The weather was nice, so they walked slowly on the street after leaving the arena. Yamazaki Kintaro said with emotion: "I saw your work at the end of July. Mr. Chen Xing, I have been waiting here for you for two months." Waited for me for two months?
Chen Xing looked at him a little strangely. If he had something to ask for, he could still send him an email even if he didn't have a convenient way of contacting him like a phone call.
Although Chen Xing only clears his mail every few days, he always reads it. But this was the first time he knew that this island nation was waiting for him.
"I'm really sorry, I have been in China during this period." Yamazaki Kintaro said with a free and easy smile: "What is there to say sorry for? I know from the gallery you signed with that Mr. Chen Xing is working for the gallery exhibition. "Caifeng, you must be very busy with such an urgent task, right?" Busy... If he was busy traveling, then the female student he met at Wuyuan Railway Station was extremely busy.
Chen Xing nodded slightly. He still doesn't know why this island countryman is looking for him. He won't worship him after losing once, right?
Judging from the styles of the two people, there is no similarity at all. Chen Xing’s works express the Chinese major tune, and several of his famous works are very grand. You may not feel profound when looking at the small photos on your computer or mobile phone, but when you go to a photography exhibition to view them, you will find that you will feel the same when looking at Chen Xing’s masterpieces. Very shocking.
Whether it’s a Miao village, a Tibetan old man migrating to the mountains, or a snow mountain climber. Even the Buddha's light that will be displayed later is of a magnificent style.
Most of Yamazaki Kintaro's works like to use dark tones, which is completely inconsistent with Chen Xing's style. And in the case of different styles, there will naturally be no admiration.
At most, I think Chen Xing's photography is very good and I admire it very much. What does dark tone mean? There is just a lack of white parts, and most of the colors in the entire work tend to be black.
This kind of work will be very textured once it is taken. They chatted about things unrelated to photography and walked towards Flåm Square like a stroll.
When Chen Xing observed the surrounding streets, he found that Hedwig had walked far away with her head lowered.
Chen Xing then remembered that Hedwig could not understand Chinese very well, and quickly said to Kintaro Yamazaki: "Mr. Yamazaki, do you know English?"
"Yes, of course, I am also proficient in English." Chen Xing rolled his eyes inwardly when he heard his tone.
This is called proficiency in English. No wonder it is said that no one except the islanders can understand their English.
But even a guesser can understand the meaning. Chen Xing quickly shouted to Hedwig: "Hedwig, let's take a rest here."
"Oh..." They have arrived at Fromm Square, which is the city center of Arles. There is also a statue of Van Gogh on the square.
Van Gogh's artistic achievements are very high. Even ordinary people who don't know oil painting know "Starry Night", "Sunflowers", or "Cafe at Night", and these works were all created by him in the small city of Arles. .
So there are many shadows of Van Gogh in the city of Arles. For example, the house where Van Gogh lived, the hospital he visited, and even the cafe painted in "The Night Cafe" can be found here.
This place is fine for tourists to take pictures and post on friends, but if you really want to sit and drink a cup of coffee and enjoy the sun bathing in this sunny city, you can just find a cafe on the roadside.
Calling Hedwig back, the three of them walked towards a cafe with a huge awning on the side of the road.
This coffee shop is located under a yellow four-story house. The second, third and fourth floors are residential buildings, and the first floor is shops. But there is only one business, and that is the Martin Cafe they went to.
When Hedwig entered the store, she stood outside for a long time until Chen Xing urged her to come in.
"What are you looking at?" Chen Xing asked in English.
"Look at this house." Hedwig said happily.
"Did you know that Van Gogh painted a lot of yellow houses after he came to Arles? One of the paintings seems to be here. The railway at the end of the street is exactly the same as in the painting." Hedwig was very excited, so her tone of voice was also very exciting. quick.
The islanders looked at the two people in confusion. Chen Xing had not seen many works by Van Gogh, so he gave up after recalling it. He spread his hands and said, "With all due respect, the whole of Arles is full of yellow houses. I really can't tell whether this place appears in his paintings or not." .”
"It really does!" Hedwig took out her phone and started searching, while Chen Xing explained to the islanders what they were talking about before.
