Gu Weijing was originally in his room dealing with the news about orders on fiverr. When Uncle Sakai came to the door, his grandfather called him out.
"You painted these two paintings"
Uncle Sakai has always had a good impression of Gu Weijing.
At this time, he asked straight to the point.
Gu Weijing had nothing to hide and nodded.
"You are the master that the translator said, sorry"
"Oh, you have great eyesight. Lian Shengzi didn't pay attention to that dirty work at the time. But you saw it."
Uncle Sakai is quite free and easy.
He shifted his gaze to the two paintings that were drying side by side at the door. "He is a good boy who is good at learning painting. He seems to be very suitable for Impressionism."
He is a true expert, so he can naturally Judging from the dryness of the paint, the two paintings were created within a month.
Compared with the realistic oil painting, the second painting is almost a completely different improvement.
Perhaps Gu Weijing himself is better at copying,
But the control of the brush and the coordination of the shape are not on the same level in the two paintings.
The progress is really great.
"Maybe he realized something from that painting when he copied it."
Uncle Sakai thought in his heart.
Many painters have such moments.
Especially in your thirties and forties, your artistic style enters a mature stage.
With past practice and accumulation, the paintings gradually show their personal style. As long as you have some enlightenment occasionally, you will quickly make a big jump compared to before.
Although Gu Weijing is a little younger.
However, there is no shortage of geniuses in the art industry who suddenly have a sudden flash of inspiration.
Compared to Titian, who was in his twenties, he had already become a famous top painter in Florence.
The level of this painting is not too incredible.
"I don't know how long this state can last."
Uncle Sakai once again quietly raised Gu Weijing's evaluation in his heart.
It is certainly difficult to become successful in the art field,
But with such good painting skills at a young age, you have the capital to succeed.
Of course,
it’s just capital.
But since Gu Weijing can be favored by Professor Lin Tao, there is no shortage of noble people to lead the way.
As long as he realizes this a few times in the next ten years and his luck is not too bad, there is no reason why he cannot become a quite successful painter.
"Can you take out the original painting you bought and let me admire it?"
After a few polite words, Uncle Sakai immediately put forward the main purpose of his trip. .
It was too dark that day at the calligraphy and painting night market, so he just glanced at it in a hurry, and intuitively felt that the painting of the old church was too dark.It goes up well.
If it is an ordinary painting, if you miss it, you will miss it.
Professor Sakai himself is a great expert in oil painting, especially in Japan where there are many Impressionist collections. He has never seen any good paintings.
Not to mention anything else, even the treasures that Monet himself did not circulate in the market, he personally handled at the invitation of private collectors, there are not ten paintings, but there are still five or six paintings.
However, there is something really different about that painting.
Impressionist painters are sometimes nicknamed the Sunshine School. Their main focus is the hazy effect of the mixture of light and air on the scene under the sun.
The dark tones of Impressionism are like a flame sealed by cold ice crystals. Color and emotion must achieve a delicate balance and blend with each other.
It’s not that you can’t draw.
It’s just that if you are not careful, the painting will be dirty.
It is rare to see such a good painting.
It would be a pity to miss such a painting.
Even if you can’t buy it, Uncle Sakai thinks it would be nice to appreciate it.
Therefore, before leaving Yangon, he made a special trip to find out the address of the buyer.
When he came, he was a little curious to meet the young man with vicious eyes.
Secondly, Uncle Sakai really wanted to take a closer look at the details of the painting.
Gu Weijing turned around and took out the picture of the old church in the thunderstorm from the studio.
Good paintings are not afraid of others’ appreciation.
From a utilitarian point of view, as for the market value of a painting by an unknown artist, even if an unknown boy like him says ten thousand words about how good the painting is, it is not as easy as Professor Sakai Kazunari. Make a comment.
Professor Sakai took the frame with both hands and looked closer at the light to observe the details of the painting.
"Well, it's a very good Impressionist painting, very good."
He slightly emphasized his tone and raised his eyebrows.
Now the whole painting has been taken care of very cleanly.
Uncle Sakai immediately judged that although the painting skills of this painting may not be regarded as one of the top paintings among Impressionists, it has already entered the threshold of quasi-first-class painting.
If placed in an ordinary art museum, it would definitely be considered a very good collection.
He stepped back slightly to observe the overall impression of the painting from a distance. The reason why Impressionism is called Impressionism is that it requires viewing the fusion of color points from a distance.
