During the holidays, Sakai Katsuko told Gu Weijing that the studio needed to be renovated.
He asked Uncle Alai to help him call a moving company’s van and took all the more important works home.
The Good Luck Orphanage on a Thunderstorm Day that Hanks opened in front of him at this time was Gu Weijing’s first copy and a high imitation that was more than half the same as the master’s second-level original work. .
Creating a painting and copying a painting are two completely different things.
When drawing imitations, you don’t need to use your brain. You can completely follow the original artist’s brushwork and composition to restore the feeling of light, the changes in warm and cold tones, and the artistic conception of the picture.
A simpler understanding.
The process by which painters create works of art from scratch is similar to how Tchaikovsky generally writes a piano sonata from beginning to end.
And copying some paintings without complicated techniques, just compare the five-line music score and pop up the arranged music score on the piano keys.
The difference is huge.
Copying is strictly prohibited in all art exhibitions, whether large or small, and even some ordinary art competitions for middle school students.
If found, you will be immediately disqualified.
The reason is that copies of master works have inherent advantages in terms of expressiveness.
Drawing imitations is cheating,
It is very unfair to other contestants with original works.
For art students who study art, many of them copied the first work they painted in their lives that satisfied or surprised them.
It’s not that their paintings are good, but that the master’s original paintings are too outstanding.
They only imitated one or two superficial things, and with the help of the master's guidance, they painted a level that exceeded the limit of what their original skills could achieve.
The painting in front of me,
Gu Weijing copied this painting with the help of the weather during the thunderstorm, the location of the old church, and the people and people who systematically added points. Old church.
Based on the critical evaluation criteria of the system panel, the similarity in look and feel between his painting and Senior Carroll's original work has reached 596.
This number has attributes that are difficult to replicate in a short period of time.
Gu Weijing tried to copy it again during the Farmers’ Day holiday.
Without the assistance of the specific scene of the storm, it would be good if Gu Weijing's current normal oil painting techniques could reach 50% stability.
The six-point resemblance of Ms. Carroll’s brushwork cannot be compared to the look and feel of ordinary painters’ works.
There is also the processing of the painting itself with rich and clear dark tones. The little candlelight and its reflection on the window form a beautiful dance of lines.
They are also very surprising painting methods.
Hanks opened his mouth slightly.
"This painting is worth at least nine thousand or even ten thousand dollars."
Compared toThe orphanage under the sun, the old church that Gu Weijing copied, he directly paid double the price.
“What a treasure.”
When the idea of signing this young painter came to my mind. As a senior agent, Hanks had a scale in his mind.
At one end of the scale stood child Gu Weijing.
On the other end is the bargaining chip that Mashi Gallery is willing to pay.
The number of chips will increase and decrease accordingly based on the various information obtained by Hanks.
A combination of Europe and Asia, a painting method suitable for both East and West, added
The painting method is too similar to Castiglione, so it will be slightly deducted.
You are only seventeen years old, keep raising the stakes
Professor Sakai’s face, keep raising the stakes
In the eyes of Westerners, small local art deserts come from Painter, minus points.
The quotation he just gave to Gu Tongxiang was after he finally weighed various conditions and thought it was enough to sign the conditions given by Gu Weijing.
In Paris, South France, Venice, and London, Hanks has met hundreds of high-end practitioners such as artists, professional curators, and museum directors over the years.
The number of famous paintings he has seen with his own eyes is even more difficult to count, and there are very few things that can shock Hanks.
Gu Weijing's current level of fusion painting may be considered half. This kid's age is one, and the dark-toned Impressionist work in front of him is another.
Ding, ding, ding
If there really was a physical scale placed in front of you in the real world, the chips all over the sky at this moment would be like big beads and small beads falling on a jade plate. In Hanks' mind.
"This is an imitation of an oil painting that Gu Weijing copied."
Gu Tongxiang is a kind person. He hesitated for a moment and then gave a reminder.
"Copycat, copycat."
Hanks blinked.
"Is there such an excellent work in the art museum here in Yangon? It's so rare." He wondered.
"It's not from the museum's collection, it was collected by my grandson outside."
Mr. Gu Tongxiang didn't hide it from the agent at Ma Shi Gallery either.
He went to the outer room and took out Carroll's original painting from the safe.
Wealth is not revealed,
Since this painting must be quite valuable, it may be very valuable.
Mr. Gu Tongxiang didn't plan to hang it in his gallery store, so Gu Weijing secretly put it away when he didn't need to copy.
