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

After the award nominations for the oil painting exhibition were announced, the exhibition site became more lively than before.

The vast majority of the nominated painters were waiting for the results on the spot, and their friends and acquaintances gathered around them to congratulate them.

Wang Zhen walked through the crowd, constantly greeting people he knew along the way, and congratulated several nominated painters.

Finally, he came to Jiang Zhe.

At this time, Jiang Zhe was also surrounded by some painters.

Some of these people had only known Jiang Zhe for a short time. Although they did not get the nomination, they still politely congratulated Jiang Zhe.

Wang Zhen silently signaled to Jiang Zhe that he had seen the list.

Jiang Zhe nodded. Although he hadn't seen the list in person, he felt relieved when he saw Wang Zhen's gesture.

At this time, I can't show too much complacency, even though I am really happy in my heart.

There are three nominations for the Gold Award and 13 for the Silver Award. The number of nominations for the Bronze Award and the Excellence Award is relatively higher, but it is still too small compared to the number of works on display.

Most of the people who lost the election tried to stay calm. But only they knew how miserable they were.

If it is not selected, it means that all the efforts made for this work will be wasted.

Some of them could not control their emotions and started to complain, while others started to curse.

Some people even went directly to the organizing committee to argue.

The organizing committee or judges had been prepared and did not come to the scene at all. The staff who stayed here became the scapegoat.

At this time, Ge Kai, who looked unhappy, refused to communicate with his friends. He did not go to find these staff members, but went to a secluded place and contacted his relatives with his mobile phone.

However, after making several calls, no one answered.

It wasn't until the sixth number I dialed that someone finally answered.

"Mr. Gu, I saw the list of award nominees. I am not on the list." Ge Kai spoke in as calm a tone as possible.

A hoarse voice came from the phone: "Xiao Ge, are you emotional? I know that your emotions are definitely not directed at me, right?"

After hearing what the other party said, Ge Kai realized that his dissatisfaction was heard by the other party and it was a warning to him.

"Mr. Gu, how dare I disrespect you? It's just that I don't understand this result."

"Xiao Ge, you should understand this. The evaluation process of artistic creation requires the opinions of many judges to form the final result. It is difficult to be influenced by one person.

Since you are participating in the evaluation, you must be mentally prepared and be able to go up and down.

With so many painters, who can guarantee that their work will win an award or be selected?

If you can't accept losing and get upset, that's immature. I think you should wait until you are mentally prepared before participating."

After hearing this, Ge Kai was a little annoyed, but he didn't dare to show it. He thought for a moment and asked his question: "Mr. Gu, I don't understand. How can such a young person be nominated for the Gold Award?"

"You are talking about Jiang Zhe, right? This is a painting exhibition, not an age competition. Jiang Zhe's works meet the overall requirements. Some people may have opinions on his specific techniques, but the final selection result is a consensus among everyone.

You should prepare well and try to participate in the exhibition next time." The person on the other end hung up the phone without waiting for Ge Kai to say anything else.

Ge Kai stood there with his phone in his hand, feeling like he was holding a heavy suffocation in his heart, unable to get it out or out. After the call, he was even angrier than before.

Someone came over to say hello, but Ge Kai turned around and left without any courtesy.

At this time, Wang Zhen and Jiang Zhe walked out of the exhibition hall.

Wang Zhen invited a few friends to get together at noon to celebrate for Jiang Zhe.

Some people declined, while others were willing to participate.

When preparing to catch the bus, Jiang Zhe and his companions passed by Ge Kai.

Ge Kai was talking on the phone.

Jiang Zhe heard him say something in dialect into the phone.

Very familiar, I have heard it myself.

He couldn't help but ask, "What does this dialect mean? Who is he scolding?"

Wang Zhen doesn’t know either.

A friend who was traveling with them explained that it probably meant calling the other person a fool.

Jiang Zhe already knew that Ge Kai was not selected. Not only did he not win the gold medal, he also did not win the silver medal, bronze medal, or excellent prize.

At this time, seeing the other person cursing in frustration, my mood is completely different from before.

That day, Jiang Zhe ended the party, said goodbye to Wang Zhen and his friends, and flew back to Binhai. He didn't need to worry about the follow-up of the art exhibition.

Whether it can win the gold medal in the subsequent evaluation will have to wait until the end of the year.