“The color processing is also very good, which reminds me of Monet’s Rouen Cathedral.”
Uncle Sakai made the final evaluation: “A good painting.”< /p>
"What is Rouen Cathedral?"
Old man Gu Tongxiang on the side asked.
The art news here in Yangon is relatively limited, and he himself is not very interested in impressionist oil paintings, so he is relatively unfamiliar with this name.
"Impressionism basically has no works with religious themes, but among the works depicting architecture, the most famous one that belongs to the same church category as the subject of this painting is Monet's Rouen Cathedral. "
Sakai Katsuko found a picture of Rouen Cathedral on her mobile phone, handed it to Gu Tongxiang, and explained,
"Rouen Cathedral is the largest existing one in France. A majestic Gothic building, Mr. Monet once painted more than 30 works about this church. Made under different sunlight in the early morning, noon and dusk respectively. The base color of the sky varies from blue to yellow to rose. This kind of thunderstorm theme has never been painted by Monet. ”
Sakai Katsuko stared at the picture frame in her father’s hand, then turned to look at the dry oil painting at the door.
She finally couldn’t help but speak.
< p> "It seems that there are only two colors: the white church and the dark sky, but the colors change everywhere. How did you draw this thundercloud? This kind of rolling and flowing feeling is as if it is alive. It is really good to draw . ”Sakai Katsuko said this to Gu Weijing.
My father told me that the biggest shortcoming of her current works is her emotional paleness.
Always empty dead things. This is Uncle Sakai's evaluation.
Sakai Katsuko can feel what his father means, but it is easier said than done.
No matter how many different brushwork techniques she tried in the studio, she never made much progress on how to express her emotions.
She has been troubled by this problem for a long time. >
The winning art exhibition painting Sunrise in Osaka by Komatsu Taro is the best painting that Sakai Katsuko has ever seen among young painters that expresses emotions
Whether she likes her mother or not. The hint to her marriage with Komatsu Gallery
Sakai Katsuko will not deny that Komatsu Taro is a good painter.
However, Komatsu Taro is influenced by his father. The Austrian Secessionist painting style almost completely abandoned the expression of lines and spread colors wantonly over a large area. The vague, chaotic and ambiguous emotions expressed are completely incompatible with the difficulty of copying this painting by Gu Weijing. It's the same thing.
You can tell from the theme
The theme itself is a red sun, a light blue sky, and a dark blue color. The sea. You can combine these colors at will and you won’t be off topic.
But Gu Weijing imitated the feeling of thunder clouds in the old church on a thunderstorm night. With a hint of lightning rolling, the hidden colors gave Sakai Katsuko a completely different new feeling.
She originally thought that no one of her peers could draw better than herself.
When I saw Gu Weijing’s paintings at this time, even if they were copied works, I admired them but also wanted to be stronger.
“What is your background? Is the painting a mixture of red, blue and gray? No, you don’t need to tell me, can you give it to me?A palette and canvas that I wanted to study myself. ”
Sakai Katsuko frowned slightly, trying to figure out the performance of the oil painting.
Gu Tongxiang took out the paint box and palette.
Sakai Katsuko took the After passing the painting tools, he found a mat and sat cross-legged in front of Gu Weijing's copy work, and began to try color combinations.
"Professor Sakai, what do you think the market value of this painting is?"
Although this question is a bit tacky, Gu Tongxiang still wants to know how much this painting can be sold for.
“Tens of thousands of dollars. "
Uncle Jiujing made a rough estimate.
"If it is a market transaction, collectors actually value investment prospects and the reputation of the creator more. This painting itself is very good. , but the painter is a bit worse. It belongs to the category where the artistic value is higher than the market value, and there is nothing that can be done about it. ”
Uncle Sakai thought for a while, “If you want to sell this work, I am personally willing to pay 60,000 US dollars to buy it. I can also recommend a few Japanese collector friends to you. But that’s about it for the price. "
Gu Tongxiang sniffed hard.
Sixty thousand US dollars,
The per capita monthly income in Yangon is more than one hundred US dollars, sixty thousand US dollars The U.S. dollar is equivalent to a person living without food or drink for fifty years.
The first painting my grandson bought set a record for the most expensive art work ever sold by Gu’s calligraphy and painting shop in the past five generations. .
