Gu Weijing looked at the sky.
Feeling that today’s collection of materials was almost complete, he moved the position of the drawing board in the yard, fixed a piece of capital sketch paper, and began to design the draft of the exhibition work.
Oil painting artists have different painting habits.
Some people like a rigorous and tedious process. They first draw a small sketch draft of 5:1 or 8:1 on sketch paper or linen canvas, and then enlarge it and copy it on a formal drawing. On the canvas, determine the overall line shape.
Then based on this shape, a preliminary base map and preliminary paint color relationship are drawn, and finally the formal painting is completed.
There are also some bold and unrestrained painters who do not even draw lines, but just use a brush dipped in oil or acrylic to start painting on the canvas.
There is no difference between the two options.
It is more determined by personal usage habits and painting style.
Based on the standards of works participating in the Lion City Art Exhibition, only professional painters can be considered entry-level. Gu Weijing didn't dare to overestimate it, but still hoped to come up with ideas bit by bit in the most basic and simple way.
He stared at the courtyard of the old church for a moment, and used a pencil to mark three reference points, one up, two down, on the paper, forming a triangle on the draft.
Triangular composition method,
This is a very common composition method in oil paintings. The main high point of the picture and the boundaries of the two low points form a pyramid-like triangle.
Famous paintings such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People and Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa all have such compositions.
Gu Weijing’s previous painting of the Good Luck Orphanage in the Sun was simply an attempt to experiment with painting techniques, without so much emphasis.
If you want to participate in an art exhibition, you need to put some thought into the composition.
He planned to use the dilapidated but still tall statue of the Virgin in the church yard as the background of the picture and the apex of the triangular composition.
The lower points on the left and right are children playing in the yard.
The transition between the vertex and the base of the triangle is filled with taller adult volunteers.
There will be about seven or eight main characters in the entire painting, including two or three adult volunteers and five or six children.
"The space here is the statue of the Virgin. The light comes from the top of the statue. On the right is the big locust tree. On the left is the caretaker Uncle Alai sitting on the horse and washing Jasmine's hair. The image of the hair is very suitable, both in terms of the relationship between the characters and the height ratio."
Gu Weijing simply sketched the profile of the burly janitor on the sketch paper, and only needed to draw a thumbnail sketch. A rough outline is enough.
He spent twenty minutes drawing, and the blank paper was filled with lines of various proportions.
“The triangle composition method, well, the picture is very solid.” Someone said in a surprised voice.
Drawing outside, it is inevitable that people will watch you.
However, there are many people watching the fun, but few people with professional artistic vision.
Being able to express his compositional ideas in one sentence made Gu Weijing look slightly sideways.
I don’t know when there was a group of people around me.
The leader was a middle-aged gentleman who looked about forty years old. He was wearing a light palm-colored jacket with a stand-up collar. He was polite and elegant.
He seemed to be the leader who came to inspect the orphanage, followed by a secretary holding a briefcase and gold-rimmed glasses, and a government official wearing the shirt and uniform of a high-ranking police officer.
At the very back of the crowd, the headmistress of the orphanage followed cautiously behind her.
The expression is reserved and flattering.
"Xiao Gu. This is Chen Linsheng, Mr. Chen. He just took over last year as the chairman of the Myanmar Charity Chamber of Commerce. He is also the investment company of the largest joint venture automobile factory with Toyota in Layada District, Yangon. Home."
The female dean turned to the middle-aged man and introduced, "Xiao Gu is a volunteer here, a very outstanding young man who studies painting."
"Mr. Chen understands painting"
Gu Weijing asked. He had a vague impression of this name that had often appeared in Yangon newspapers in the past two years. < /p>
Entrepreneurs seem to be in a state of emotion.
"Sorry, uncle, I want to paint quietly now." Gu Weijing nodded as a greeting.
It is true that Mr. Chen is a big entrepreneur, but he has no desire or desire for the other person, so he has no intention of making acquaintance to please him.
He stopped talking to the other person, lowered his head and continued to study the composition of the picture on the paper.
Gu Weijing always feels that the current structural design is not perfect yet.
The secretary holding the briefcase showed an unhappy expression.
