"dwarf?"
The middle-aged man's eyes lit up. The reporter liked this kind of offensive vocabulary the most.
"In my opinion, art is solemn and has a soul. Forcing Internet painters like Detective Cat to be classified as illustrators is a kind of blasphemy in my opinion."
"Isn't he an illustrator?"
Fandoorn sneered: "Illustrator, God? As far as I know, apart from some amateur animation pictures on the Internet, she has never even created a serious illustration. Such a person can actually compete with Director Tonks Talking about serious art is like a monkey sitting down with Einstein to talk about the theory of relativity, and I’m ready to laugh.”
When the poster trailer for the podcast [Mr. Sloth’s Art Criticism] first came out, some good fans @Vandoorne on Twitter.
Fan Dorn knew this, but didn't care at all.
If the middle-aged reporter hadn't mentioned it at this time, he would have almost forgotten about it.
After all,
With Van Dorn's current status, he never had to consider an online illustrator as a rival.
Ignorance is the highest form of contempt.
If the number of fans and global influence of today's illustrators were displayed in a visual bar chart, the column representing Van Dorn would break through the sky like Mount Everest.
The number of fans of Detective Cat is only equivalent to the shallow snow on Mount Everest.
The dwarfs in front of the giant looked up to each other.
When the heat of the video completely dissipates, most of the little snow will gradually melt away with time.
"Oh, but Detective Cat can tell Curator Tonks how she draws anime heroines in bikinis. Internet artists are good at drawing this, aren't they? And I, with my respect and morality for women, I would never be allowed to create such vulgar works."
Fan Dorn said angrily.
He was referring to a new political correctness issue in European and American painting circles in recent years.
The looks of heroines in American comics usually contain a lot of sexually suggestive elements.
For example, Catwoman uniform, bikini armor...
Wonder Woman is even more direct. When the cartoonist Oliver was creating, he was inspired by his favorite daily "entertainment" project - threesome SM sexy uniforms, and transformed it into Wonder Woman's suit, which belongs to A perfect example of a car with its wheels hitting its face.
Western animation cartoonists have been severely punished by political correctness in recent years.
Van Dorn felt that Detective Cat's only area of expertise was animation sketching, and his level was pretty good, and he might actually be able to express some unique insights of his own.
At this time,
If he directly attacks the opponent for not understanding the art of sketching, the effect will not be very good.
Van Doorn very wisely chose to stand on the moral high ground and use the socially stereotyped negative label of "Internet painter" to make a fuss.
He hopes to convey the impression to the public that no matter how good Detective Cat is at sketching, he is just a vulgar "Internet painter".
root cause,
Color pencil drawing is still very downstream in the chain of contempt for art.
Compared to oil painting, gouache, and watercolor.
It's not that professional, it's not that serious.
Because the threshold for simplicity and popularity is low, it is not “artistic” enough.
If Detective Cat is an oil painter or watercolor painter, even the same subject matter.
As long as there is sufficient artistic concentration, there will be no such risk.
For example, Van Dorn's paintings of nude women and Tang Bohu's erotic paintings.
Are the elegant and exquisite works of art painted by great artists for upper-class gentlemen and the cartoon figures painted by poor painters for losers the same thing?
The former is the erotic beauty of art, and the latter is vulgar nymphomania.
Social double standards are everywhere.
"Actually, I understand..."
Van Dorn pretended to sigh, and then grinned maliciously.
"After all, after Sir Brown, the chairman of "Oil Painting", quickly corrected the mistakes made by the magazine and kicked out the detective cat, she probably can only paint this kind of painting for the rest of her life. If she is lucky, she may earn money from it in a year. It costs tens of thousands of dollars. Although I think this kind of painting is worthless. But not everyone has enough cultivation to understand serious art."
He shrugged.
The serious art world pays great attention to connections.
I am afraid of offending the big galleries, and I am also afraid of offending the big painters.
"A monkey who can only play basic scales."
This is the indelible mark that Van Dorn puts on Detective Cat's "face".
Sometimes the boss wants to destroy you;
Really just a casual sentence is enough.
If we go back a few hundred years, in Florence, Paris, London... no matter how good your painting is, you will offend the Venetian School, the celebrities in the academic school, the Pope's royal portrait painter and so on.
If someone says they hate you, you will become a street rat.
A painter who is rejected by a big painter will immediately be abandoned by painting equipment dealers, art dealers, and residents of the entire city.
No nobleman is willing to fund you, and no one wants to buy your paintings.
Why is the establishment of a sect the highest achievement of a painter?
This is because before modern times, the birth of a new painting school often meant revolution and uprising against the old painting school that originally dominated the art market.
This is a declaration of war by a painter or several painters against the bosses of the entire art circle.
Till death.
The Romantic School challenged the Academic School and was opposed by the Realist School. The rebellion of Repin, one of the greatest painters in Russian history, against the Petersburg Royal Academy of Fine Arts... was the same.
If you succeed, the royal flag will change on the city wall, and you will be the founder of a new painting dynasty. If you fail, you will be a traitor and a clown.
In most cases it's the latter.
By the early twentieth century it was the same.
The artist Gustave, the most important patron and painter of Impressionism, offended the academic leader Jérôme, and his entire life's works were rejected from the French official salon, and he was depressed.
His last wish before his death was to donate all his paintings and collections, including more than 100 works by Monet, Degas and others, to the National Gallery of France for free.