Professor Sakai really seems to like this painting.
For a work by a small artist with no story to tell, the price is reasonable. It's quite generous.
It shouldn't fetch a higher price at auction. Even if the buyers come with the intention of making money through art speculation, it is very likely that the auction will fail. .
But the old man still did not express his opinion. He turned his head and looked at Gu Weijing, "This is your painting. You make your own decision. Don't feel any pressure." ”
“Sorry, Professor Sakai, I don’t want to sell this painting. I really like the sense of communication between this painting and me. I want to spend some time copying it carefully. ”
“Think about it, there will always be opportunities for copying, but not everyone is willing to pay such a high price. "
Uncle Sakai was not angry, just stared at Gu Weijing.
Gu Weijing shook his head.
He knew that Uncle Sakai had given a very The price is high, but he still doesn’t want to sell.
“Sorry, Professor Sakai. "
Uncle Sakai didn't look angry, but he seemed to appreciate Gu Weijing more. He patted Gu Weijing on the shoulder.
"You can't become a good painter. There is no natural reason. I don’t think Professor Lin will give me this opportunity. But if you really don’t have a good place to go after graduating from college, you are welcome to come to my studio. ”
Since they are unwilling to sell,
Uncle Sakai alsoDon't force it.
"Katsuko, Tsunamasa, let's get ready to leave."
"You go first, I will take a taxi back to the hotel later."
Sakai Katsu The son stubbornly refused his father's suggestion.
She is now sitting in front of Gu Weijing's copy work, holding a palette in one hand, and the brush in the other hand is constantly experimenting with new colors on the palette. Keep daubing on the canvas.
Prussian blue plus rose red plus a very small amount of lemon yellow
It should be a mixture of the three primary colors that produces the effect of this pigment
But still What is missing?
Sakai Katsuko frowned in distress.
"Katsuko, you need to use more intuition to draw." Uncle Sakai shook his head and pointed.
"What is intuitive 5% lemon yellow."
Katsuko Sakai looked at the color palette in her hand, slightly raising her eyebrows with a slightly confused expression. Like a housewife’s ingredient list on a line of food, “Did I put more or less?”
“Miss Shengzi, can I say a word?”
Gu Weijing is While saying softly, "It's not a matter of 5% or 4% lemon yellow. You focus too much on restoration and lack of reality."
Sakai Katsuko's oil painting foundation is better than Gu Weijing's.
He was also amazed by his sensitivity to color.
He needed to activate the calligraphy and painting appraisal skills yesterday to adjust the colors. Sakai Katsuko just relied on his intuition about the colors of the painting and adjusted them almost exactly.
The problem is that Katsuko Sakai’s color palette is too good and her control of the pen is too precise, resulting in a lack of variation.
Impressionism emphasizes change, and sometimes the color of each stroke is changing.
Although there is only a slight change, it has lost the free and easy essence of Impressionism.
Gu Weijing dared to guarantee with his head,
The original painter named Carol must have painted the real scene of rolling thunderclouds on a rainy night. .
Thinking of this, Gu Weijing suddenly realized something very important.
"Uncle Sakai, have you heard of this female painter from Carol?"
In the painting world, my knowledge is not comparable to Uncle Sakai. Maybe the other party has heard of it. The origin of the mysterious female painter Carol may also be unknown.
"No, if you have heard of it, I just told you."
Uncle Sakai shook his head and denied, "Probably some unlucky female painter of the twentieth century. , you also know that female painters will have much fewer opportunities. If it were a century earlier, even I would not agree to let Katsuko learn painting."
"It was not the twentieth century, this painting. The creation time should be in the 19th century, or even in the 1880s or earlier."
"Why are you sure you say that?"
Professor Sakai's expression changed.He suddenly became serious, he knew what this meant.
Impressionism itself is an art that was just born in the second half of the 19th century.
At that time, even Monet had just painted the sunrise impression.
His skill in looking at this work was very mature, and he thought it was a work from after the 20th century.
"There is a high probability that this is the case."
Gu Weijing gave the reason for his speculation.
"This is very interesting, boy."
Uncle Sakai shook the fat on his chin as if smelling a delicious pit bull.
"Although I still don't know who Ms. Carroll is, a female painter who can create works in this era must not be simple. Are you willing to listen to my suggestions?"
"You say"
Gu Weijing signaled that he was all ears.