Myanmar’s political and business relations are complex, but when doing business to the extent of Boss Chen, both gangsters and white men have to hold it in their hands honestly. A little money exposed from the seams of hands can create a huge economic impact in a region. changes.
This young man is so ignorant.
"Where does this student come from? Where are his parents?" The secretary frowned and looked at the female dean beside him.
"Ah, Xiao Gu is a good boy, but his personality is a little quieter. Don't be surprised." The female dean helped cover it up with some worry.
This traveler has a long history.
The King of Hell is better than the troublesome kid. Boss Chen doesn’t need to express anything. If his secretary is unhappy, it’s enough to make an ordinary family drink.
"Okay, okay, why bother with children? This is the nature of an artist. Like us, if you fall into the eyes of money, your wisdom and intelligence will have long been worn away by the smell of money. ”
Mr. Chen does notI was surprised, but I admired Gu Weijing's character.
He looked Gu Weijing up and down and looked at the school badge on his clothes.
"So you are a student of Dulwich College. I even had dinner with your principal." Mr. Chen recognized the best arts middle school in Yangon and turned to look at the policeman beside him. Inspector, "Brother, I remember your daughter is also studying painting at Dewei, right?"
The police officer was obviously stunned for a moment, with a smile on his serious face, and nodded slightly, "Yes, Mr. Chen said that Yes, I am indeed studying at Dewei."
He turned to look at the boy in front of the easel and thought for a moment, "Xiao Gu, are you Gu Weijing?"
"Yes, uncle." You are"
Gu Weijing was puzzled. He didn't expect to meet someone who knew him here.
"Kou Kou is my daughter."
The police officer stared at Gu Weijing with a scrutinizing gaze, "She mentioned you several times at home."
"Oh, so you are the Kou Kou"
Gu Weijing stopped in time so that he could not subconsciously spit out the "feudal old-fashioned" comment that Kou Kou often talked about.
"So we are all a family"
Seeing Gu Weijing seemed to remind him of the years when he was studying art when he was young, and Mr. Chen was very interested in him.
He stood next to Gu Weijing and looked at the other person's easel for a moment. His eyes fell on the folder unfolded on one side and he let out a light sigh.
The secretary who is good at observing words and emotions has already picked up the folder for the boss.
Mr. Chen turned over a few pages of pen drawings and his expression became more serious, "Awesome, the level of young people nowadays is really amazing."
"How many "It's amazing." Kou Kou's father came up curiously.
High-end wealthy businessmen like to play with art, which is a common rule in any country throughout the ages.
Kou Kou’s father knows better that Chen Shenglin is different from those nouveau riche who take home collections simply for the sake of being arty.
He is a true expert.
He even has his own small private art gallery in Europe, which houses a collection of famous paintings worth millions to tens of millions of dollars.
The artistic vision is unquestionable.
This is the case in Southeast Asia and many African countries such as Myanmar, Thailand, and Malaysia.
Poor people are extremely poor, and rich people are rich beyond imagination. For such a big entrepreneur, everyone in the Yangon government must fawn over him from top to bottom.
He has been accompanying Boss Chen on investment inspections for so long, and it is rare to see him show such interest in a person.
“At this age, I must have worked very hard with my pen. The painting method combines the characteristics of Eastern Xia line drawing and European sketch. I am very ambitious and can draw better.”
Chen Shenglin touched his chin and commented, "What's even more rare is that several of these paintings have gods."
"There are gods"
Kou Kou's father seems to understand Fei nodded in understanding, "Not to mention, some of them do look like they are alive."
"It's great. Seeing such talented young people always makes me feel old. But young man, your sketches are pretty good, and the draft of this large painting can be discussed. "
Chen Shenglin did not explain too much, but raised his head and stared at the draft in Gu Weijing's hand.
"How to say"
Gu Wei After thinking for a moment, he still asked.
He also found that Mr. Chen beside him was indeed an expert.
The other party could not only see that his pen sketches were a combination of line drawing and sketching. Painting method.
What is even more rare is that ordinary people can express the essence of their "feeling" works like Kou Kou's father, who simply feel beautiful but cannot explain it. So yes.
“It’s a little dull and lacks energy. "
Mr. Chen commented as a senior art collector.