The target customers of small shops like theirs cannot afford such high-priced works of art. Don’t get robbed again just to show off.
"This pen."
"This line."
"The colors are amazing."
Hanks saw Carroll's original painting was full of tsk-tsk-tsk-tsk-tutting.
"If it's a forgery, it won't be included in the exhibition. Mashi Gallery won't sell it either." Hanks wrinkled his nose.
If I were in this situation, I would hold the original painting in my hand, copy it as my own, and take it out to an exhibition, and no one would know about it.
Hanks thought secretly in his heart.
"How much did it cost?" He was curious.
"About 2,000 U.S. dollars."
"Good luck boy." Hanks licked his lips, "You can't sell this painting in your store, I'll take it How about 40,000 US dollars?"
"Professor Sakai Kazunari offered 60,000 US dollars," Gu Tongxiang said softly.
"Sixty thousand dollars, haha, Professor Sakai really loves painting." Hanks hesitated for a moment and didn't mention buying paintings again.
The number of modern works by unknown painters of unknown origin is close to the ceiling.
For collectors who spend such a large amount of money to buy paintings, unless they are really not short of money, more collectors still need to consider investment to increase value, rather than pure appreciation.
Sixty thousand dollars can buy a set of Henri Matisse's essay sketch books, Picasso's collages, or bits and pieces such as silver plates and clay pots he made.
The artistic value of these things will definitely not be higher than this oil painting, but they are all works of truly super famous artists, which is equivalent to spending money to buy a name.
In terms of investment expectations, the room for appreciation is much higher than that of anonymous fine oil paintings.
"Even if it is a forgery, this imitation is a bit good and scary."
Hanks compared the original work with Gu Weijing's imitation.
He doesn’t want to worry about small amounts of money now, "Mr. Gu Tongxiang. Let’s do this. We can give an extra US$20,000 in subsidies. We have maintained the same relationship with the visual art departments of more than 20 prestigious European art schools. We have a good cooperative relationship. If necessary, we can provide Gu Weijing with a university place, and the Ma Shi Foundation will also cover the expenses for further study."
"If you, the guardian, agree, we will go out. Just sign the contract. Believe me, you will never find a more generous price."
Gu Tongxiang really thinks this condition is impressive enough.
Especially the latter condition is really exciting.
The cost of foreign art schools is only slightly lower than that of some private medical schools.
Similar to law school, the tuition fee for one semester is 8,500 euros, and each academic year is divided into four semesters, which is common.
If you can’t get a scholarship, you may not be able to carry a debt equivalent to the amount of a suburban apartment in the bank after college. Moreover, it is very difficult for foreigners to apply for student loans, and the interest rates are also high if they are approved. high.
Do the math.
The benefits of Ma Shi Gallery alone are no less than the annual allowance.
"Can Ma Shi Gallery guarantee that it will open a solo exhibition for Gu Weijing?" Gu Tongxiang asked.
"As long as he performs well, we have no reason not to allocate resources to him." Hanks' answer was still very artistic.
Gu Tongxiang is still hesitating.
At this moment, the old man’s cell phone rang. He answered the phone, said a few words briefly, and turned to Hanks.
"Gu Weijing will be back soon. Let's listen to the children's opinions."
When Hanks walked out of the door, he found that the translator was slightly behind two steps and asked him to help. He winked.
"I probably understand. You have to spend tens of thousands of dollars to sign a middle school student." The translator rolled his eyes.
"" Hanks deadpanned.
"Why don't you give me some favors? The money in the briefcase belongs to me, and I will help you deal with this family." The translator blinked again, his tone a little cunning.
"You know painting."
Hanks looked at the translator in front of him in confusion.
"I don't understand painting, I understand the rules." The translator laughed at the foreigner's ignorance.
He is engaged in business and legal English. In a humane society like Yangon, he comes into contact with many local bureaucrats on a daily basis.
Think about yourself and understand how power works.
“Myanmar has a very strict foreign exchange control law. It is a criminal offense for an individual citizen to hold foreign exchange equivalent to more than 4 million kyats. The law is like this, and the specific operating space is very small. It’s big. Not many of these shops that deal with foreign tourists are completely legal and compliant. I have some local connections, so it’s easy to deal with them.”
The translator smiled slyly and said quietly. "As long as you use a little money to bribe, you can't do whatever you want with this kind of family."
Hanks rolled his eyes and looked at the translator like an idiot. .
What an idiot mountain cannon.
What he wants to sign is an artist, not a beautiful girl to be a street bitch. If there is any enmity, it will be a lose-lose outcome.