"With such a great opportunity, why don't you post an article and ask?"
Uncle Sakai looked at the frame and suggested.
"When you publish an article, you mean newspapers and magazines, or similar oil paintings"
"Art newspapers, they are also worthy of it."
Uncle Sakai Sneered "Although oil paintings have great influence, they do not accept submissions from the public. And it would be too wasteful to publish this kind of subject in ordinary art magazines."
"What do you mean"
At the same time, Mr. Gu Tongxiang's pupils suddenly shrank deeply. "Professional thesis journal"
"Yes, I discovered an unknown female impressionist painter of the 19th century with a mature artistic style, especially this painting. It’s still a rare dark background. This kind of discovery can at least be published in ssci, but I don’t even want to try aaaahci.”
Uncle Sakai asserted.
The Social Science Citation Index created by the American Institute of Scientific Information (SSCI) in his mouth includes fifty-eight subcategories related to art, philosophy, law, etc. It is a companion to SCI, an international core journal in science and engineering.
This is the world's most authoritative art professional paper journal, full of gold content.
Liberal arts journals are different from science and engineering journals. Publishing papers in liberal arts journals is very difficult, but if they are professional, it is very difficult.
Especially for some unpopular artistic style research, it is likely that a professor will publish an article more than ten years ago.
For a good science and engineering major, master's students may need to submit several SCI papers before graduation.
According to the graduation standards for art doctoral degrees from the four major art academies in Dongxia, as long as you can publish an SSCI, you will definitely be considered an outstanding graduate.
If you switch to domestic core journals, you will need at least three or even five articles if you want to graduate.
As for aaaahci, the full name is Arts and Humanities Citation Index, which covers more than 70% fewer journals than SSCI. It has always been hailed as the crown jewel of art majors.
"Is it really okay to be able to publish a paper, and it is also aaaahci?"
Just faced with 60,000 US dollars, Gu Tongxiang could still remain calm, but now he heard that he might be able to publish A professional essay.
The old man suddenly lost his composure.
Not to mention that East Asian calligraphy and painting circles have had scholar-bureaucrats since ancient times, and literati painters are respected. If they only know how to paint and have no culture, they will become low-level craftsmen.
Let’s talk about modern society, what kind of painter is the painter who stands at the top of the art circle?
If the art master who founded the sect is the emperor of the art country, professional Even if a scholar-artist is not a queen, he or she must be a concubine or a prime minister.
They may not have as much income as the painters on the Forbes Celebrity Rich List, but their social status is not far behind.
There are really too many uncertainties in the path of being a painter.
Three points to look at yourself, seven points to look at noble people. Drawing well is always just the bottom line for success, but professional scholars have the ability to determine their own destiny.
An aaaahci can not only easily knock on the door of any art academy in the world, but even think about the tenured teaching positions in European and American universities that are as valuable as gold in the future.
A painter's career is usually tied to a paintbrush.
Some painters, like pianists, even insure their hands for fear that one day they will not be able to hold a paintbrush.
If his grandson Gu Weijing could write an aaaahci, he would not dare to say anything else, and he would never die of hunger in this life.
Even if you are not good at painting, it is still possible to go to a private art museum, spend more than ten years and become a curator.
"It depends on the situation."
Even with Uncle Sakai's current status, he can't guarantee that he can post an aaaahci, so he can only say it in an uncertain tone.
"If you have professional guidance. Probably, I'm not sure, you can try Asian art, or Taylor Art. I saw an article about Anagni on Taylor Art a few months ago. The ornamental and visual entanglement in the basement, the theme is just a mural. In recent years, the field related to female artists has been an academic hot spot. An unknown female early Impressionist painter and rare cold-toned Impressionist works, just these two The content is enough to arouse the interest of reviewers. ”
Unlike science, the difficulty of research in many literary and art magazines is not the research, but the lack of research materials.
After the discovery of a statue or a mural from ancient times that may be buried deep in the dust, it only takes a few months for a large number of papers to be produced around them.
But discovering them will require more than ten or twenty years of related archaeological work.
This may be more like astronomers observing stars at an observatory with a telescope worth billions of dollars. Finding stars is only the last step in publishing a paper.
That’s itLet me put it this way, if you have the ability to find Van Gogh's diary where he recorded his inner emotions when he was painting, you can excerpt and sort out the contents, and then you can submit it as you like.
But you can’t find it.
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