Chapter 415 The Master and the Clown

Gu Weijing could imagine the feeling of powerlessness as he watched the situation gradually escape his control.

He can't be of much help.

But even if it was just out of politeness, he still mentioned his current mood to Mr. Sloth.

Miss Elena was the first noble person he met in his career as a detective cat, even earlier than Mr. Sloth.

This collector lady likes his paintings very much, whether they are sketches or the little prince.

For a young painter who longs for recognition, being liked and respected by others is the most sufficient reason to have a good impression of someone.

Thousands of miles away.

Anna put down her hand and was thanking the gallery owner next to her who was hugging her.

"Thank you."

"I like you, and in your position, it is difficult for me to do better. As for Sir Brown, I have always felt that he is profound Horrible."

Ms. Leeson smiled indifferently, "But business is business. My father taught me that the wisest choice in business is to find some deep and scary people as your partners. You should know that when Gagosian and many people called me, it was difficult for me to say no. When a seemingly powerful business alliance appeared, I could only find it as quickly as possible. A suitable position."

"Understood." Anna nodded slightly.

"I know you won't be comfortable in oil painting. I can still offer you the position of senior partner and art director here. Don't worry, although you won't care, the annual salary will be given to you. Higher than me. This offer is valid for a long time."

The woman smiled, "Sister, I promise you that the Muse Project will not interfere with the development direction of our Lisson. It would be very fulfilling to slap the face of someone who makes you unhappy and make the name Elena shine again."

What a wonderful person.

Obviously they are sitting across from each other, but privately they are cordial and seem to be good best friends.

You can’t offend both sides.

There are reasons why I can lead a young gallery that has only been established for ten years to become a leader among super galleries.

"I think, now I have a job that is very important to me. Well, I have some news that I want to reply to, and we will talk about it later."

Anna declined Lisson's suggestion. An olive branch.

Took out his cell phone and shook it at the woman who wanted to continue talking.

The smile on her face made the air around her suddenly brighten.

"If this is an apology text message sent to you by Gagosian, Miss, believe me, ignore that old naughty boy who likes old cows to eat young grass, remember that Leeson will always be your better choice."< /p>

Ms. Leeson teased and politely looked away.

Women understand women.

She looks likeLetters can make people like Anna reveal a smile that looks like a rose, so beautiful that it scares her.

It must not be that old thing.

Gagosian is certainly a very charming person. Even though he is very old, he is still more sexually charged than countless upright young men in their prime.

But.

If he could successfully capture such a difficult target as Miss Elena.

Leason didn’t believe it at all.

"It's great to be young. Who is the lucky one?" The female gallery owner turned her head and looked back at the podium, sighing quietly in her heart.

Don’t say it yet.

Larry Gagosian really sent a long message to Miss Irina after he stepped down. I don’t know if he wrote it himself or had his assistant edit it in advance.

Because Anna didn’t watch it at all.

Anna casually ignored this piece of private information from the Art Czar that was worth thousands of dollars and that countless artists had been dreaming of for their entire lives.

"Ms. Cat, are you also watching the live broadcast of the Art Annual Meeting?"

"Yes."

Anna turned to the media area She glanced at the camera lens at the corner of the stage, and seemed to feel the expectant gaze from afar, falling on her body in a special way.

Today, she tied up her hair specially to go on stage for a while, and tried to use a little mascara.

Changed into a different outfit.

Anna stared specifically at the camera in the media area for a few seconds before sitting back on the chair.

"I don't think there is any need to worry about her."

Of course, your words make her happy.

Anna added lightly in her mind, and continued to comment in the tone of Mr. Sloth, "After all, she looks pretty good, and she doesn't look very worrying. Right. It seems that she even put on mascara today."

"I said it's not good."

The detective cat on the other side of the screen seemed to be hesitating. "After all, be honest. Speaking of which, Miss Elena looks radiant, smooth and moist.”

“Glorious, smooth and moist doesn’t sound like a description of a girl, but more like an oriental item in a museum. Porcelain."

Anna pointed out the detective cat's speech disorder.

She had heard countless more beautiful and more beautiful words of praise for her in her life.

When Oller was in boarding school, he could write her sensual and well-metered sonnets.

But she still covered her mouth and laughed softly.