He also said he was proficient in English. They sat down in the awning outside without entering the room. The waiter who was waiting for the guests inside quickly came out and asked: "Are you three? What do you want to order? We have cold drinks and blueberry cake today, which is very good." ." Hedwig liked cakes very much, so Chen Xing ordered two cups of coffee, a sandwich and a cake, and handed the menu to Yamazaki.
At this time, Hedwig also found the painting, called Yellow House 23. The painting had the same four floors as theirs. Although the details had changed, the layout was the same.
The most critical thing is the railway bridge on the right side of the picture. Totally consistent.
"Then are we sitting in Van Gogh's painting?" Chen Xing joked. Hedwig felt very happy as she listened. For an art student like her, what Chen Xing said was extremely romantic.
Unfortunately, there is an outsider. Since they were talking about Van Gogh, the three of them chatted about Western art for a while while admiring the street scene.
It was in English, and now Hedwig could understand it. She sipped her coffee, and occasionally Chen Xing would ask her some questions about oil painting. She enjoyed the feeling of being needed.
Gradually, I no longer had the idea of being an outsider as before, and listened very carefully to the two chatting about oil paintings.
Chen Xing is a dabbler who has studied oil painting, and Yamazaki is a dabbler who likes to collect oil paintings. When two amateurs talk about art, there will always be some extremes or cognitive errors. At this time, Hedwig will remind Chen Xing in a low voice.
When Yamazaki saw the picture of the two of them, he really wanted to take dozens of photos of the two of them. It just matches his face.
He envied Chen Xing's youth and Hedwig's beauty. It was only half an hour later that he remembered why he had been waiting for Chen Xing for so long. He suddenly coughed twice and waited until Chen Xing's attention returned to him. Then he said.
"Mr. Chen Xing, I would like to invite you to participate in the art festival held in the island country next April."
"April, is it the Kyoto Art Festival?" Seeing Chen Xing say the name of the Kyoto Art Festival at once, Yamazaki Kintaro was also overjoyed and said: "Yes, the Kyoto International Art Festival, this is the most important event for our Asian artists." It’s a great exhibition stage. I really hope to see your works at the art festival.” In one class of the Paris high-end photography class, the teacher talked about many international photography festivals.
This is specifically for Chen Xing. Others in their class have already studied this lesson.
Among them is the Kyoto International Arts Festival, which talks about the island nation. This is not a festival specifically for photographers. There are also paintings, sculptures, dramas, and dances. Sixty percent of the people participating in this art festival are Asians, and seventy percent of them are from China and Japan. Han.
In fact, it can be considered a good art festival. Apart from this art festival, the Bangzi Daegu Photography Biennale is more famous in Asia.
But Chen Xing still remembers the disgust in the teacher's eyes at that time. The teacher said this...
"I have been to the Kyoto Art Festival in the island country once, but the damage done to me that time is irreparable. They will make very scary dolls very big and inflate them into the sky. The eyes of those dolls can also move. , Oh my God, there are also dramas from their country...the white powder on their faces is a parody of Chinese dramas, Xing, sooner or later you will participate in this art festival, and then you will know what the scene is like." At that time, many students were very curious and planned to go to the island country together next year.
Do not know is not true. Ask them when school starts in a few days. If they still have such thoughts, Chen Xing can ask them to drop by Huaxia for a few days.
So, before Kintaro Yamazaki could continue the invitation, Chen Xing nodded and said, "Okay." Kintaro had obviously made a lot of preparations, but he didn't expect Chen Xing to agree so simply.
"You agreed?"
"Yes, I heard that the streets of Tokyo and Kyoto are very suitable for shooting, and I really want to go shopping."
"You will feel that your trip is worthwhile." Kintaro Yamazaki said sincerely. He couldn't be sincere. Seeing Chen Xing agreeing so simply, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Because their country’s photography festival tends to favor their local photographers, and the first place winners for several consecutive years have been islanders.
Yes, this is still a competitive art festival. There is no distinction between high and low in art, only aesthetics. This kind of statement is unfounded in the Kyoto Art Festival. Their non-open, opaque, but international competition spirit has attracted many Chinese photographers who do not have a first-class international photography festival, and there is only one international photography festival every two years. The photographer from Bangzi Country joined.
