Tokyo life starting with painting

Chapter 194 How did this painting come in (8000 words!)

The selection of the Art Creation Grand Prize is actually similar to the previous selection of the Tokyo Youth Art Award.

But the scale is much larger than the Tokyo Youth Art Prize.

The selection consists of preliminary selection, screening, review and final selection.

The number of awards increased to five, including one gold award, 600,000 yen plus award certificates from the five major art academies, two silver awards, 400,000 yen plus award certificates, four bronze awards, 300,000 yen plus Award certificate. In addition to gold, silver and bronze awards, there are also effort awards and commendation awards.

The selection criteria for the Effort Award is based on the workload of the work, while the Commendation Award is an award that encourages creators to keep up their efforts and supports them both spiritually and materially.

Both of these things only have bonuses and no reward certificates.

In addition to the establishment of awards, there are also various categories.

For example, the oil painting category that Higashinoji belongs to. There is also photography in the visual communication design category, and the sculpture categories are all kinds of weird.

Among them, oil painting is considered popular - because many art students only know oil painting, and they don't know anything about sculpture and photography.

Therefore, the oil painting category of this year's Art Creation Awards will inevitably cause a bloody storm. It is considered the hardest hit area. I don't know how many people will be killed or injured to get the only gold reward.

Higashikata didn't think too much.

He just picked up the phone amidst the noisy noises of the little girls, and then walked to the relatively quiet balcony: "Is this Mr. Yamauchi? Do you want to see me for anything?"

"Yeah." There was silence on the first floor of Yamauchi for a while, and then he replied: "I just went to get the thermos. I'm sorry, Higashino-kun."

He took a sip of water, and then said: "Let's get down to business first. The final selection of the Art Creation Award will be in three days, Higashino-san."

Sure enough, it was about the Art Creation Awards.

This was not what Higashino expected.

"But the key thing is not the selection time of the Art Creation Award, but the specific selection committee." Yamauchi continued to say with a smile: "I have to say, Higashino-san, you are really lucky. This time the five major art academies jointly The selection committee and awards committee of the Art Creation Awards held are mainly Ms. Noriko Mano, the current Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.”

"Oh?" This time Tonoji also showed a surprised expression.

The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, also known as the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan, is the Minister of State of Japan. He is in charge of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. He is mainly responsible for domestic matters related to education and art. Even if Japan's unlucky Prime Minister wants to interfere, Regarding education, we have to wait until the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology approves a specific plan.

The size of his official position is approximately equal to the chief executive of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Culture, Bureau of Religious Affairs, and General Administration of Sports in China.

Moreover, Japan also has an award called the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award, which is mainly given to people who have made great achievements in the arts.

This is a very big shot, so it’s no wonder Yamauchi said that Higashinoji is very lucky.

If you can get even a little appreciation from the other party, even if you let her know your name, it will be considered a huge success.

But if you think about it carefully, Higashino feels that it is not surprising that Manano Noriko appears as a selection committee member and award committee member.

After all, the five major art academies in Tokyo represent the most powerful art schools in Japan. As the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Noriko Mano is certainly obliged to attend such an event.

Not to mention that the Japanese cabinet has recently re-appointed the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Of course Manano Noriko has to find an opportunity to show her face in front of the public.

Higashinoji thought as he thanked Yamauchi on the first floor.

After all, the other party really put a lot of effort into participating in this art creation award.

Presumably from Yamauchi's first floor, Higashinoji must have entered Musashi Beauty University with certainty. His current actions are also cultivating talents for Musashi Beauty University.

As for Akisa Kuromiya next to Higashinoji? She didn't participate in the Grand Prize competition at all and put all her energy into this comic.

Since she works so hard, she will definitely achieve corresponding results.

"The selection results should be out tomorrow. Do you want me to inform you directly, Higashino-kun? Or do you want to wait for the competition committee to notify you?"

Yamauchi's first floor even asked Higashinoji thoughtfully before hanging up the phone.