"Not bad."

Gu Weijing replied to the message from Mr. Sloth.

In his mind, he had never connected Mr. Sloth with the head of the Elena family they were discussing.At the same time, he did not mention the rich and pitiful heiress whom the other party had spoken of a few days ago, and who had "the same problem" as him.

Any connection with Anna herself.

I have never thought deeply for even a second, a moment, or a breath.

It’s not because Gu Weijing is inherently slow, but because Miss Elena’s image in front of the TV camera really makes ordinary people feel too distant.

Noble, exquisite, and ingenious. Well, although the word "ingenious" sounds a bit weird when used to describe a young girl.

This is how Gu Weijing felt.

After the rain, the sky is clear and the clouds are broken, and the green color of thousands of peaks is captured.

She is really like a flawless piece of Song Dynasty porcelain.

More importantly, it is completely precious and has a long history.

But the problem is.

Who would pity a piece of exquisite porcelain placed behind bulletproof glass in a museum?

Who dares to pity, and who is qualified to give her such "pity" from above? What about emotions.

That should be something you can never hope for, a perfect and eye-catching handicraft.

He moved his eyes back to the IAD screen and looked at the old man on the stage who was giving a speech.

The stunning moment when Miss Elena looked back at the camera wiped out the memory of many journalists’ mobile phones, as well as the SD card space of Sony and Nikon full-frame cameras hung around the necks of photographers and media people.

But unfortunately.

Gu Weijing was not able to appreciate this amazing moment when Anna specially smiled at her.

Because the main perspective of the live broadcast briefly stayed on Anna, and then it was pushed back to Sir Brown.

If Sir Brown knew, he deliberately planted a thorn in Miss Elena's heart, but it did not seem to affect Anna's state at the scene.

The girl was discussing with Sister Cat enthusiastically. Did she see her new mascara? She would probably feel a little frustrated.

However.

He has now begun to enter the main topic of the speech.

"I just said that every time I stand next to the many senior masters present, I feel like a young man who is seeking teachings."

"So, I didn't Any topic of speech only brings up a question about the origin of art.” Sir Brown paused in the video, seemingly leaving room for the audience to think, “What is art and what is a philosopher?” Tell us that only by knowing who we are can we know where we are going."

"This is the ultimate question in the art world."

He waved his hand.

“We are in an era of crazy explosion of information and creative media. Everyone can become an Internet celebrity on YouTube or Douyin.”

“The rapidly changing AI industry numberAccording to the model, thousands of art-like pictures can be drawn in an instant. Every line structure is absolutely perfect and regular, never one millimeter more, and never less than one millimeter. Holbein's exquisite control, Dürer's rigor and regularity, Menzel's expressiveness, and the computer's infallible coding program of 0s and 1s all seem to be outdated. ”

“Apple once had a promotional slogan: Everyone in front of the screen is an artist. ”

“Everyone, please don’t pretend to be happy about this statement. When I heard this statement, I was so scared that I wanted to smash the computer in my hand. In the corner of every bathroom in the magazine, there was an advertisement stating that the company strictly prohibited the use of technology products. If I had a choice, I would even like to go back to the 19th century, a time when painters only used genuine paintbrushes to determine their skill. "

Sir Brown raised his eyebrows.

"I have considered this issue countless times. ”

“Everyone has become an artist, so what is the meaning of our existence as artists? Look around us. Just any internet celebrity video can make an ordinary fan who has never experienced the test of the market become famous, get a contract from a publishing house, and earn a lot of money. In an era where anyone can become Leonardo da Vinci by typing a few lines of prompts in front of a computer screen. ”

“Why can Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings be placed in the exhibition hall of the Louvre”

“Why is it different and why are we different”

Sir Brown’s voice echoed and rebounded in the huge art center venue, until this cruel question irresistibly bounced into the hearts of every guest present.

He was silent for a moment.

He wiped his forehead with his sleeve like a nervous actor on the stage.

Then he turned his head and looked at the top artists in the audience.