Sitting in his seat, he pretended to close his eyes and rest, but in fact he had opened the system page.

The latest tips are displayed on the page.

You have been nominated for a gold medal in oil painting at an exhibition and can make the following choices.

1. Collect the rewards you have received now.

2. Wait until the final results are announced before collecting the reward.

After reading the detailed explanation, Jiang Zhe weighed the options again and again.

If you collect the reward now, you can ensure that you get the reward you have already obtained; if you choose to wait for the final result, there will be two possibilities. If you win the gold medal, you will get a higher reward. If you do not win the prize, you will most likely lose the reward at this stage.

After weighing it for a while, he finally decided to wait for the final result. After all, he didn't need money urgently.

After returning to Binhai, I reported my experience to my parents and reported the details to the school.

The school attaches great importance to this. Jiang Zhe was nominated for the gold medal, and teachers and students from other majors also won awards. This is a great harvest. If you look at the performance this year, it will exceed that of last year.

Jiang Zhe received many congratulations from his friends. He planned to stay at home for a period of time before school started, so that he could spend the time to relax and create.

He returned to the villa and began to sort out what he had gained from his trip and start creating.

One week later, in the studio.

Jiang Zhe sat in front of the easel, observing two sets of sketches and watercolor drafts.

The sketches and watercolors in each group contain the same content, with slight differences in details.

The first set of drafts depicted the street scenes he saw in Guangzhou, including street trees, pedestrians, vehicles, and some tall buildings shaded by trees.

The colors and light and dark in the painting show the scene at dusk.

The second group of paintings depicts the scene of a street food stall at night.

In the food stall, six people were sitting around a long table. Outside the lights of the food stall was the city street scene under the night sky.

One of the six people was Jiang Zhe himself.

There are several other people who are his friends, including new friends he met in Yangcheng, several teachers, and Wang Zhen.

On the table, there are some common delicacies and drinks in Guangzhou. In the painting, the fireworks of the food stalls and the night view of the city are both in contrast and in subtle harmony. Both sets of paintings use common materials.

Jiang Zhe deliberately uses the most common content to express different feelings.

The first set of manuscripts is a splicing of many materials.

The second set of manuscripts included changes to reality.

It is just because of the visual effect of realistic techniques that it is hard to imagine that the scene in the picture is different from reality.

In the process of conceiving these manuscripts, Jiang Zhe neither thought about technical innovation nor made grand narratives.

He wanted to express his personal feelings and some of his insights on his trip to Guangzhou.

He was not born and raised in Guangzhou. As an outsider, he analyzed and understood the scene from his own perspective.

These manuscripts have multiple perspectives, some are from looking outside while sitting in a car, some are from standing on the street and observing, and some are from looking outside while standing in the window.

Jiang Zhe didn’t know whether other people would have similar feelings when they went to Guangzhou.

Every person and every moment you see is a story. No matter how ordinary a person may seem, he or she has his or her own splendor or sadness.

However, no matter how exciting the stories there are, they have nothing to do with me.

This feeling of being a passer-by is also the current living situation of people living in a big city.

Jiang Zhe recalled what he had learned and thought during his trip and began his formal creation.

During the creative period, Chen Yan returned to Binhai and the two often met in the villa.

This did not slow down Jiang Zhe's creation speed.

The next day after completing the two works, Jiang Zhe invited Professor Qin and Teacher Hu to the villa.

The two saw two works that Jiang Zhe had just completed.

Compared with his previous formal works, the sizes of these two paintings are not large, one is 50×70 cm, and the other is 46×83 cm.

Professor Qin observed the work depicting the dusk street scene. After a while, he said, "The expression method of this painting is one of your common creation methods, but it is different from the street scenes you have depicted before. I need to think about the specific analysis."

When observing the second painting, both teachers found that their own images were reflected in the painting and found it interesting.

"There is a very interesting detail in the painting. There is an empty glass and an empty seat. I don't know who it belongs to." Teacher Hu asked, "Did you intentionally create suspense? This could be left by the previous guest, but it could also be left for someone else."

Jiang Zhe replied: "During the creation process, I thought of a painting by Caravaggio, which depicts a dinner.

In that painting, Caravaggio leaves an empty seat for the viewer, which triggers the viewer's association, the idea of ​​accepting the invitation and taking a seat."

