Gu Weijing also tried to get started a little, rubbing the surface of the linen canvas with his fingertips, and the rich tactile sensation came from the skin of the fingertips.

He could perceive the paste as the paste penetrated deep into the canvas under the pressure of his fingertips, blending with the other pigment coatings around it.

Gu Weijing also has a similar sense of touch when he paints with a knife. The difference is that the skin of the fingers is much more sensitive to the senses of the pigments that come into direct contact with it than the metal oil painting knife.

Through a layer of medium or the sensory on the skin, the contact with the pigment is completely different.

At the fingertips,

The texture of oil painting is no longer a visual word, but has become a richer tactile word, which can also make the color layer of the paint extremely light and thin.

"Katsuko, do you think it's better to use your index finger or thumb?"

"I like to use my index finger, but my thumb also has the advantage that the skin is in contact with a larger area, and the pigment can be squeezed more dispersed with the same force."

"Makes sense...... That's smart. ”

"Uh, Gu Jun, did you ever paint gouache on your fingertips when you were a child? It is to paint gouache with just a finger dipped in paint. There are similarities in the fingering of these two methods. It's just that oil paints are more 'elastic' and more malleable, and the fingertips are a little softer. ”

"No, is it fun?"

"Well, when I was in kindergarten, I thought it was quite interesting, and we can try it again together when we have time......"

“……”

Gu Weijing tried to use his fingers to over-highlight the gradient color, and Miss Sakai was exchanging opinions with him next to him.

The atmosphere was very pleasant.

After dealing with several different colors, Gu Weijing felt the advantages of combining finger painting and new style painting.

However, while he appreciates the surface of the canvas because of the texture of the oil painting painted by his fingers, it becomes quite interesting and unique.

Gu Weijing looked at his colorful fingers, and gradually understood why the pioneers of "new style painting", those Qing court painters, could not think of such a suitable way to improve painting.

It's not just a matter of artistic technique,

It's more a matter of painting the scene.

Gu Weijing snuggled up with the soft girl like this, you have a finger, and I have a finger to paint, which looks warm and interesting, as if it was a date.

But if you change into a little old man in a high-ranking robe, smearing his fingers on the canvas, this scene suddenly becomes weird.

When Titian, Turner, and Leonardo da Vinci painted, they could see a lot of traces of smearing on the works with finger-assisted brushes.

And Lang Shining, who was close to them and even much later than them, never thought of this method of dealing with excessive colors.

It's not necessarily a lack of creativity.

Art is an accessory of power - Gu Weijing no longer likes this sentence, he also has to admit that this sentence has a certain truth from ancient times to the present, in the East and the West.

In human history, the aesthetic taste of the upper class has often determined the vane of the art trend of an era.

Impressionism went from being a sideshower to being recognized by the world, and then to replace their old enemy, the "Academy", which became a prominent student in the art world.

The landmark event is that Impressionism was recognized by the wealthy class in the New World of America, which was not bound by secular traditions, which in turn influenced the aesthetic tastes of Paris and the whole of Europe.

And in the East.

After the Song Dynasty, the painting and calligraphy of the Eastern Xia Dynasty were very literati.

It is an aesthetic tool for scholars to cultivate their sentiments.

To put it simply,

Not only is the picture beautiful, but the painting process also requires the painting to be handsome and elegant enough, and even the most basic posture of holding the pen is very particular.

When he was a child, Gu Tongxiang talked to him in detail.

The great painter who really pays attention to the use of Chinese painting brushes must do "finger and move the wrist, the wrist and elbow are suspended, and the whole body must be focused when writing." ”

This method of painting with one board and one eye is called the "Dragon's Eye Method".

When painting and writing, as soon as the body moves, the whole body is shaking with it, and it can only be the inferior [pig's trotter method], which is laughed at by literati doctors.

According to the record of the chapter "Books" in the famous book "Coral Net" compiled by Wang Keyu, a great collector of calligraphy and painting in the Ming Dynasty.

This kind of painting and calligraphy is obtained by Cai Yong by the dream of the gods, passed on to Cai Wenji, and then passed on by Cai Wenji to Mrs. Wei, and then to Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi and dozens of other people from generation to generation, and finally carried forward in the hands of Yan Zhenqing.