"I'm surprised that everyone can still sit here and hold a seminar. ”

“God”

“What are we people still doing here? We shouldn’t be like our colleagues in Hollywood who are talking about AI and are going on strike to protest.” Brand, are you going to take a walk and demonstrate in front of the media? If you are planning to surround the headquarters of Oil Painting Magazine, please come with me. Trust me, I know the doorman there very well, I won't lie to you. "

"By the way, I will buy all the remaining savings in my account into Apple stocks. From now on, its stock dividends will be the unemployment benefits for all of us. ”

The witty Jazz threw another joke on the stage.

All the artists who entered the venue were the result of selection from the market.

In addition to having artistic value, each painter's name also has financial value.

These millionaires, multi-millionaires, and billionaires can even be ranked at the top of the Forbes rich list. Super gallerists, no matter how depressed they are, even if the art industryIt will be completely dead tomorrow.

They can still live a life of superiority to others.

Only this time.

No one is thankful for this.

Everyone’s atmosphere was solemn and somewhat gloomy.

A few reporters in the media area just laughed subconsciously. When they realized something was wrong, they immediately restrained themselves and adjusted their expressions.

The silence was like dark sea water, slowly submerging everyone in the venue.

Gu Weijing is also asking himself this question.

Of course, the example given by Sir Brown "any internet celebrity video can make ordinary fans who have never experienced the test of the market become famous, get a contract from a publishing house, and earn a lot of money." In front of a computer screen and typing a few lines of prompts, everyone can become Leonardo da Vinci." He sounded like he was nakedly yin and yang himself.

He also has to admit it.

Sir Brown addressed the common confusion and widespread fear among industry practitioners.

Today, the statement that everyone is an artist may be a bit alarmist.

No matter how exquisite the pictures generated by the AI ​​​​model algorithm are and the paintings carefully hand-drawn by art practitioners, you can still see a lot of differences.

What AI painting can replace is the low-end illustrator profession, for these masters who receive sky-high salaries from galleries.

It is still a long way off that their jobs will be replaced by ordinary people.

But what about five years later?

What about ten years later?

If you sit in front of the computer and move your fingers, you can become Leonardo da Vinci. to extensive art training and hundreds of drawing exercises.

What’s the point?

Painters of Cao Xuan’s age don’t care at all. The old man probably won’t be able to wait for the day when the tsunami of AI will come.

But most people here are worried about the day when they see the end of the art industry.

Everyone is an artist, which means that artists will become invisible to everyone. A computer can draw 20 things in one second. Why would you walk into Gagosian's store and spend 200,000? , two million dollars to buy

Obviously the luxurious decoration alone cannot support such a selling price.

Sir Brown is really not the kind of loser who only plays politics and numbers games.

His knighthood.

Authenticity is earned through outstanding academic contributions.

He said that his speech did not have any title, but the entry point of his speech was much deeper than those of the previous guests.

“I know that many of us have been avoiding and avoiding this problem. While feeling fear, we hypocritically said in interviews how open-minded we are and how we will embrace the future with a smile. But I can’t say that, because I am not willing to smile into a future without outstanding artists.If people are willing to face this question head on, then I, as the chairman of the Oil Painting Publishing Group, Levinson Brown, must stand up and answer this question face to face. This is the meaning of the existence of Oil Painting Magazine and the existence of the Art Annual Conference. ”

“This is the responsibility and historical task that I shoulder. ”

Pa, bang, bang

Cao Xuan was the first to applaud seriously.

All the previous guest speeches were full of content.

From the development structure of the art market to the new wave of pop art

There are all kinds of content

Some are humorous and some are dancing. , some were impassioned, and some seemed perfunctory and spoke in official terms on the podium.

But no one in Weidu chose to face this issue head-on.

Because no one knew. How to talk about it and how to answer it.

What Sir Brown said is a joke, but it is not a joke.

The reason why artists have not stood up to strike is because of the Hollywood writers' strike. We don’t have Mission: Impossible or Aquaman to watch now.

Painters and gallery owners are on strike.

What’s the use?

We are afraid that their protests will not attract the public. The eyes are even more frightening, and people will find out that their existence is not important when they suddenly disappear from the social hierarchy. /p>

Sir Brown’s decision to face this issue head-on has nothing to do with his personal emotions or whether Cao Xuan agrees with the content of the other party’s next speech.

It’s just his courage.

Mr. Cao was willing to applaud and cheer for him at this moment.