Of course, India, the largest country in the universe, is also indispensable. Who says there are no good photography festivals in Asia?
Who doesn’t know that the Arles Photography Festival is the best in the world, but ordinary photographers can’t get in. Just like this time at the Arles Photography Festival, there were less than ten Asian photographers entering the main competition section.
In addition, there are some joint photography festivals organized by the Arles Photography Festival in cooperation with other countries. One or two winners in their own countries have the opportunity to have their works exhibited here, but these photographers only express the atmosphere of the Arles Photography Festival. Atmosphere group.
In addition, what should we do with so many photographers in Asia? Don’t you just have to get famous and win awards, and then you can sell your works at a high price?
Chen Xing is no longer the same as these photographers. He is from the best art school in Europe, belongs to the group of people with a background, and has also become famous in France, a place with a strong artistic atmosphere.
In the future, you only need to slowly participate in European and American photography festivals to become a photography master. Kintaro Yamazaki admires this very much. After all, Chen Xing is only twenty years old. Even if he becomes a master at the age of forty, he still has decades to enjoy life.
And I missed a very important opportunity. The Newcomer Award, I participated so shamelessly at such an old age, and with such great popularity in Asia, I actually lost to a young man like Chen Xing.
Whatever. As long as my ranking is higher than yours next year, at least there will be room for recovery in the Asian market.
His gloomy eyes were hidden under a smile. Hedwig suddenly had the idea of looking for Van Gogh's mark on the streets of Arles. Chen Xing had to say goodbye to Kintaro Yamazaki and said: "Mr. Yamazaki, let's see you next time."
"Okay, I wish you a happy time, Chen Xingsang..." Chen Xing and Hedwig walked towards the Dalona River.
The city of Arles is a small city, not as big as expected. About five minutes' walk from the cafe, you can see the river, which should be the riverside of the Dalona River that Hedwig mentioned.
On the way, Hedwig asked: "It seems that you haven't left his contact information. How can you meet again in the future?"
"We Asians value fate more," Chen Xing said with a smile. Although Yamazaki Kintaro was very polite to him, talking about you and you, Chen Xing always felt that his smile was uncomfortable and a bit fake.
Maybe it's because I don't like them in the first place. The Dalona River is also a road along the river like the Seine. Many tourists walk on the embankment. The embankment on the right is about five meters from the Dalona River below. There is also a small platform for walking under the stone slope.
This platform should be built for fishing guys. Looks great for fishing. But maybe it's because fishing is not allowed in the city of Arles. In such a nice place, Chen Xing didn't see anyone holding a fishing rod.
I saw only one couple after another walking by the river holding hands. They quickly found the angle from which Van Gogh painted "The Starry Night."
In fact, there is no need for them to look for it. A large number of tourists stay here, each holding a camera or mobile phone to shoot the same angle as "Starry Night".
For more than a hundred years, this city has suffered wars, destroying many of the buildings in the paintings. But this riverside is exactly the same as in Van Gogh's painting.
Hedwig was worried that Chen Xing could not remember the details of "Starry Night", so she turned on her phone to let Chen Xing identify it.
"Look, the houses in the oil painting are the source of lights. They are reflected in the river one by one. They are so similar. No, no, no, there is no change at all here. The reality is exactly the same as in the picture." Chen Xingna She was looking at the camera and smiling at the excited Hedwig and the people around her.
The Rhone is one of the most important rivers in Europe, and the entire city of Arles is built on its banks. The river bank where Van Gogh once set up his painting board is now lined with river cruise ships and enough tourists from all over the world to clog traffic.
It would be great if I could be as famous as Van Gogh. Can photography alone really do something like this?
Maybe I should spend more time learning to draw? Hedwig got very close to Chen Xing unknowingly and whispered: "How about we wait here until night?" Chen Xing nodded and said: "Okay, the weather is good today. Maybe we can recreate Van Gogh's paintings in the evening." There are still a few hours left, Chen Xing can find the best camera position among the floating tourists, and then let Van Gogh's starry sky reappear in the world through the perspective of photography, and have a 4k high-definition reset a hundred years later. Version.
