galleries to decide whether a painting is worth one million or ten million.
The rest are thousands of unknown small galleries in the world. They are like small art museums opened in the community and open to the public free of charge.
In many countries in Europe and the United States, people have the habit of visiting galleries. Some very small private galleries are full of people coming and going every day. Galleries, like parks, cafes and cinemas, are places where people take daily rest. Old people come here to take a walk, and young people come here to have their first date. If they see a work they like, they will be willing to spend something that looks expensive. of expenses.
Yangon is a tourist city with many foreigners, and its history can be traced back hundreds of years. Even the famous writers Orwell or Somerset Maugham are jokingly called half-Burmese.
Every day, the Yangon River floats are full of luxury cars filled with foreign tourists.Some of these people have been using Myanmar as a holiday destination for generations.
Most of the daily income of Gu's calligraphy and painting shop comes from these foreign tourists. People in developed countries prefer to go to galleries. In fact, it is not necessarily a problem with artistic talent.
The fundamental reason is actually very tacky, because they are generally richer.
“It’s crazy that a hand-painted oil painting painted by an artist for two months costs US$3,000 in a gallery. Similar prints online only cost US$30, and for an additional US$5, a frame will be given as an extra.” This is what people say normal psychology.
Your parents are starving to death at home, and you still use your meager monthly salary to buy high-priced oil paintings. This is not called elegance, this is called stupidity.
Gu Weijing has heard of a rule in the opera circle: "When the per capita GDP of a city reaches US$10,000, it is the beginning of the rise of the opera industry."
In Britain in the 19th century, In the United States in the 20th century, in Japan in the 1980s, and in major cities in mainland China two thousand years later, operas began to bloom in full bloom. This is the reason.
In fact, most of the art-related markets follow similar rules.
Finally, there are a huge number of micro galleries. They are a real big wave. Before graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts, two or three people dare to call themselves art galleries even if they rent a room. The vast majority of them are almost They broke up within a month. But there are exceptions. Gagosian started by selling posters on the balcony for 75 cents.
Is this painting worth $500? Of course it is, but of course it is not.
Whether a painting can be sold at a high price depends on three-thirds of the quality of the painting itself, and the other seven points on market recognition.
If this painting was painted by Adolf Menzel himself, $5,000 belongs to charity at a cabbage price. People who are willing to snap up this painting can line up from here all the way to the Yangon River. This is because the auction market for this old gentleman is relatively cold compared to his reputation.
But the same painting with Gu Weijing’s name on it is not worth the money. At least it's definitely not worth the money now, far from it.
"No, this painting has already been bought."
Gu Tongxiang shook his head. He took out a small blue dot label from the table on one side and stuck it on On the identification plate of this work.
This is a sold sign.
There are still several works with blue labels in the painting and calligraphy store. These are the works that have already been paid by the buyers. After the corresponding exhibition period ends, they will be sent to their intended buyers.
Gu Weiwei watched with confusion as his grandfather took out an envelope from the small safe that stored valuables and paintings on one side, pulled out five brand-new Franklins from it, and slapped his forehead in amusement.
"This is not necessary. You are bragging about yourself and making it so formal. However, grandpa, you are very generous this time, five hundred dollars. I didn't have this much pocket money in the past few years."
Gu Weijing smiled and wanted to take the money, but was slapped by the old man.Dropped the hand.
"Young man, this is the first work you have sold. This attitude is unqualified."
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