He was worried that Higashinoji was too nervous, so he was still thinking about whether to notify Higashinoji in advance.

After all, the oil painting category is considered the hardest hit area. The number of Japanese young people who submitted submissions to the oil painting category is probably more than 40% of the total number of people in the entire Art Creation Awards. Roughly speaking, there are about 5,000 or 6,000 contestants. This number is among them. There simply shouldn't be too much pressure from competition.

"Teacher Yamauchi, please inform me in advance." Higashino replied with a smile.

His attitude seemed unhurried, and he was obviously not nervous.

If you can get it, it's your ability. If you don't get it, try harder next time. How can there be so many twists and turns? Can you get a gold reward by being compassionate and hiding?

This is clearly unlikely.

Higashinoji discussed with Yamauchi on the first floor for a while, and then hung up the phone.

Thinking of the words on the first floor of Yamauchi, Higashinoji couldn't help but nod.

Indeed, there is indeed something good to see in this Art Creation Awards.

No matter what, as the days go by, the final evaluation day of the Art Creation Awards has finally arrived.

As a selection held by the five major art academies in Japan, the jury lineup is of course mainly selected from professors and tutors of various major disciplines in the five major art academies.

In addition, of course, some well-known professional painters and professional sculptors will be invited to serve as judges, but they only account for a small proportion. They are allowed to join in to show that "the art creation awards held by our five major art academies" "It's fair and open" to silence the media.

There are more than ten judges in total.

Among the oil painting professors of the five major art academies, Yamauchi Ichiro's status is not considered to be the highest. At most, he is at an upper level. Therefore, among these ten people, he can only be regarded as a judge with a relatively powerful say. , but far from the level of a veto.

Compared with the Tokyo Youth Art Award that Higashinoji participated in, the level of the Art Creation Award is undoubtedly much higher.

You must know that Yamauchi Ichibo had a veto power in the Tokyo Youth Art Prize at that time, but it was completely useless here. At most, he only gave suggestions.

The person who can really influence the overall situation is probably the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mano Noriko.

As long as she speaks, the rest of the people will basically agree.

First, a preliminary selection was carried out for storage, and more than 4,000 oil paintings were cut out of the five to six thousand works in the warehouse - two-thirds of them were directly cut off.

This elimination force is really too great.

The remaining more than 2,000 works entered the next screening stage.

The so-called screening is to cut down another 1,500 works from the more than 2,000 pieces, leaving 500 pieces for review - this cut is another three-quarters, and countless people have died. The brutality is comparable to that of a world war.

Of course, there will be professors from other colleges to help with the selection, otherwise the dozen or so people on the review team want to see five to six thousand works in three days. This is simply a joke.

The remaining 500 works that have entered the review stage can be formally evaluated by the review team.

In the end, 450 paintings were cut from these 500, and fifty oil paintings were obtained for the final selection. One cut was nine-tenths of the number of people, which can be said to be extremely bloody.

However, after such strict screening and reduction, these fifty oil paintings were only qualified for the final selection.

In the end, only a dozen or so people could get the prize.

But in fact, this is the case with the regular Grand Prize. The Tokyo Youth Grand Prize is at most a competition held in Tokyo for Tokyo students. Of course, it is different from the Art Creation Grand Prize.

At this time, more than a dozen judges were sitting at the long table. Most of them were male judges and there were fewer women. Their expressions were more or less serious at this time.

But in fact, since most of the judges present were famous Japanese art professors, mentors, and famous active painters, the psychological pressure of simply selecting these works was not great.

But

They couldn't help but look at the woman sitting next to him.

It was a middle-aged woman with short hair. She looked to be in her forties. Her face was a little unremarkable, giving off a plain and gentle feeling.

But it was such an ordinary middle-aged woman that made everyone present dare not ignore her.

After all, she is the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Noriko Mano who has the most say in the room.

"You can make your own selections, don't worry about me." Manano Noriko obviously felt the eyes of everyone, so she smiled and nodded.