The next moment, almost everyone started to applaud.

But Hunter Bull still behaved like a cat. King." He seemed confused by the sudden applause from around him.

The eyes on the stage were more confused than profound.

He put the electronic He held the cigarette nozzle in his mouth, took a puff, and blew out a beautiful smoke ring, making a loud "oh" sound in his throat.

"To seek the future, we must trace history. Let’s take a look at how the art world has evolved. World art history has many classifications given by different scholars. Let’s take the simplest approach and divide the development of art into three major stages: primitive art, classical art, and modern art. ”

“The earliest art sprouts appeared in some strange artistic lines discovered by archaeologists about 530,000 years ago. If that can be called the sprout of art, then the earliest paintings that can be recognized in the West are A few years ago, in the Lascaux Cave in France, a super genius who was probably a religious priest used pyrite to paint scenes of collective life of hunting animals on the cave walls. ”

“In those ten thousand years, various tribes and groups in Eurasia, Africa and America all chose to let himTheir sacrificial depictions depict scenes of hunting with stones and stone spears, branches and slings, bows and arrows or traps in various activities. In short, they are hunting and harming small wild animals in different ways. This painting It’s a scenario where environmentalists will throw rotten eggs at you these days. Hallelujah, art is born. "

Sir Brown clenched his fist fiercely.

"The psychologist Jung has studied a large number of artistic totems of primitive humans. He believes that all art paintings of this period , is a collective unconscious behavior, closely related to the rituals of early religious sacrifices. During this period, those who worked as artists were usually tribal priests or witches. ”

“Classical art in a narrow sense refers to the trend of thought that originated in France in the 17th century to revive ancient Greek and Roman art. During this period, art began to gradually introduce the concept of two-dimensional and three-dimensional realistic space. The entire painting style is mainly realistic. Of course, if you can break away from the Eurocentric stereotype and shift your vision to the East, you will find that as early as the Song Dynasty, Chinese painting had another realistic approach."

“The painters of this period still revolve around the most powerful art family in our society, represented by the imperial power in the East and the religious power in the West, as well as the royal family and princes and nobles. The young lady sitting among you belongs to the core of this artistic structure. In those days, generous patrons like the Elena family were our stars and suns. ”

“Some people think that modern art originated from Impressionism, and some say that modern art originated from Picasso. In short, we generally believe that current art originated in the second half of the 19th century, and is the shortest art period in existence. If you adopt the latter statement, please pay attention. Mr. Cao among us has experienced almost all stages of modern art. We are living with the living fossil of history."

Sir Brown took a breath.

After reading a long paragraph in the speech, he raised his head.

"When our thoughts travel through tens of thousands of years of history and review the names of those great artists in our minds, then the fear in our hearts will gradually dissipate. ”

“Everyone is an artist. The flag of prehistoric civilization. Don’t those male and female tribe members who make a living by fishing and hunting have the right to use stones to write and draw on the cliffs? But the works of religious sacrifices, Stayed. "

Sir Brown's eyes swept across the old faces in front of the stage.

"In the classical art era, small businessmen on the streets of Paris, plumbers, pharmacists in London, knights Don’t the lords of the regiment and the farmers on the roadside in the East have the right to record their lives with pen and paper? Considering the literacy rate and the writing utensils at that time, this sounds a bit difficult.Disaster. But simple lines and casual graffiti do not require knowledge and experience as a basis, or even just a sharp stone. ”

“But only Titian, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael, very few names, have successfully survived. ”

“In this era where the threshold for artists has been lowered infinitely, you can call yourself an artist just by selling illustrations online. It will be you or them who will stay."

"It is Cao Xuan after all. Still a detective cat"

Damn it.

The moment Gu Weijing heard his name on such a solemn occasion as the annual party, he realized that something was wrong.

He began to truly realize what Sir Brown wanted to do.

"The choice lies in each of us. "

Sir Brown opened his arms as if to embrace the entire venue, with a mysterious smile on his lips.

"Don't get me wrong, I personally admire Detective Cat's works. I have no problem with her, on the contrary I am very grateful to her, seriously. I heard that her works are like some kind of panacea and are very helpful to some children. That's great, of course, but today, we're talking about art, and only art itself. "Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading