National Treasure Artist

Chapter 180 A corner of the white whale (for subscription, reward)

Bai Gongtong stood in the center of the podium, and the unobtrusive follow spotlight was following him.

He was wearing a black suit with a white shirt and no tie, and even the top two buttons of the shirt were unbuttoned casually.

All eyes were on the youth.

In the corner of the corridor on the second floor, the host of the radio station was broadcasting in a low voice.

Davidia involucrata is the focus of attention, he enjoys such attention!

His gaze swept over the masters, the three arrogances, and then the reporters on the second floor.

He only saw the corners of Bai Gongtong's mouth slightly raised, and his eyes sparkled with joy. He recalled in his mind the description of the Sydney Opera House in various fields in that other world.

A well-known architect once said:
"From the perspective of the characteristics of the times, this is an extraordinary work. It successfully guides the rise of a generation of modernist architecture and has an influence on later generations."

"It is novel, it guides the advancement of technology, it redefines the meaning of public buildings, and it becomes the most important urban landmark and even a national symbol!"

"Its popularity lasted half a century and spread to the whole world."

"From a structural point of view, the entire design and construction process of the Sydney Opera House is an excellent textbook!"

Architectural critics with great taste can't help being crazy about it:
"For a public building, both function and aesthetics must strive for perfection, and we prefer to evaluate public buildings from the perspective of public aesthetics rather than architects' aesthetics."

"But the most amazing thing about the Sydney Opera House is that it is an excellent building that is highly consistent with the aesthetics of the public and the architects!"

"Imagine all the great buildings of the 20th century, such as Villa Savoye, Ronchamp Church, Kimbell Art Museum, etc. Even if you go back to Gaudí's works, their influence among the general public is far less than this Sydney opera."

The Sydney Opera House is also a favorite place of countless celebrities and nobles. Even the Queen Mother of England came to it on the day of its completion.

It is great enough, but the Sydney Opera House in this world will still give birth to an even brighter light!

Because it will be the work of two masters working together through time and space!
Davidson involuntarily withdrew her thoughts and whispered softly: "On the Pacific Ocean under the setting sun, the Sydney Opera House will be like a few pure white sails, shining brightly in the sun."

"It will be the most beautiful theater in the world"

"Good afternoon, judges."

Gongtong's expression immediately became solemn, and she bowed slightly to the judges.

After straightening up, I saw Davidia involucrata turned sideways, raising her hands.

A projection fell at the same time as the gesture, and a quarto-sized, blurred and dreamy picture was displayed in front of everyone.

It is the blue sea, the blue sky, the cape, and the layered and elegant white sails.
Seagulls seem to be flying in the sky
The light sprinkles on the picture, and the light flows faintly in the picture.
Even the masters in the audience were stunned.

With the level of the six established art masters, they can undoubtedly judge that this is a very superb painting, and the use of light in it is unique even in the field of painting.

But what's the use of this?

This place was the final stage for the Sydney Opera House competition design!
Everyone turned their eyes to Bai Gongtong with doubts.

In their eyes, Bai Gongtong stood upright, with a serious expression, like a spear.

"Um"

Gong Tong opened her mouth, but what she gave was not the explanation everyone thought.

"This painting was completed by my daughter-in-law after two days and two nights. Don't forget to return it to me when the competition is over."

I saw that Gongtong asked very seriously.

Hey!
As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent.

"This kid is still a warm man!"

Humane.

In the waiting area, Ban Xia burst out laughing, her red face was very attractive.

No one expected that, because of Gongtong's words today, because of the status of the Sydney Opera House, and because of Ban Xia's superb skills, this painting was auctioned for a sky-high price in later generations.

"Sydney is full of low and small residential buildings, most of which are built with red bricks."

"It sets the tone for the city of Sydney, which is slightly dark and doesn't have enough light."

After a while, Gongtong spoke again, still did not directly explain, just listened to him: "Not far from the headland is the exaggerated giant parabolic steel structure of the Harbor Bridge, and the thick pillars on both sides."