She is a simple politician. She graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tokyo, so she doesn’t know much about art. At most, she only came into contact with education and art after entering the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

But how can it possibly be as good as those famous art professors and painters here?

So she was very straightforward and just came over to watch the fun and prepare to go on stage to present an award.

As for the results of the Art Creation Awards?

To be honest, she didn't care.

She took the initiative to join the judging panel just to pave the way for her next political career.

Seeing Manano Noriko's statement, the professors on the first floor of Yamauchi breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to discuss the selected works.

This art creation award is large in scale, and the quality of the works varies due to the complexity and diversity of the participants - there are many who have never studied art at all, and young people who draw ghostly symbols are also motivated by 'What if I win? ’ mentality to submit the article.

Anyway, it won’t hurt to give it a try.

For this reason, about one-half of the works displayed in this exhibition room are works by students from the five major art academies in Tokyo.

After all, how can there be so many talented students?

College students who have received formal and systematic art education from the top five art academies in Tokyo will naturally have an advantage when facing wild students from all over the country.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no works submitted from other regions that have entered the final selection stage, it is just that the number is relatively small, and the total number is about the same as the number of students from the five major art academies in Tokyo.

The abnormal economy of Japan’s Tokyo area can also be seen.

"This painting "Mountain Climbers and Shooting Stars" is good. The concept is very good. The man carrying mountain climbing equipment always lowers his head and climbs up, just to pursue the most beautiful scenery on the top of the mountain. But when he lowers his head and walks hard, there is no sound above his head. The beautiful scenery of meteors streaking across the ground fits the theme of expressing regret for beautiful things this time.”

A professor from the oil painting department of Tokyo University of the Arts said in a low voice: "I feel like a silver medal should be fine."

"The concept is indeed good, but the color and composition still lack some meaning."

"You said it, if you take into account the color and composition, this painting should be ranked for the Bronze Prize. Let's take note of it first."

"Professor Tazawa, please look at this painting "Koshien" here. The composition and use of colors are very good, and the brushwork is also good, it has a taste of impression painting. The tears of regret shed in the Koshien stadium, the flaming sunset Shrouded and rippling"

"The colors and application are indeed in place, but the concept is a bit cliché. Many students have already used the theme of Koshien, right? There is nothing new here."

"Yeah, that's right. It seems I have to put it back a little bit."

They discussed in low voices, various opinions were raised, and various opinions were written down.

This is the drawback of common painting themes.

The contestants all chose the same theme, resulting in many oil paintings with poor themes.

Silver and Bronze Awards are fine, but Gold Awards must be for works that take into account the theme of this award while also not sacrificing painting skills.

But good works are not that easy to find

These scholars, current painters, and professors were selecting for a while, and then they heard a voice: "Everyone, you might as well take a look at this painting "Summer is Over."

This is exactly the sound from the first floor of Yamauchi.

The screening was very intensive this time. Originally, Yamauchi on the first floor was worried that Higashinoji wouldn't make it into the final selection, so he searched anxiously for a while, but he didn't expect it to be on the wall behind him. This was considered dark under the standard light.

But now that I have found it. He did not hesitate and simply promoted Higashinoji's oil paintings to the judges present.

"Summer is over?"

Everyone raised their heads and couldn't help but frown when they heard this title.

This title sounds like the kind of natural landscape painting without any intention. Generally speaking, this kind of painting has the least artistic value.

Because it has no human element in it.

Just painting flowers and plants, and painting some natural creatures dying and plants withering, how can this have any research value? They are all scenery that I have long been used to seeing.

This Art Creation Award was originally about competition in terms of conception and theme, but the skills had to be put a little behind, but the result was that Yamauchi directly won a landscape painting on the first floor?

How did this painting make it to the final selection stage?

With this thought, most of the judges walked towards the first floor of the mountain.

They wanted to see how the painting "Summer is Over" entered the final selection round.

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