Tokyo life starting with painting

The Tokyo Youth Art Awards allows high school students to participate in both the student and adult categories.

After all, the original intention of this painting appreciation competition is to cultivate the art literacy of Tokyo high school students. Those who have this ability or confidence are actually very welcome by the organizer, the Japan Art Education Association.

But that's just an official statement.

Really, who will compete in both the student and adult categories? Who can't think so?

Comparing high school students with college students and amateur painters is simply looking for abuse.

After all, it's impossible for someone to participate in both the student and adult competitions and still win a gold medal - that's how it should be.

At least that was the case before today.

"This is the first time I've seen this happen," the middle-aged active painter couldn't help but murmur to himself as he looked at "Tokyo Sunset·Impression" and "Tokyo" that were submitted as gold prizes.

The Tokyo Youth Art Prize has been held thirty or forty times. As long as there are no natural or man-made disasters, it is basically held once a year.

Among these thirty or forty times, not once has a high school student won the gold medal in both the adult category and the student category.

But it was this established fact that was broken today.

This is undoubtedly a monumental moment.

If it weren't for Higashinoji's work being so outstanding, they wouldn't have dared to make such a decision.

The Youth Painting Award is still quite an authoritative event among the younger generation. If you say something like a double gold award, it will definitely be reported by countless magazines and media.

If the quality of Higashino Tsukasa's work is not good or is close to the quality of Akisa Kuromiya's "Up to the Kyoto", they might choose "Up to the Kyoto" instead.

After all, things like the double gold reward are too controversial, and there is no need for them to risk being scolded by the media as "old-sighted."

But it’s precisely the quality of Higashinoji’s “Tokyo” that is so high! Akisa Kuromiya's "Up to the Capital" is completely incomparable.

That’s why they can choose “Tokyo” with such confidence.

"I didn't expect that the double gold medal of the Youth Painting Award would be awarded to me."

The first floor of Yamauchi murmured to himself, but there was no regret in his voice.

The only regret is that Akisa Kuromiya was not very lucky. She bumped into Higashino Tsukasa's dark horse and was knocked over.

"Shangjing" is not as good as "Tokyo", this is obvious, and he cannot do anything like favoring students.

No one could have imagined that Higashinoji could win the double gold medal at the Tokyo Youth Art Award.

The first floor of Yamauchi shook his head, shook his unnecessary thoughts out of his mind, said hello to the person in charge of the event, and walked straight out the door.

He took out his cell phone and dialed a number.

After a while, the other end of the phone was connected, and it was the familiar voice of Akisa Kuromiya: "Hello? Mr. Yamauchi?"

"Kuromiya-san, the final results of the Youth Painting Award are out." Yamauchi announced on the first floor: "You are not the one who won the gold award in the adult category."

According to general regulations, he is actually obliged to keep the review results confidential and not to spread the results outside.

But Akisa Kuromiya is a student on the first floor of Yamauchi, and she is very tight-lipped, so she can still enjoy some special treatment.

Akisa Kuromiya on the other side of the phone was silent for a while after hearing these words, and then she said, "Is it "Tokyo" written by Mr. Higashinoji?"

"Um?"

Kuromiya Meisa suddenly said the name Higashinoji, which made Yamauchi's face full of surprise and asked her: "How do you know?"

"I met him last time when I was searching for feelings on the street. The painting "Tokyo" was painted using my canvas and painting tools." Akisa Kuromiya explained in a very calm voice.

Find the feeling in the streets.

Others may not understand Kuromiya Akisa's words, but Yamauchi Ichiro understands them because this is Kuromiya Akisa's way of finding inspiration.

Only by being close to life can we create real works of art.

only--

Higashinoji actually used Kuromiya Meisa’s painting tools and canvas? And robbed her of her gold reward?

If it were anyone else, they would probably be furious.

The expression on the first floor of Yamauchi was a little subtle. It seemed that instead of being angry, Akisa Kuromiya over there breathed a sigh of relief?

"Don't you feel anything?"

After all, the first floor of Yamauchi was the other party's mentor, so he didn't lose his composure and asked her as calmly as possible.

"I don't think I have any feeling. I was very unwilling to do it before, but then I thought that "Shangjing" is indeed not as good as his "Tokyo", so there is nothing to be unwilling to do."

Kuromiya Meisa's voice was very steady: "Just try harder next time."

Just try harder next time.

This is what Akisa Kuromiya told herself, and her voice seemed calm.

But next to Yamauchi on the first floor, you can clearly hear that Kuromiya Meisa is actually still very unwilling and very anxious.

After all, everyone is good at painting, so who wants to admit that one is weaker than the other?

"Well, then come on."

The first floor of Yamauchi spoke to comfort him.

An anxious state of mind may not be good, but trying to comfort him now might have the opposite effect, so he didn't say anything more.

He hung up the phone, glanced at the logo of the Japan Art Education Association not far away, and couldn't help but laugh twice.

When the results are announced in two days, the media and newspapers will probably start.

The winner of the Youth Painting Award, a double gold medal, is still a high school student.

Is there any topic more exciting than this?

I guess not?

Thinking that there would be awards ceremonies and various things to prepare for later, Yamauchi's first floor felt like his head was spinning.

Fortunately, he is not a staff member, so he only needs to show his face when the time comes.

After hanging up the call, Kuromiya Meisa stared at the "Tokyo" saved in the photo album of her mobile phone and fell into long thoughts.

Regardless of the color matching or the sophistication of the brushstrokes, I can't compare to Higashinoji.

Moreover, I am still busy working on the update of "Between Dolls".

How can we win against the opponent?

She didn't speak, just lost in thought.

After a while, Akisa Kuromiya's roommate friend Chimi Nagawa came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. Seeing Akisa Kuromiya staring at "Tokyo" and thinking, she couldn't help but ask:

"Today seems to be the day of judging for the Tokyo Youth Art Prize, right? Mingsha, how was the final result?"

Chimei Nagawa is also a student on the first floor of Yamauchi, but unlike Akisa Kuromiya, she is a 'traitor' in the eyes of the first floor of Yamauchi, the kind of 'traitor' who can make the first floor of Yamauchi angry to death.

If it weren't for Chimi Nagawa's father having some relationship with the first floor of Yamauchi, he would have kicked Chimi Nagawa out of the class he led.

"It was Higashino-sensei's "Tokyo" that won. It won the gold reward." Kuromiya Meisa heard the voice of her best friend and answered.

"Ah, wow, this Higashikata is too powerful, isn't he? Speaking of which, isn't Instructor Yamauchi in charge of judging? Why didn't he give you the gold reward?"

"My skills are just inferior to those of others."

Hearing Nagawa Chimi mention Higashinoji again, Kuromiya Meisa inevitably felt some fluctuations in her heart. She bit her lower lip and replied.

Why--

It's true that the skills are not as good as the people.

but

Still a little angry.