Soul Painter

Lawrence caught Gao Fan shaking hands with Daniel Radcliffe and chatting.

Gao Fan is a scumbag, and his English skills are of course sloppy, but this does not prevent him from chatting with Daniel. After all, many emotions can be expressed through the three words 'hahaha'.

"Sorry." Lawrence apologized to Daniel, pulled Gao Fan away, and whispered, "How did you get here?"

"The flight is delayed." Gao Fan said, "Besides, I didn't find the car you sent to pick me up."

"Is your phone off?" Lawrence asked.

"Ah? Is that so?" Gao Fan took out his phone and checked, it was indeed turned off.

"You... Hurry up, the teacher is waiting for you, the review has already started." Lawrence led Gao Fan into the exhibition hall.

At this time, Lawrence noticed Gao Fan's slightly baggy suit.

"How did you lose so much weight?" Lawrence was surprised.

The last time we met in Tianmei, Gao Fan still had a little flesh on his body. Lawrence ordered a suit for him according to his body shape at the time, and specially mailed it to London. The 3,000 yuan set of Armani is suitable for a young artist If it is too expensive, it will be too extravagant and will leave a bad impression on the public.

As a result, the suit looked empty on Gao Fan's body. Lawrence wondered if there was only a skeleton under the suit.

"Maybe I haven't eaten in the past few days." Gao Fan recalled, it seemed that he hadn't eaten seriously for more than ten days. The experience during this period was too bizarre, and it was difficult to remember such trivial things as eating.

Lawrence shook Gao Fan's bone-thin hand, frowned, and said in a low voice, "Little brother, before leaving enough great works, you have to take care of yourself."

"So if you draw enough and good enough paintings, you can prepare to die?" Gao Fan asked with a smile, "I have to tell the old man about this."

Lawrence patted Gao Fan on the shoulder.

Gao Fan had already entered the exhibition hall.

This exhibition hall is tall enough. From the outside, you can already see the glass curtain wall with a height of about 30 meters, and the interior is brightly lit.

Entering it, you can see the exhibition hall about a kilometer away. There are dozens of oil paintings on the walls and in various special-shaped exhibition halls.

The paintings are large or small, but some are given special attention, and enough ambient lighting is set up for them to show their characteristics.

Gao Fan stood in front of a pair of "Mary Magdalene" and stopped in his tracks.

Since the 19th century, the typical religious image of "Mary Magdalene" has changed from the image of a prostitute who was saved and repented by Jesus to the closest belief partner of Jesus in the world, or it is called the thirteenth person of Jesus Disciple - the disciple who was most taught by Jesus and most inspired by him.

Therefore, this "Mary Magdalene" draws on the religious knowledge of the new era. When depicting Maria, it takes "enlightenment" instead of the traditional "confession" as the theme. There is a hand in the picture, which should belong to Jesus, and Maria Then he half-kneeled on the ground, with his head held up slightly, joy and serenity appearing in his facial expression.

This painting is very different from the paintings of Maria painted by Titian and Caravaggio. It is a masterpiece from a master. Yes, the artist’s three major items of painter must be close to or have reached the full value. Gao Fan is pursuing The brushstrokes and colors in it gave me the feeling of standing in the British Museum and admiring the masterpieces of those masters.

"The work of David Leifel," Lawrence said softly.

Gao Fan also saw the artist's label next to the painting.

David Leffer, an American painter, is the most influential contemporary oil painting master in the United States.

Standing in front of this painting, Gao Fan felt ecstatic. He stretched out his hand and realized that he couldn't touch it, and he couldn't touch it. Because there were many people standing in front of the painting, he nervously hooked it in the air, and said Exclaimed: "This light is so powerful. Such a bold application is simply presumptuous, but it is so presumptuous that it cannot be questioned...it's so powerful~"

"I didn't expect that David Leifel would also participate in this selection." Lawrence said, "George Baselitz, David Leiffel, who else do you know? Marlene Dumas, the A painter's painter, a high-profile modern female artist."

"Marlene Dumas is here too? I like her watercolors and oil paintings of human bodies." Gao Fan said.

"So, the most important thing is to participate." Lawrence patted Gao Fan's too thin shoulder, and he felt a thin and towering mountain.

He thought, Gao Fan must have put in a lot of hard work for this review, and he has been so thin for a month, but there are three mountains in front of him: German neo-expressionist George Baselitz, American portraitist David Laifel, and Marlene Dumas, a South African female painter known worldwide for her rough painting.

These three are all super masters who are capable of aspiring to the status of masters in the contemporary oil painting field. It is very likely that whoever takes the first step will have his works become the next Monterey.

It's only because the jury of ten masters, collectors and connoisseurs came up with such a good theme. No painter would feel offended by a topic like 'Depicting Beauty', because this is an eternal theme of human beings.

"Don't worry, being selected is already a victory." Thinking of this, Lawrence said again.

"Yes, I will be selected." At this time, Gao Fan and Lawrence had already walked to the painting of Marlene Dumas.

This is a giant human body oil portrait, two meters high and one meter wide. It depicts an African lady's plump, strong, full-lined and harvested body in equal proportions.

The smearing and application of a large number of red, green and blue colors make the whole painting full of impact. This kind of brilliant expressiveness is Marlene Dumas' favorite. The people in the painting present a kind of vigorous vitality, which makes people feel fascinated.

There are also many people around here.

Lawrence saw a few Hollywood stars in it, and they discussed how much money they needed to buy this painting—compared to the worth of these stars, this painting is certainly not expensive, but they probably only appreciate the economic value of it Bar.

Going further, you will reach the third confluence of the crowd.

This is also the largest gathering center.

Because with the 30-meter-high glass curtain wall as the background, a display rack with a width of 6 meters is set up here, and a giant painting of 5 meters by 2 meters is stretched on the display rack, like a pergola. When people come here, they need to use Only by raising your head at an angle that can treat cervical spondylosis can you browse the whole picture of the painting, and then start to marvel.

This giant painting depicts God and demons, light and darkness, with the center as the boundary line. The two worlds are merging, inverting each other, and connecting with each other. God and Satan are fighting fiercely in the center of the picture. Around them, there are A large number of angels and demons attack each other. This painting uses fiery but dark lines to describe a battle of creation.

All the gods have wild and flamboyant shapes, as if they want to break through the canvas and rush to the world. What's more subtle is the overall layout of the painting. Darkness and light seem to be blending. At the junction of light and dark, there are several angels and demons. They are changing each other, implying the truth of the chaos in this world.

"It's... amazing." Gao Fan raised his head, looked at this giant painting, and couldn't say any other words, so it is very important to study hard, otherwise Gao Fan will dig out a few more words from his head that can express shock The idiom.

It wasn't the first time Lawrence had admired this masterpiece by George Baselitz, but it still took his breath away.

How to win this...?

It's impossible to win.

"Very powerful." Gao Fan said to Lawrence at this time, "But if it's just like this, I will win."

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