The Dongxia culture pays the most attention to the rules, and the most basic pen holding posture is passed down from generation to generation of literati in an orderly manner.

It is true that Lang Shining is a foreigner, but he is fundamentally different from Leonardo da Vinci and Titian, small painters who mainly serve wealthy merchants.

The small painters of Europe were still servants and vassals of the aristocracy and the clergy.

Lang Shining's family finally achieved the three grades and added the title of waiter, and he should be one of the people with the highest official position in human history simply by painting.

Zhu Ziqing, who is serious about 800 years, should also pay attention to decency in painting.

Other than that

Emperor Qianlong is also a super art ticket holder, stamping madness.

During the reign of the Emperor, the various works of art that were accurately recorded in the "Treasures of the Stone Canal" and collected from the people to the treasury of the Forbidden City needed to be counted in tens of thousands of pieces. In the daily life record, the emperor would go to the painting academy for a few walks around every three days, or order the painter to enter the temple to discuss painting.

Think about it.

The emperor wants to discuss art and painting with you, and as soon as you pull up your sleeves with the paint on the altar, you will ask the Lord to paint your fingers in a messy and colorful manner with you, which is obviously too uncivilized.

"Katsuko, you've created a new kind of visual effect."

Gu Weijing came back to his senses from his divergent thinking, he looked at the canvas, a little embarrassed to take it for himself, "This kind of painting improvement is very rare, you ......"

"How can it be so exaggerated, this is your way of drawing, I just relied on my intuition and smeared a few fingers on it."

Katsuko Sakai smiled and interrupted the other party.

"In many cases, art is like this, jumping out of the original thinking limitations, looking at it from different perspectives, it is easy to have an idea. You can't imagine that it's just because you're a painter, and if we change positions, you can think of it. She pursed her lips.

A flash of inspiration?

Gu Weijing smiled bitterly.

The so-called flash of inspiration is always the exclusive privilege of genius.

Su Shi was able to integrate the skill of calligraphy into the style of Chinese painting. Jan van Eyck was able to transform tempera into oil painting in a flash of inspiration, and the brilliance of geniuses is beyond the reach of a philistine man in his lifetime.

Katsuko Sakai said it lightly, as if all she did was look at it on the side for a few minutes and then rub her fingers on it.

The difference between seeing "water vapor with the lid open" and thinking of "inventing the steam engine" is the difference.

Some people are born to eat this bowl of rice, and relying on natural intuition is enough to reach the top of the pyramid.

Under their bright light, others can only feel small.

Gu Weijing's talent is actually not bad, but compared to Sakai Katsuko's sensitivity to art, he feels that if he doesn't have the help of the system, he is nothing.

He was in a slightly lost mood.

"Can I really think of a change of position?" Gu Weijing asked himself softly, as if asking a scumbag who got to the side of Xueshen by cheating.

"In the autumn of 1865, Manet, who had already made a name for himself, took part in a competitive exhibition of French art. In the same year, Monet, who grew up in the little-known city of Havre, a foreign province in France, and was still young and unknown, also participated in this art exhibition. This is the first encounter between the two masters in recorded literature. ”

Katsuko Sakai noticed the inadvertent loss on Gu Weijing's face.

After thinking about it, the girl spoke softly.

"Huh?"

Gu Weijing wrinkled his nose.

He didn't understand why Katsuko Sakai suddenly diverted the topic and talked about this matter that didn't have much to do with them.

"This story echoed in my mind this afternoon when I was giving Jasmine an art history appreciation class."

Katsuko Sakai placed her round chin on Gu Weijing's shoulder and whispered in his ear.

"The first encounter between Manet and Monet in history was not pleasant. At that time, Manet was much more famous. The family backgrounds of the two are also very different. Monet was not a destitute class, but he was only the child of a small trader. Manet, whose father was the chief magistrate of the French Ministry of the Interior, did not look down on Monet, a country boy from a small place. ”

Sakai Katsuko ignored Gu Weijing's doubts and talked about it by herself.

"But soon, Monet's amazing talent, the charismatic brushwork and rich pictorial expression of his works quickly aroused Manet's curiosity."

The more he got to know Monet, the more he was attracted to the young man. There is no accurate record of what happened during this time. It is only known that just a year later, Manet invited Monet to join a small circle of his intimate friends at the Café Gelpois in Paris. ”

Sakai Katsuko paused for a few seconds, looked at Gu Weijing's side face, and then said: "Later generations can get a glimpse of the intimate relationship between Manet and Monet from a painter named Bazier, who also belongs to this small circle, in a painting called "Studio" created in 1870. In this painting, Monet, with a pipe in hand, stands in front of a painting, contemplating, while Manet stands behind him, with one hand on his shoulder. ”

Gu Weijing's heart moved slightly.

He now knew what Miss Katsuko meant by mentioning it in his ear.

Gu Weijing has also seen the famous painting "Painting Studio" by Baziye.

In the concrete-floored room, gold frames of various sizes are arranged, and scattered men form small groups, exchanging their views on art and art.

The two friends, Monet and Manet, were the closest of them.

It's kind of like him and Miss Katsuko Sakai now.

There is certainly no physical proximity and emotional ambiguity between them.

But

Bazier still deftly captured the expressions on the faces of the two men. Monet held his pipe in his mouth and looked thoughtfully at the picture frame in front of him, while Manet leaned on his shoulder with a cane in his back hand and stood beside his friend.

Sunlight shone through the dark drapery, shining down their cheeks from the huge floor-to-ceiling windows next to them.

Anyone who sees this picture will realize that the two men have become very good friends.

From that time on, the two of them were lifelong confidants and best friends. In Monet's poorest years, Manet provided him with a place to live and paint with him, and Monet in turn influenced Manet. Manet's life is full of Monet-related imprints. In addition to the "Monet Painting on a Boat" that I showed Jasmine, there is also "Monet's Family in the Garden". Under the influence of Monet, he began to adopt brighter colors and use finer brushstrokes, and the brushwork style became brilliant and colorful. ”

Sakai Katsuko took Gu Weijing's hand and said slowly: "Many years later, Monet has become famous, when Manet died of old age, he was sad and about to faint, put down all the work at hand and returned to Paris, personally carried the coffin of this friend, and buried him in the Pacy cemetery on the outskirts of Paris. ”

"Monet & Manet, I can't help but wonder if the meeting of these two masters, whose names are only one letter apart, is really very similar to us...... Of course, I never looked down on you from the moment I saw you. I have a better eye for this than Manet. ”

Katsuko Sakai smiled playfully, and she gently blew into Gu Weijing's ear hole cutely.

"Monet's early works were immature and childish, and he was criticized by critics for their lack of artistry, and he even had to make ends meet by drawing caricatures for local newspapers, which were not serious art at all." "But if you give him the right soil, he will produce flowers that will make the whole of Paris breathtakingly beautiful." ”

"When my mother was a student, she always called my father 'her Byron', so in my heart, you are 'my Monet', and I believe that one day you will create works that will shock the world of painting, and please believe in yourself."

Katsuko Sakai wrapped her arms around her from behind, took Gu Weijing in her arms, and said slowly: "We are now in this small studio, telling the story of Monet and Manet. A century later, two centuries later, when we are all gone. There may also be young and beautiful young people, standing under the stars, looking forward to the story of the lovers who belong to Gu Weijing and Katsuko Sakai. ”

"I remember telling you about the eternal life of the painter, and I think it's another kind of eternal companionship, you say."

Gu Weijing's breathing paused.

Miss Sakai was the most amorous girl he had ever seen.

Although she has delicate facial features and a plump figure, she has the unique style of a Eurasian mixed-race, and even smells soft and sweet strawberries all over her body.

But after getting along with each other for a long time, Gu Weijing will always easily forget her amazing beauty.

Some people's charm is the temptation of the skin, but Miss Katsuko exudes romance from the depths of her soul.

Miss Sakai is so young, but when she talks about her dreams about a century from now and about eternal companionship, her tone is as solemn and solemn as a monk.

With Miss Katsuko Sakai's delicate voice,

Gu Weijing passed through the long river of time, slowly imagining the world in the girl's mouth.

He seemed to really see that many years later, in a brightly lit art museum, two paintings with the names of "Gu Weijing" and "Katsuko Sakai" signed next to each other.

A girl who will whisper in your ear about Manet and Monet in order to comfort you, even if she has rough skin and mediocre facial features, will make boys fall in love with each other, right?

(Ask for a ticket at the end of the month!) ）

(End of chapter)