Professor Qin said: “Your work is different from Caravaggio’s technique. Although you also left a blank space and an empty cup on the picture, you did not leave any way to enter this space.

When I looked at the people in the picture, it felt like I was observing them through glass.

It seems very close, but there is actually a distance.

Therefore, the biggest feeling this painting gives me is loneliness. It is like we live in the city, but there is always a layer of glass between us and many things, as if we are an outsider. "

"Teacher, you are the one who sees things clearly." Jiang Zhe brought some fruit snacks and asked the two teachers to sit down and chat slowly.

Professor Qin had already seen the details of the painting, so he sat down on the chair, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then asked: "Jiang Zhe, how did you come up with the idea of ​​creating such a painting? It seems that you have given up some advantages."

Jiang Zhe asked: "Teacher, do you think this is a failure?"

Professor Qin shook his head: "The atmosphere of this picture is somewhat dull and deserted."

Teacher Hu said frankly that he liked the work depicting the food stall because it had the atmosphere of modern life.

Jiang Zhe explained to the two teachers: “I want to record the materials I saw in Guangzhou, and also record my thoughts at the time.

I don’t know much about that city, and the material I saw was just some fragments. Through these fragments, I could only see a fragment of other people’s lives, just like I was watching a movie. I tried to connect these contents, so I didn’t use the expression method I am good at. ”

"Have you shown this painting to anyone else?" Professor Qin asked.

"No. Please come and see first."

After thinking for a while, Professor Qin said, "Your creation cannot be said to be wrong, but compared with previous works, it belongs to another style and is too subjective. It should be said that it is a lucky coincidence that it happens to show some visual feelings of urban life.

I have no objection to you making changes and trying new things, but this kind of work should not be published for the time being. You can keep it for reference or wait for the right opportunity to publish it. "

"You don't like this style?" Jiang Zhe asked.

“I can’t judge the future trend.

Many clients, or the art market, have already formed a fixed impression of your works. Will your clients accept your sudden change?
Of course, this is just my opinion." After Professor Qin finished talking about the work, he asked about Jiang Zhe's postgraduate studies.

Jiang Zhe said: "I am going to apply to the Paris Academy of Fine Arts and the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, and I am preparing the materials."

Professor Qin said, "There aren't that many courses in the senior year, and there's relatively ample time for each course. If you need anything, you can tell me directly."

"Thank you, teachers." Jiang Zhe understood that the two teachers were actually more concerned about his postgraduate studies.

After the two teachers left, Jiang Zhe came to the courtyard and watched Xiao Ka playing freely in the courtyard.

Although the two works have been questioned to a certain extent, he does not regret this attempt, and the system gave the works an excellent evaluation.

Therefore, after creating, one should enjoy the evening sunshine, breeze and quietness. After a while, Chen Yan walked into the gate.

……

The quiet time passes quickly.

The first day of school.

Jiang Zhe and Chen Yan came to report to the school.

Freshmen are reporting to the school square.

When Jiang Zhe and the other man saw this scene, they both felt emotional at the same time, realizing that they were already seniors in college.

During the process of reporting and paying tuition, Jiang Zhe met many classmates, and even met his freshman roommate, Gan Wenjie.

Gan Wenjie told Jiang Zhe that his roommate Du Xin, who was studying for a bachelor's degree, had returned to work. Shao Hui's brother Gan Wenjie was also thinking about how to find a job.

Because he had tried to work part-time during the holidays, he realized the difficulty of finding a job as an art major. He envied Jiang Zhe because he could sell his paintings and didn't have to worry about finding a job.

After parting with his roommates, Jiang Zhe sent Chen Yan to the girls' dormitory and then to the classroom.

Teacher Hu called the whole class together and assigned requirements for the new semester.

After seeing the course schedule for the first half of the senior year, everyone understood the true meaning of the reduction in courses.

Teacher Hu reminded the students that there were no classes scheduled for the first half of the senior year, and that the focus would be on internships and graduation projects. In addition, she specifically reminded those who had not yet passed the foreign language and other subject level exams to pass them before graduation to avoid affecting graduation.

The students listened to the teacher's reminder and thought about the situation they were facing...

That night, Jiang Zhe received a call from Miller.

Miller told Jiang Zhe a good news on the phone. (End of this chapter)