"This is indeed the drawback of the triangle composition method. "Facing the problem pointed out by the other party, Gu Weijing admitted it honestly.
In physics, the triangle is the most stable figure.
There is the same theory in visual art. Oil paintings using the triangular composition method are stable, and there are almost no major mistakes.
But mediocrity often means that everything is not outstanding.
Success is stable and failure is stable. If the picture is too stable, it will lose its dynamic and vitality and look very old-fashioned.
Therefore, this composition method is also used more in portraits.
"What do you have. Is that a good idea?"
"Move the Madonna statue slightly to the right, and form a diagonal line with the big locust tree that is lower on the left and higher on the right. The equilateral triangle becomes an oblique triangle, and the picture will be much more vivid. ”
Mr. Chen was thinking, “Young man, I looked at your draft mark and thought that the idea of using the Madonna as the center point and the direction of the light was probably influenced by religious paintings. I would like to ask, are you a Christian?
“I am influenced by religious paintings, but I am not a Christian. ”
Gu Weijing shook his head.
Myanmar is a Buddhist country, and more than 90% of the total population are Buddhist believers.
The Gu family still maintains the Eastern Xia culture. Apart from the tradition of ancestor worship, there is no specific religious belief.
Gu Weijing is not a Buddhist, nor does he believe in Catholicism or Protestantism.
But what he said is right. , the composition of the picture designed by Gu Weijing is indeed heavily influenced by religious paintings.
In the field of art, religious paintings have always occupied half of the field of serious paintings such as oil paintings.
Needless to say, the tempera painting era before the Renaissance was basically religious paintings except for aristocratic portraits, and there was almost no third type of painting content.
It was possible that until the 20th century, religious paintings were included. They are all very mainstream painting methods.
There are many retro painting schools that emphasize the pursuit of purity of soul, such as the flourishing Pre-Raphaelite School.The painters specialize in painting religious and moralistic paintings.
The statue of the Virgin Mary is a very representative symbol.
The very classic composition of an oil painting is that a beam of light from the window shines from the statue of the Virgin placed beside the bed in the bedroom.
It is reflected on the faces of mistresses, prostitutes, gamblers, robbers and other similar characters who are kept by rich children.
So she and he suddenly realized their moral corruption in the holy light, burst into tears, and prayed hurriedly.
Gu Weijing’s composition was not originally intended to promote the universal European and American concepts of God’s love for the world.
He has just seen too many such works and has formed enough thinking inertia.
The composition of the scenery in front of me at this time includes classic oil painting elements such as the Madonna, which is used like a conditioned reflection of a mathematical formula.
"It's too old-fashioned and too mediocre. There is no new idea, and the composition has no soul of its own. It's just a copycat of European and American painters."
Mr. Chen glanced at it As a draft of the scripture, he said lightly.
"If I were a collector, I would not pay for this kind of craftsmanship. One cannot deny one's origin, boy, even if you can't wait to become a European , the European and American art circles will not accept you."
This sentence is a bit ugly.
Gu Weijing was not angry at all.
Mr. Chen is not hostile, he is simply stating the facts.
"Is there anything you can teach me?" Gu Weijing has always been very respectful when facing people who really have high artistic literacy.
There are also many senior collectors from all over the world on the jury of the Singapore Art Exhibition.
What Mr. Chen is thinking is probably what they are thinking.
"Light, if I were you"
Collector Chen Shenglin looked at the picture and clicked on the sketch paper, "If I were you, I would like to change the light of the picture from the right to Turn the side of the Virgin Mary statue in the opposite direction, completely inverting the light and dark tones, so that the Virgin Mary statue is completely hidden in the shadows."
Gu Weijing thought.
Playing with color relationships like this would probably end up on the stake in the Middle Ages, but modern art is generally quite tolerant.
There are many things that are more "rebellious and cynical" than this kind of artistic creativity.
As long as the ideological spectrum is not very conservative, the risk of political correctness at the Singapore Art Exhibition is actually not great.
But in order to pursue a novel composition, would this be a bit too bold?
“Young man, have you ever thought about what Yangon looks like to foreigners?” Mr. Chen seemed to be deep in thought. Please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft