"What do you mean...... Is the overall feeling of convergence, the artistic vitality formed by the combination of techniques on the canvas, more important than the painting techniques themselves? ”

Kazunari Sakai held his chin and speculated.

The artistic atmosphere sounds a bit mysterious, but it is the most important thing in art creation.

It is the sun, the air, the pine fragrance of turpentine stained between the brushes and the wool of the brush, and the changing color of the gum arabic in the watercolor under the light.

It is a sudden heartbeat in the chest of the viewer when he admires this painting.

Ordinary painters depict the technique, and outstanding masters depict the air.

The real impact of Gu Weijing's painting is actually the unique charm of some painting methods from different regions that blend with each other.

Something other than some technique.

"Almost."

Riya Amada nodded in approval for Uncle Sakai keeping up with him.

"The technique is just aquatic plants. Aquatic plants live in water, and the techniques are soaked in the artistic style. ”

"Gestures."

Sakai Kazunari said that he broke through the mystery.

"That's right."

"Some painters like to call it gestures, and some scholars regard it as a painter's habit of using the brush, the style of writing, and the unique habit of using color. Dongxia painters like to call it the body of calligraphy and painting, the way of calligraphy and painting. Yutian Li also said slowly: "But it doesn't matter, it's just a name." At the end of the day, it's all about personal style. ”

"Any painter who has entered the mature period must paint works with a strong personal style, which is the taste that belongs only to them. It is more durable and conspicuous than their usual perfumes. ”

"A painter can change a bottle of perfume every other week, but no one can change a gesture every other week, and the formation of any kind of painting character is accompanied by the muscle memory formed by years of practice." This is the 'artistic DNA' engraved in the artist's blood. ”

"I've heard from students that AI models like Stable diffusion are now trained to imitate the drawings of artists like Van Gogh and Monet, and algorithmically split the brushstrokes and composition of the works to create paintings that approximate the composition of their original paintings. But...... It is difficult for computers to comprehend this kind of non-existent, but ubiquitous spirit of brushwork. As a result, the works they paint are only similar, never to the point of pulling the painter out from under the grave. ”

Kazunari Sakai thought, "If one day Van Gogh is really reborn in the data stream composed of 0s and 1s, I don't know if it will be a good thing or a bad thing." That's probably the day our art industry collapsed. ”

The chubby uncle rarely looks a little deep.

"It's the collapse of art ethics, not the collapse of the art market. At least you don't need to worry about going hungry for the rest of your life. ”

Yutian Li is also very optimistic.

Market value and aesthetic value are two different things, even if art itself no longer exists, the capital market can still play with the rumors.

Not to mention whether the computer can give the work a living soul.

The quality of the imitation blue and white porcelain that you can buy casually is better, and it will not delay the Yuan blue and white porcelain to sell at a sky-high price.

AI works are not scarce, so they have no value.

Even if all the low-level painters are unemployed, the people who were famous at the exhibition will continue to be famous.

A top painter like Kazunari Sakai should still earn tens of millions a year, and he can earn tens of millions, but he can't do it.

The moment anyone becomes one of the world's top artists, the social class is almost invincible.

As long as he doesn't die, it will be difficult to be poor in this life, but it will continue to rise and fall with the hot and cold market.

The coldest is not much colder.

The so-called Hearst market has collapsed, from a high of hundreds of millions of euros for a painting at the beginning of the zero years, to tens of millions of dollars now, and it is indeed a mess of an avalanche.

But to say that people will be poor is too funny.

"Painting is great because of the soul. A painter who doesn't have his own personal style will always be just a mediocre person. Riki Yuda also talked about the oil painting on the screen, "This painter's brushstrokes have formed his own gestures between the lines, which is very good news." If there's something to nitpick. Then the problem arises here. ”

"The collocation of techniques is very mature, but the degree of integration of gestures is average."

Kazunari Sakai raised his head and glanced at Professor Yuda, this time he was genuinely a little admired.

This guy really figured out a clear direction for improvement so quickly.

In Gu Weijing's "Good Luck Orphanage under the Sun", the combination of brush and ink techniques can be called mellow, but there are still defects in the artistic atmosphere between the three techniques.

He paints Chinese paintings with the understanding of Chinese painting, paints with the inherent style of sketching, and paints oil paintings with the habitual gestures of oil painting.

These are all personal habits formed by years of painting practice and different life experiences.

There are a lot of things that can be copied just by copying knowledge cards.

The only thing that can't be completely painted is the ingenious fusion of this artistic style.

There are no two fallen leaves with the same texture, no two paintings of the same shape, and no two people of the same nature.

Lang Shining has Lang Shining's artistic style, and Gu Weijing also has Gu Weijing's artistic style.

He can learn Lang Shining's painting method, but he can't completely see Lang Shining's soul 100%, even if he can do it, then he will really become Lang Shining's second.

Probably Brother Hao will have such a level of counterfeiting painters under him, and he is very happy.

However, the vast majority of practitioners in the art industry, when they set foot on the road of painters, never rushed to become a so-and-so.

Everyone is not engaged in fake cultural relics to cheat money.

Why not be yourself?

"It was good both the aquatic and the seaweed. But do you see a weed that grows in both saltwater and freshwater? This painting is like that. ”

Riya Yuda concludes: "The collision of Eastern and Western artistic styles is like the entanglement of a river and sea. The mud and sand and salt are churning endlessly, and when the painter can straighten out the gestures like techniques and merge them into a mellow and uniform lake, then the artistic atmosphere in the eyes of the audience and the judges can be taken to a big level. ”

"At that time, he may really be able to become the next Wu Guanzhong and Zao Wou-Ki who are chased by the market."

Sakai was silent for a few seconds, and then clapped his hands gently.

"The next Wu Guanzhong and Zao Wou-Ki are really very high, and I thank you for being so optimistic about him for that child. Thank you to Mr. Yuda for such pertinent advice. ”

"Your interpretation of art theory is insightful, and it is really worth a thousand gold."

Uncle Sakai caught the strong man and caught this result, which was completely unexpected.

Compared with Lin Tao's statement that painting a big picture is like a picture of rotten apples, Professor Yutian's integration method can be called a professional advice tailored for Gu Weijing.

It is both compelling and feasible.

Go back and tell her daughter, how can Katsuko not think that Daddy is tall and majestic? The that was blown out was not loaded back by itself like this.

Sakai Kazunari applauded beautifully, and the flesh on his body swayed.

"It takes quite a while to reconcile the different styles of painting on the same painting. But take your time, since you have chosen such a challenging path, every step now is on the path to the master. ”

Yu Tianli was also lifted by Professor Sakai, and he was also a little proud.

"I guess I will be able to see this painter in Singapore this autumn, so Professor Sakai will remember what we said today and introduce us to him."

"Then it depends on whether they have the ability to pass the screening of the organizing committee and get the quota for the exhibition." Professor Sakai was a little reserved.

"Is that going to be a problem?" Yutian Riya humorously asked, "As long as the time comes, don't be overwhelmed by all kinds of invitations because of too many interviews, and forget about me as an old man." ”

The two tenured professors looked at each other and laughed.

The atmosphere was unusually harmonious.

……

In the evening, Uncle Sakai wrapped a large towel around his waist and walked into the low-temperature sauna that was attached to the gym.

He poured water on the charcoal stone casually, and collapsed on the bench.

"Comfortable."

A moderate amount of high temperature after fitness can improve the body's hematopoietic capacity.

Weight loss is a combination of hot and cold, and there are also cold baths to relieve muscle soreness in the training recommendations.

Professor Sakai was really afraid of the cold, so he gave it away.

He glanced at the time, took out his mobile phone and started calling: "Wife, wife, are you sleeping?" Mmmm......mmmm

He cocked his scissor hands, turned on the camera, took a selfie and sent it back.

Uncle Sakai's eyelids narrowed slightly, listening to his wife's sweet words from the telephone receiver, the whole person squirmed, and he was about to blea out happily.

The man suffered so much, drank celery juice, and died by the gym equipment and pretended to be a dead pig.

Isn't what he did to make his family angry?

The biggest motivation for Sakai to insist on training every day to lose weight is to hear the gentle encouragement of his wife at night.

"Uh-huh, I'm the best. The training camp is over this Friday, wife, will you pick me up? Well...... I'll see if there is a ticket at the right time, it's a big deal, just charter a business jet, just two and a half hours. Bring Katsuko back with you and spend the weekend together as a family. ”

Uncle Sakai asked arrogantly and willfully.

If he couldn't get out of the gym, he threw himself into his wife's arms, and by the way, let her see his hard work in the gym, wouldn't he be a little panicked.

Mrs. Sakai agreed to her husband's request with a smile, and said something softly on the phone, and Uncle Sakai happily patted her belly twice.

After a few minutes of continuing to get tired on the phone.

Sakai Kazunari asked, "Is Katsuko by your side?" Go next door and call her to answer the phone, she asked me to help guide Gu Weijing today...... How's it going? So-so. It's a bit interesting, but it also depends on who it's for, your husband is out of the horse, there are too many places to point out, it's a piece of cake. ”

"Katsuko, well, listen well, you said that if you want that kid's painting skills to improve, you must let him improve, at that time, my father was just busy exercising, and he didn't have any kung fu, don't get me wrong."

Professor Sakai's tone was squinting: "Speaking of which, I'm going to tell you that when I was young, I watched "Dream of Red Mansions"...... What, of course this is my opinion, your father has read a lot of books, my understanding of art is too high and profound, your boyfriend will earn ...... when he hears it."

That night, the uncle's very proud laughter spread all the way outside the sauna.

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The next day, Dulwich Campus.

It's another ordinary school day.

It's just that as the Rose Valentine's Day Ball is approaching, there is a little more restless spring in the air.

The director of the school's Discipline Inspection Committee, whose work pressure has increased dramatically, has sent several additional teams of school workers overnight to regularly patrol various gardens, ponds, groves, parking lots, and other places to prevent the occurrence of scenes that are harmful to morals.

Even the reading rooms on the fourth and fifth floors of the Dulwich College Library need to submit a reasonable written application to the Student Council one day in advance before they can be approved for use.

"King Meng of Burma was forced to sign the Treaty of Yangdapo in February 1826, which stipulated: Burma ceded Assam, Mannipo, Arakan and Tanah Salin; Grant the British diplomatic representation to be stationed in the Burmese capital, and British warships may sail freely in Burmese ports......"

in the classroom.

The teacher read the PPT from the script on the podium, and the students were groggy and drowsy under the podium.

In addition to the art class, the three compulsory courses for Grade 13 students are physical education, grammar and world history, and the rest are small language courses such as Portuguese and Spanish for students who have not yet reached the language standard for some universities they are applying to.

Gu Weijing once wanted to hurry up and take German or something.

Later, I heard that there is no one who speaks English on the streets in Germany, and your France is different.

It is one of the major countries with the highest English penetration rate in the entire European Union, and all the courses in the Hamburg University of Fine Arts – Royal Academy of Fine Arts co-construction project that I am preparing to apply for are taught in English.

Even if you take the student visa exam, you can choose to answer the questions in English if you receive an admission letter.

He wasn't too anxious.

The main reason is that German is a very complex language system, and it is true that it cannot be developed in two or three months.

It's not necessary to take up too much time.

When I successfully went to Hamburg, I lived for a year or two, exercised, and estimated that daily communication was not a big problem.

Gu Weijing listened to the class for twenty minutes, and was infected by the environment, and he had to take a breath.

Of all the compulsory courses, the one with the most boring is the one in world history, which is mandatory by the Yangon education department.

Gu Weijing has always believed that studying the colonial history of the British in a British-style international school has a bit of a sense of black humor. However, his results have not been bad.

However, since he was distracted, he secretly took out the iPad from his school bag.

Open the software and create a new canvas.

After thinking about it, Gu Weijing chose watercolor paint as a brush this time.

(End of chapter)