Chapter 102 Mirror (updated by Xie Meng)

Author: Apricot and Pear

Chapter 102 Mirror (updated by Xie Meng)

(This chapter is an additional update. There will be another update in the evening. It is not guaranteed to be updated before 12 o'clock.)

(Thank you again, Alston-king’s great leader!)

late at night,

Zoom online meeting room.

"The pastoral style of this painting easily reminds me of Giorgione's "Open Air Concert." The author hopes to achieve a pastoral dream song-like harmonious picture by coordinating the style of the garden and wild nature. To be honest, the idea is good, but it's a pity

The painter's brushwork fails to meet the ambition of the composition...

"If we compare it with Odilon Redon who also liked to paint pastoral..."

Gu Weijing put on his headphones and listened with interest to Mr. Sloth and Curator Tonks' interpretation of the last pastoral painting, and occasionally added a few words of his own opinion.

It is really interesting to listen to these senior figures talking about art.

"Fu Lei's Family Letter" mentioned that when he was a child, musician Fu Cong liked to follow his father Fu Lei to visit Uncle Qian Zhongshu. The biggest hobby of the children in the entire Tsinghua University courtyard was to move a small bench and listen to Master Qian talk about art, literature, and everything.

, funny and humorous.

Gu Weijing has a similar feeling now.

Being able to communicate closely with big bosses is a joy and privilege in itself. This is the charm of salon culture that was so prosperous in old Europe.

His strength in calligraphy and painting appraisal is his ability to review an independent work of art.

The system allows Gu Weijing to split a painting into countless details and fragments like a cook and a ox.

But for the grasp and interpretation of the entire art trend,

It's just a lot different.

After all, vision makes the difference.

He was just an unknown person who opened a small gallery on the banks of the remote Yangon River.

Since our ancestors took root in Myanmar, they have deviated from the center of art.

Europe and the United States regard this place as a desert for modern art, which is both a prejudice and a fact.

In terms of understanding of the development of world art, not to mention the two art giants, even Ms. Katsuko Sakai is more than an order of magnitude better than him.

Watching Mr. Sloth and Curator Tonks quote from classics, starting from a small painting, they linked up classic painters and different painting styles in art history.

It's like taking a super VIP two-on-one art history class on the spot.

It's enough to make the average art dog go crazy with envy.

In turn, Curator Tonks and Anna - they felt happy.

Detective Cat's ability to grasp the details of painting is really strong.

The biggest worry that professional art critics have when appreciating a work of art is that sometimes they always feel itchy.

They always regret that their words are not penetrating enough and cannot fully express their views.

For example, let's say you describe a place where the colors are a bit dry.

What is dryness?

Everyone seems to understand, but they don’t seem to understand.

This is more of a feeling, and it is difficult to explain clearly.

But Detective Cat can always pick up the conversation in a timely manner and break down this argument from the painter's point of view - there was a problem when the colors were juxtaposed and mixed, the paint was too thin, resulting in the color spots not being fully mixed.

Be crisp and direct.

This light sentence is like a piece of wet and astringent cooked cowhide being violently peeled off your nostrils, and it is also like a sharp silver needle that suddenly cuts a swollen hole on your face.

The fire boil was opened.

This kind of refreshing feeling is truly beyond words.

It has now been an hour since the recording of the podcast started, and it has already exceeded the expected time. Director Tonks' assistant once knocked on the door of the study room to remind the director to pay attention to the time.

The curator dismissed him casually.

He is chatting happily now, and other things can be postponed later.

Mr. Tonks was obviously very happy now. His face turned red under the camera, his bald forehead was shining brightly, and his two small eyes were shining.

When the recording of the podcast had just begun, Director Tonks had already forgotten all those minor unpleasantnesses.

For a middle-aged and elderly artist, this kind of joy that touches the soul is much more enjoyable than telling a naughty joke to make a young girl laugh.

"Ms. Detective Cat, are you interested in coming to the Taylor Art Museum as a specially appointed junior art researcher, responsible for explaining the collection of works every day?"

The main recording content of the entire salon has come to an end with the discussion of the last pastoral painting.

Now is the time for the guests to chat - summarize the entire podcast content, and then ask the guests to talk about a few topics they are interested in.

It's like a drunken chat at a dinner party.

This session can be long or short. If it is long, you can chat for more than ten minutes. If everyone is not interested, you can just end it in a hurry.

Curator Tonks obviously didn't have enough chat, so he directly sent me an offer.

Junior researcher in art?

Anna immediately pricked up her ears.

"Ms. Detective Cat has such good painting skills. It would be a pity to give up her identity as a painter and become an art museum tour guide."

She gave Tonks an annoyed look.

This old bald British man seemed a bit disgusting to her.

Want to steal someone from me?

Anna absolutely cannot accept Detective Cat giving up her career as a painter and spending her time doing art popularization for the general public.

"Tour guide" is actually a bit insulting to the position of junior art researcher.

Compared with tour guides in an art museum, they are actually more like the person in charge of a small exhibition hall.

The staffing of an art museum is similar to that of a university. The so-called junior art researchers are similar to lecturers or teaching assistants in universities.

Engaged in some auxiliary research work, the daily work content is relatively leisurely.

In particular, the Taylor Art Museum is considered a large art museum in the world.

The income is neither high nor low, and it is considered a decent job. The development prospects are good and stable.

Normally, if you want to get a position at the Taylor Art Museum, you have to be a graduate of one of the top 100 art schools in the world.

For an online illustrator from a third world country, this offer is quite sincere.

"Thank you curator for your kindness. I hope to be a professional painter for the time being."

Gu Weijing politely declined Director Tonks's kindness.

For me during the Spring Festival, this kind of invitation was completely out of reach, but now after meeting Mr. Cao and Uncle Sakai, I have a different perspective.

A junior art assistant is not very attractive.

Not to mention anything else,

If I could become Mr. Cao's closed disciple, I would have stepped directly into the history of modern art, and my status in the art circle would not necessarily be inferior to that of Curator Tonks himself.

"Hey, ma'am, let's be honest. Being an art assistant at the Taylor Art Museum has a much more stable income than being an online illustrator. It's elegant and decent. I can also help you get a British green card."

Curator Tonks was a little unwilling to give up and continued to seduce.

Gu Weijing continued to decline politely.

"Okay...if you are interested at any time, you can contact my assistant." Curator Tonks saw that Detective Cat was indeed not interested in his offer, so he shook his head angrily.

"Ahem, curator, I suddenly remembered something that I haven't recorded yet."

Anna interrupted Tonks' work of abducting the next "Van Gogh" in her mind and changed the subject somewhat rudely.

"Director Tonks, as usual, I will ask each guest who participates in the podcast what his favorite painting style is. What is your favorite art style?"

"Academic." Mr. Curator said without any hesitation.

"Because of Turner?" Anna seemed not surprised at all by this statement.

"Because of Turner." Curator Tonks nodded.

Turner is to the British painting world what Shakespeare is to the British literary world.

Especially compared to the dazzling array of masters in the history of French, German and Italian painting.

The number of great painters in British history is relatively small, with almost just one person named Turner. This is basically a standard British answer.

"Ms. Detective Cat, what about you?"
To be continued...