This one...as a humanistic work taken by Chen Xing, the style is as stable as ever. But the market is not big in the West.
What do they know about mountaineering? I don’t understand how sacred Mount Kailash is to this old man, and humanistic works are about storytelling.
If you want Westerners to understand this photo, it must be accompanied by a long paragraph of text to explain it.
This is too troublesome for both Chen Xing and Western collectors. Unlike the ancient Buddha stone wall photographed by Chen Xinggang, it is obvious that the scenery is beautiful and the light is stunning.
In addition, Chen Xing has made great progress in the past two years and is about to win an award in Arles. The idea of investing in advance is why so many museums want to collect this work.
They are not afraid of losses. No loss either. Seth asked: "What do you think? Moreover, the National Museum of Nepal asked me about this photo before, but maybe they thought you were not famous yet, so there was no follow-up." Chen Xing was a little unconvinced.
But when I think about it carefully, I feel that I am better off in France. It is estimated that my fame will not spread to the surrounding areas until after Arles is over this time.
The photography circle is small, and every city, province, and country has its own circle of photographers.
Some people have always been called big bosses in urban areas, but in the provincial circle, they are just like that.
It still depends on the awards. Another trick is to ask seniors to help, like Dellin who Chen Xing knows. If Dellin is willing to introduce Chen Xing to other countries, then there will be no need for awards, and his reputation will gradually spread. .
Otherwise, there are a lot of talented people who want to go to prestigious schools. The alumni circle has a really great impact on a person's career.
But Chen Xing is still very confident now. He feels that he can take the first path.
"It's okay if it's cheap. At least my own country also collects my works, so I feel better."
"Okay, I will contact them later." While Seth and Chen Xing were talking, Abbott was not idle. After Seth turned on the computer, he took the mouse and looked at Chen Xing's photos.
These photos have all been rated by Seth, and there are only a few five-star photos. The two that are black indicate that they have been sold.
One of them was not for sale. It was given to the Paris Art Association for almost a cabbage price before Chen Xing signed a contract with the gallery.
This made Seth complain for a long time. This is a work that won an award at the Winter Photography Festival, and was given away for just a few thousand euros?
This is also Chen Xing's only work that can be seen for free. Anyone who visits the Red House in Montmartre will be able to find Chen Xing's "Climbers in the Snow Mountain" among the works of modern and contemporary artists.
Abbott said: "Well, it would be nice if you had more photos." Chen Xing and Seth were chatting about the layout of the photography exhibition the day after tomorrow. When he heard the boss's words, he had a stress reaction - last time Who said this and asked me to go back to China and take pictures of several ancient towns?
He almost didn't recognize the word ancient town.
"I've taken a lot of them."
"But there are still too few top-notch ones. This year you only published a photo of the Buddha statue."
"I think so too, boss..." Chen Xing said helplessly,
"This year I have to be busy studying and dealing with the teachers' homework. How can I have time to go out and relax and travel? Moreover, you can't find these scenery just by traveling." This requires the combination of heart and scenery.
Looking at Chen Xing's masterpieces, no matter whether they are Miao Village, Mountaineering, Mountain Climbers, or Buddha's Light, which one is not made with sincerity?
Without fate, I would never be able to take a photo like this with a camera for a hundred years. Abbott said with a smile: "I am just sighing, but you should also hurry up. I know that many photographers are less creative as they get older. You should take more photos while you are still young." Chen Xing didn't dare to vouch for it and nodded with a grimace.
Chen Xing himself also wanted to participate in this photography exhibition, and the boss, Abbott, happened to be there too, so the three of them decided together which works would be exhibited the day after tomorrow.
Buddha's light is the most important. As a masterpiece of scenery that Chen Xing worked hard to shoot this year, it was shot straight out of Hasselblad without any modification, no color correction, and no modification. This means that it is a truly natural picture, and its value is much higher.
The price of ordinary original films is definitely not as good as that of modified ones, but it can be said to be extremely rare in the photography world that original films are so beautiful without retouching.
Rare means precious. After determining the theme, I selected some matching photos from Chen Xing's remaining four-star works.
One of the reasons why Abbott values Chen Xing is that his film production is very stable. Five stars are not common, but after color grading, Chen Xing is able to create his own unique flavor in many works that originally looked ordinary.
Time flies by. Arles is still the city of sunshine, attracting countless tourists and photographers in July, August and September. Countless media from various countries also sent reporters here to report on the awards in a few days.
Nowadays, Arles is nothing more than a hotel. Even in the living room of a private house, there may be one or two guests from out of town.
Arles is so beautiful. But small is also really small. In addition to the award ceremony, at least ten photography exhibitions every day are also a hot topic among tourists.
In fact, no matter who the photographers working in Arles are, they are undoubtedly capable. Chen Xing just saw a photographer yesterday who was very good at shooting in black and white style. He is over sixty years old and insists on shooting with film. The composition is really... Chen Xing has to admire. Some artists look at life from a different perspective than ordinary people. The difference is huge.
For example, a street can be evenly divided into four parts just by composition. Chen Xing's composition is definitely qualified, but compared with these people, he is still a little behind... But!
But Chen Xing’s color is very powerful. He has been to Arles for many days and has seen many photography exhibitions. It can be said that no one can compare with him in color mixing. Chen Xing can even say that he is the best in the world in the use of color.
The more works he has seen, the more confident Chen Xing becomes. Early this morning, the gallery was taking down other people's works, and then placing the photos taken by Chen Xing in various locations in the gallery. Fo Guang's work is in the middle of the gallery, where there is a skylight, from 10 o'clock to 4 p.m. There will be light shining down from the skylight everywhere.
A bright environment is necessary to appreciate this photography exhibition. A promotional photo of Chen Xing was placed on the street outside the gallery. His handsome appearance attracted the attention of many passers-by, and the words "sunset: chenxing" written on it "sunset" means sunset.
The theme this time is the sunset. There are a lot of sunset scenes shot by Chen Xing. The main subjects include ancient Chinese buildings and natural scenery in the mountains.
Chinese people have a special liking for the sunset. Chen Xing also hopes to convey his love to tourists who come to visit Arles.
