Many critics believe that Xiao Yao's "Fire" and "Thunder" have reached a new height in art, and these two paintings will be a new milestone in the history of world art, and will surely become immortal masterpieces that will be passed down through the ages.

The mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa has established the undisputed glory of the Mona Lisa in the art world. The mystery of "Fire" and "Thunder" is even better than that of "Mona Lisa".

Why does "Fire" make people feel warm, and why does "Thunder" make people feel frightened?

Many artists and critics have been working on this issue, but there has never been a clear conclusion.

These two paintings have many original breakthroughs in the expression techniques of light, light and shade, and space, and this original painting technique gives people the illusion of a flame beating and a thunderbolt piercing the sky. This kind of original painting technique can achieve such an amazing effect, which is enough to make people feel amazed and shocked. Many artists and critics believe that this is the ultimate expression that can be achieved by painting techniques.

How did the warmth and horror of these two paintings come about?

No one has yet been able to understand this.

It can be said that the artistic achievements of these two works have surpassed any known paintings, and what they lack is only the historical and humanistic significance that can be formed by the accumulation of time.

The exhibition of contemporary artists sponsored by the Bali Academy of Fine Arts has attracted much attention, and after Xiao Yao's four works attracted attention, more and more people from all over the world came to visit the exhibition.

With the increase in the number of visitors, the comments on Xiao Yao's works became more and more popular, and after a week of fermentation, more and more people came to Bali to visit the exhibition.

Things in the art world are still too niche, too far away from the lives of the general public, and the sensation of the Western art world has not spread to China.

Except for the many domestic artists who pay attention to the exhibition of Balinese contemporary artists, ordinary people still know nothing about Xiao Yao's works.

As a party concerned, Xiao Yao often receives a report call from Lu Jinguang, the owner of Jingyuan Gallery, in the past few days.

At noon, Xiao Yao had just come out of the Hanting Hotel when he received a call from Lu Jinguang again.

Lu Jinguang's tone was very excited, "Mr. Xiao, I just received a call from the Education Committee of the Bali Academy of Fine Arts, they specially invited you to go to the Bali Academy of Fine Arts to exchange lectures, and at the same time want to award you the title of visiting professor, I don't know if you are busy now, can you come over?"

The Bali Academy of Fine Arts ranks first in the world's art academies, and the gold content of visiting professors is very high, and it is a very high honor to be a visiting professor of Bali Academy of Fine Arts. It is difficult for visiting professors at the Bali Academy of Fine Arts to get even domestic professors, but now Xiao Yao has the opportunity to get them, no wonder Lu Jinguang is so excited.

Xiao Yao is still a layman, and he can't get rid of the temptation of fame and fortune, and after hearing the news from Lu Jinguang, he was very moved.

He is just an undergraduate graduate of a second-rate university in China, and now he has the opportunity to be honored as a visiting professor at the Bali Academy of Fine Arts, and he is naturally very excited.

But after being excited, he still chose to refuse, "The honor of visiting professor at the Paris Academy of Fine Arts is indeed very tempting, but I can't say no." ”

Xiao Yao's decision surprised Lu Jinguang, and he hurriedly persuaded him: "Mr. Xiao, this is a visiting professor at the Paris Academy of Fine Arts, and even few of the genuine professors of the domestic Academy of Fine Arts are qualified to be favored by the Bali Academy of Fine Arts, how can such a good opportunity to increase popularity be refused? It's a pity!"

"Visiting professors are not honorary professors, they are obliged, even if the conditions of the Bali Academy of Fine Arts are relaxed, I have to find time to communicate a few times a year and take a few classes, how can I have this time?"

Such a good opportunity was rejected by Xiao Yao, and Lu Jinguang was very sorry, "This is a visiting professor at the Bali Academy of Fine Arts, you refused so simply, Mr. Xiao's courage is really admirable." ”

After this period of contact, Lu Jinguang knew that Xiao Yao was a strong-willed person, and it would be difficult to change it once a decision was made, so he did not continue to persuade and began to ask the next question, "Mr. Castro from the British Museum came to me today, and he expressed his willingness to buy the 4 works you exhibited at the exhibition, and raised the price to 15 million US dollars, I don't know what Mr. Xiao thinks?"

"15 million dollars want to buy 4 of my works, the British Museum's calculations are too fine, I definitely won't agree, you just refuse. Xiao Yao replied very simply.

"The price is really too low, and $15 million for one of these works is about the same. Of course, I can't sell all of the four works on display to the British Museum, but if it's one of them, I think I can consider it. ”

Lu Jinguang began to clarify his meaning, "I rejected the request of those small museums to buy these works two days ago, but the British Museum's request to buy these works is really rare, and it is a pity to miss this opportunity, I think it is necessary to have a good talk with them." ”

Xiao Yao thought for a moment and said: "I still don't think there's any need to be in such a hurry, I'm just emerging now, even if I have a little false fame, the price of the work can't go up for a while." These four works are my own painstaking work, I don't want to put them on the market so easily, and although the selection of the work for the British Museum is very attractive, I don't think it's the best time yet, so let's wait and see. ”

"Okay, then wait and see. Such a good opportunity was rejected by Xiao Yao, and Lu Jinguang felt very regretful.

The selection of his work into the British Museum is a great honor and affirmation for any painter, and no contemporary painter in China has this honor.

There are more than a dozen domestic first-line painters signed by Jingyuan Gallery, but so far only two of their works have been selected for the world's top museums. The works of these two masters were selected for the world's top museums, and the process was not as easy as Xiao Yao's, and in order to successfully operate this matter, Lu Jinguang paid great effort and effort.

For things that are as difficult as others to the sky, Xiao Yao is now at his fingertips, but he refused so easily, Lu Jinguang felt very regretful.

If he had to decide, he would not agree to sell all four works to the British Museum, but he would be more than happy to sell one.