Most of the real dirty tricks in the gallery industry are placed in the contract.
Such as the proportion of commission deductions and payment methods of share settlement, whether painters need to bear curatorial expenses, and liquidated damages and exemption clauses that clearly favor the gallery.
Some galleries especially like to use this kind of thing to trick newbies who don’t know how to do it.
The content seems to be very good, but in actual operation it is full of traps.
The simplest way.
The painter's annual art sales are US$100,000, so each of them should get half of the 5050 share, which is US$50,000. At this time, the gallery will casually make an account and tell you that it cost US$300,000 to hold a solo exhibition for you this year, and this money must be deducted first.
If the contract you sign stipulates that curatorial expenses need to be deducted before profit sharing, the artist may work in vain and end up owing the gallery money.
Hanks is not a very innocent person.
Mashi Gallery digs holes and forces contracted artists to pay compensationIt's a bit embarrassing to go to court for money matters, but you can keep a few such clauses in your hands.
Even if he only signs a short-term contract now, he will not be able to renew the contract however he wants in the future.
The reason why he did not do this was not that Hanks did not want to put a tight bit on the little donkey he bought, but mainly to save the face of Professor Kazunari Sakai, the intermediary introducer.
Just forget about bullying the ignorant little bumpkin.
Hanks doesn’t dare to trick the “friend” introduced by the great artist Professor Kazunari Sakai.
He also did some background research before coming to Yangon and found out that Professor Kazunari Sakai stayed in Yangon for more than a month at the beginning of the year and participated in the Myanmar government’s Shwedagon Pagoda restoration project. .
Hanks even knew that Gu Weijing and his grandfather were also on the list for this project.
He speculated that it was at this time that Professor Sakai accidentally discovered Gu Weijing's talent and became interested in talents. That night, he easily recommended Gu Weijing to Ma Shi Gallery.
With the identity and status of this family, they are far from qualified to follow a great artist like Sakai Kazunari, and they should not have an overly close relationship with Professor Sakai.
Even so,
Hanks’ contract is still a good one.
The painting circle is really a sea where strength is the only thing that matters, and sales volume determines social status.
Art is essentially a game where the big fish eats the small fish.
Big galleries eat small galleries, and big artists eat small artists. Whoever is at the top of the food chain has more say.
This Gu Weijing’s sales are zero, so he is just a plankton.
Dike Allen can sell five million US dollars of paintings a year. He is a hammerhead shark that Mashi Gallery can serve carefully.
Professor Kazunari Sakai can sell works worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
In this water, even if he is not the Cthulhu sea monster with forty-five tentacles lying in the abyss of the sea, he is definitely a chubby blue whale.
If such a master cannot sign, he must give the other party enough respect.
Even if Professor Sakai forgot about Gu Weijing after introducing him, Hanks did not dare to go too far.
What a pity
I don’t know why.
On the phone, Professor Sakai clearly expressed his admiration for this young man, but he had no intention of accepting him as his apprentice.
Otherwise, there would be no need to arrange for Gu Weijing to go to Dai Ke Anlun’s studio.
If he can become the kind of direct disciple whom Kazunari Sakai loves so much in his private studio, just this one clause will make his contract worthy of being personally reviewed by the big boss, Mr. Masashi III.
The driver wearing white gloves drove like an invisible transparent person. There was no radio on or music playing in the car.
Thick aluminum doors andThe double-layer laminated glass isolates most of the noise on the road, and the black Mercedes-Benz drives as if it is suspended in the air.
The silence is embarrassing.
Gu Weijing felt a little uncomfortable and embarrassed since he got in the car.
In the passenger seat, the blond Mrs. Sakai is always looking at herself through the rearview mirror of the car. Her eyes are condescending and arrogant in the past, but they also carry a stronger sense of scrutiny than before. .
The girl sitting next to him saw his nervousness. At this time, she reached out her hand and gently took Gu Weijing's palm.
Gu Weijing was very sure.
This scene fell in the eyes of Mrs. Sakai in the front row.
The lady squinted her eyes, her eyes dangerously reminiscent of a hunter’s gaze when he looked at the country pigs running wild in his cabbage field.
Just when he was wondering whether Mrs. Sakai would stop the car and throw herself into the Yangon River on the right in the next second. Mrs. Sakai looked away.
"There is orange juice in the armrest refrigerator in Nakajima. If you feel thirsty, you can drink it yourself." The blonde aunt said coldly. Please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft