Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

In the classroom, Jiang Zhe, several teachers and Columbia University students interacted, and the atmosphere became more and more lively. As time went on, everyone became familiar with each other and the discussion topics became more relaxed.

No matter who asked the question, others would actively participate, and even several teachers and Jiang Zhe would make jokes.

One student directly asked about the price of Jiang Zhe's works, and another asked how to sell the works at such a price.

When Jiang Zhe heard these questions, he looked at the teachers around him helplessly.

Kerry indicated that he could say whatever he wanted, and the others looked at her with a smile, as if waiting for his answer, even with a hint of joking.

Jiang Zhe also let go completely.

Simply put, it's just pretending.

"First of all, I like painting. I paint every day, seven days a week, often for more than ten hours a day. Initially, I did it to make money, but gradually it became not entirely for the sake of making money. Or it can't be entirely for the sake of making money.

If you love something, you won't stop.

Being able to do a job you like is happiness in itself.”

As he spoke, he showed the calluses on his hands.

If you hold a pen for a long time, calluses will appear on several parts of your fingers.

The calluses that appear when holding an oil painting brush are different from the calluses that appear when holding a brush for writing and the calluses that appear when using a hard pen. Seeing that Jiang Zhe is very young but his hands are very rough, many students have to believe what he said before.

Jiang Zhe looked at the reactions of his peers and suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment. This time he came to demonstrate, even if he didn't make any money, it was very satisfying.

Professor Kerry looked at his watch and felt that the time was about up, so he signaled to everyone to stop the discussion and began to summarize.

“Mr. Jiang Zhe is extremely talented in painting, and everyone can feel that his creative attitude is sincere.

From this sketch, we can see that a truly good work can never be drawn just as a task, it must be closely related to the artist's state, and whether there is passion in the picture cannot be concealed. Therefore, Jiang Zhe's success in his painting career is related to his talent, diligence and creative attitude.

When you see various works of art in the future, you must be able to distinguish between beauty and ugliness. You must be able to distinguish which are labor-intensive works and which are misappropriated and copied. You should learn to appreciate true beauty and reject paintings that lack true feelings and are merely transferred by techniques..."

His summary ends.

Jiang Zhe stood up and expressed his gratitude to everyone for their support.

There was warm applause again.

Many students were reluctant to leave and exchanged contact information with Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe heard that some students who had not seen his art exhibition took the initiative to ask when his exhibition would be held, whether there would be similar events in the future, etc.

Being treated warmly makes me feel particularly happy.

The anxieties he had felt before coming to Columbia University had long been forgotten. At this moment, Jiang Zhe felt that he could actually gain happiness from painting for others.

After the students left one after another, Professor Kerry asked Jiang Zhe if he could leave the demonstration work in the school as a collection, and if the video footage of his demonstration could be kept as teaching material.

Jiang Zhe called Wang Zhen and Christie's for consultation.

Both parties supported the proposal.

Jiang Zhe immediately agreed with Kerry.

Professor Kerry asked his assistant to have the school handle the formalities. Although no money was charged, the school was willing to give out a certificate of honor for the collection.

The originally scheduled two-hour demonstration had to be extended again and again.

Although the time exceeded the expected time, Jiang Zhe was not impatient at all. While waiting for the formalities to be processed, several people talked about art-related topics again.

The teachers who stayed to chat had different understandings of the art of painting.

Jiang Zhe hopes that they can give suggestions on his paintings.

A teacher said: "Your sketches strictly follow the structure of the characters, are full of rhythm, accurate and vivid, and have no ambiguity in the shapes, but the modeling language lacks some innovation..."

Another teacher suggested: "If you want your work to be recognized in the United States, I suggest you look at Cornwell's works, especially his most popular illustrations.

The artist designed illustrations for many famous literary works and also created illustrations for many well-known companies at the time.

His murals can be found in many important public buildings, such as the Los Angeles County Library, the Lincoln Memorial, the Eastern Airlines Building in New York, and so on.

In fact, later American films were influenced by Cornwall and other senior painters, and borrowed their visual elements in many ways. His works have a strong American culture, you can study it..."

Another classmate or teacher believes that only works that have a certain impact on social life can be considered good works.

Although the opinions of several teachers are different, Jiang Zhe is willing to listen and hopes to hear more voices. These suggestions may be right or wrong, and may be useful to him at the moment or at some stage in the future.

The school staff completed the collection procedures for Jiang Zhe.

A sketch and a sketching demonstration video were officially kept in Columbia University's teaching database.

After watching the works being hung, the assistant sent by Christie's took photos of Jiang Zhe standing in front of the works alone and in a group.

In the photo, he is holding the certificate and smiling happily.

Receiving the certificate that my work was collected by Columbia University brought this event to a successful conclusion.

School staff packed up their things and left one after another.

Jiang Zhe was also ready to say goodbye.

After a busy afternoon, I got a certificate. I felt tired but also fulfilled.

Kerry said to him, "The demonstration video will be burned into a CD and sent to you. I didn't pay you today, but I would like to treat you to dinner to express my gratitude. Please don't refuse."

Jiang Zhe agreed immediately without any reasoning.

Kerry and his assistant, Jiang Zhe, had dinner with the assistant sent by Christie's.

The dinner was very sumptuous and everyone enjoyed it very much.

During dinner, Kerry told Jiang Zhe that he hoped he could come to the United States to continue his studies and even settle down there. He also said that if Jiang Zhe was willing to come to study, he would help write a recommendation letter.

Jiang Zhe had never considered studying in the United States and expressed his gratitude for Kerry's suggestion.

After dinner, the assistant sent Chris home and Jiang Zhe returned to the hotel.

On the way back, Jiang Zhe told Wang Zhen and Christie's about the matter.

Peter from Christie's was very happy when he heard about the process and results, and said he would publicize the matter as soon as possible.

Wang Zhen said that she would rush to New York as soon as possible. She had a feeling that this exhibition might be more successful than expected.

Professor Qin received Jiang Zhe's call, listened to his story, asked some details, and then said with a smile: "The demonstration can achieve this effect, which is already very good. When can you get the materials you took? Your sketches and the demonstration process were filmed as teaching materials and collected by Columbia University. If this news spreads, it will be shocking enough." (End of this chapter)