"In my conception, this project should present a white long-span building in these ordinary residential buildings with red brick as the base color, just like a huge white sail in the sea showing its light and shadow changes in the setting sun."

With that said, Gongtong turned her gaze to the masters:
"It also needs to be integrated with the parabolic cityscape of the Harbor Bridge, so that the form of the Harbor Bridge will not be too abrupt."

"In this way, the forms of the two giant structures will complement each other and echo each other."

Bai Gongtong is analyzing his views on competition items, venues and his own design concepts.

The masters nodded after hearing the words, and they looked at the projection painting thoughtfully.

"Yes, the watercolor painting behind me is the performance of my opera house in the venue."

Gongtong nodded in response.

Upon request, the staff zoomed in on the angle of view, and the picture became clearer and condensed on the white volume on the headland.

The reason why it is called a volume rather than a building is precisely because the layers of white sail-like volumes have no details, only a general outline.

"Designer Bai Gongtong."

Modernist master Seamus Chwast raised his hand, then asked in a deep voice, "Is this white body the opera house you made?"

Gongtong nodded: "Yes, sir."

After the brief conversation, the masters looked at each other with much more serious expressions, watching the picture carefully.

They gradually deepened and gradually realized the meaning of the painting.

They first saw the relationship between the building and the headland, and then saw its relationship with the Harbor Bridge, the relationship with the sea, and even the relationship with the city.
The masters became more cautious and continued to observe.

The line of sight falls on the layers of volumes. There are no details but volumes. This is a problem for ordinary judges, but it is enough for masters.

As the saying goes, you can see a leopard in a tube, probably so.

"It's a huge shell roof."

A master whispered.

"It's too imaginative, can the opera house use such a curved form?"

Some masters questioned.

"However, such a shape will make people gradually ignore the feeling of vertical support from the senses, and change along the curve. Will this curve be as beautiful as a musical note?"

A master said again.

The masters only felt that the more they watched, the more shocked they felt, but this was only a manifestation of their physical appearance.

In the eyes of the masters, the volumes on the picture have already stood up.

This opera house is so light and elegant in shape, it even completely blends into the natural environment with the city and the sea as the background.

It successfully links the horizontal space, the large platform connecting the city and the towering roof into a whole, and through the repeated gradual reduction of units, it weakens the huge sense of volume of a single roof, and forms a powerful building with the Harbor Bridge. overall!

"In terms of dealing with the momentum of the sea, the technique used by this opera house is also very amazing, revealing the wisdom of the oriental people."

Masayuki Kurokawa, the master of the island country, said in a low voice: "Miss Kelly's work is like a huge rock that has existed since ancient times. No matter how the waves are raging, I am still standing still."

"But Bai Gongtong's handling of this point reminds me of the philosophy of the ancient Chinese."

"Their ancestors once said that it is better to control the water than block it."

"Facing the waves, the opera house designed by Bai Gongtong chose to take advantage of the momentum and step on waves!"

"It's like white sails about to travel far away, carrying hope and time!"

The three proud sons of heaven were stunned and swallowed dryly.

Is this really an opera house?
The opera house should be old and elegant, why is it like this? !

It broke the cognition of the three of them!
The reporters in the corridor looked at the pictures with wide eyes, but their reactions were completely different from those of the former. They couldn’t understand them. They only thought the pictures were beautiful but they couldn’t see through the buildings.

The six masters and the three Tianjiao watched for a long time, their faces solemn.

But soon, the masters didn't know what they thought of, and they all shook their heads and let out a long breath.

The two modernist masters showed regret, the two classical masters expressed gratitude, and the two island country world-class masters became calm and indifferent.

Adrian, Kelly Nileski, and Masayuki Kurokawa looked complicated.

Just showing a corner of the Sydney Opera House amazed the masters and Tianjiao, causing their hearts to be shocked and shocked again and again.

(End of this chapter)