The result was publicly ridiculed by Gérôme as - "If the government accepts these crude dross, it will be a huge moral loss", and all his paintings were rejected on this grounds.
You must know that compared to this African Internet painter, Gustave is a member of the social elite.
Of course, after a hundred years, the National Gallery of France will regret it.
Detective Cat originally offended Van Dorn, but when he was deleted and "banned" by the "Oil Painting" magazine.
It almost represents the banishment of Detective Cat in the entire serious art world.
Nowadays, illustrators will not starve to death;
But if you want to receive some high-value contracts, don’t expect it, especially after the popularity of YouTube videos has completely dissipated.
Van Dorn believes that she basically just draws anime illustrations and online avatars.
"A painter who has no own understanding of art is nothing more than a soulless craftsman. To say she is an illustrator is to insult the industry."
Van Dorn concluded: "I don't even think she has received a professional art education at all."
This is Van Dorn’s guess about Detective Cat.
With such excellent sketches alone, as long as you have attended a professional art school, unless the professors are all idiots, there is no reason why you cannot enter some large or small art studios.
There is absolutely no need to sell cheap illustrations online.
"Mr. Van Dorn, let me ask one more question. You probably haven't heard of this art salon that Mr. Sloth just launched this morning, right?"
After the interview,
The middle-aged reporter simply deleted all the photos in the camera in front of Fan Dorn.
But before leaving, he suddenly turned his head and asked in a very playful tone.
"I don't think it's necessary."
Van Dorn stared at this reporter. He was not a fan of podcasts, nor was he interested in listening to art salons.
etc,
Fan Dorn suddenly felt that the smile on the bearded reporter's face was a little strange.
I have been in the art and fashion circles for a long time,
He is able to keenly capture journalists' varying degrees of excitement about news.
What I just said is definitely not big news.
At least compared to his interview with "The Moon", the caliber is no different.
and,
Now think about it carefully, although Van Dorn is very famous, he is still a little inferior to the King of Rock and so on.
In order to interview him, the other party spent 200 euros just to bribe the shuttle bus driver.
Van Dorn originally expected that reporters would ask him about fashion topics such as this year's main artwork style and design language.
As a result, the other party asked himself for no reason - whether the serious art conversation between Detective Cat and Curator Tonks was considered a declaration of war against him.
Normally,
This question is not worth 200 euros.
unless……
There's something else I don't know.
"Is there any problem? Delete all the photos. Don't be so fucking shameless." Van Dorn threatened.
"Don't worry, I don't want to go to jail either."
The photo may be a bit gimmicky, but the crime of illegally trespassing on an airport runway is not a trivial matter, and may even be considered a criminal offence.
The middle-aged reporter shook his head.
"Don't worry, I'm just saying that because I've always been a fan of Mr. Sloth. When I came to the airport, I happened to listen to that podcast and saw your plane landing. All I can say is, Today is my lucky day.”
Looking at the figure of the middle-aged reporter leaving happily, Fan Dorn felt a little uneasy for no reason.
"Darling, what's wrong with you? Let's have a glass of champagne and wish the fashion week all the best."
The Hilton Hotel's Rolls-Royce limousine travels through the narrow streets of Milan.
The short-haired assistant noticed that Van Dorn was in a daze.
She took out a bottle of champagne and two goblets from the tiny bar at the front of the carriage, poured a glass of wine, and handed it over.
"Put something down for me."
Fan Dorn took the glass and took a sip. His mind was still on the interview not long ago.
"Do you want to listen to music?"
The assistant rested his head lazily on Fan Dorn's chest, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and connected it to the Bluetooth in the car.
"The Apple Podcast, Mr. Sloth's Art Criticism, should be called this. The new issue was just updated this morning. The guests should be Curator Tonks and Detective Cat."
Van Dorn said thoughtfully.
"Detective Cat? Ha...a little painter like this...is also worthy of your attention."
The assistant shook his head disdainfully.
"hurry up."
Van Dorn urged.
The assistant scrolled on his phone for a while and found the podcast Van Dorn mentioned at the top of Apple's popular art list.
[Art Salon 09: The World of Painting Light and Shadow from the Perspective of an Excellent Painter] - Van Dorn saw the audio title on his assistant’s phone.
The uneasiness in his heart became even worse.
The title of a podcast often directly reflects the specific content within it.
The host, Mr. Sloth, Curator Tonks, and Detective Cat, whether they are good or not is up for debate, but among these three people, only Detective Cat can be called a painter.
The title is not the world of light and shadow in painting from the perspective of an art critic or curator, but the perspective of a painter?
As the assistant presses the play button,
In the background of soft violin music, Mr. Sloth's voice soon sounded.
"Hello, listeners..."
Fan Dorn grabbed the phone from the female assistant and quickly moved the timeline back a little.
Then he heard a female voice that was most likely the detective cat say.
"...the painter used jagged shapes and sharp brushstrokes to hint that it was a cold and biting winter day. We can see the upper middle of the painting, and skillfully used dry erase techniques to create a foggy Effect. I guess a little olive green should be added to the paint configuration here, and the rough fan-shaped edge of the round-head brush can be used to restore the sparse texture of branches and grass reflected on the lake..."
What the fuck,
When Fan Dorn heard it for the first time, he subconsciously cursed in his heart.
He didn't download the electronic picture book on the podcast. He didn't know which painting Detective Cat was talking about, and there was no need.
To evaluate a luthier, you only need a few complex chords.
To understand a person's artistic accomplishment, you only need to listen to a few random paragraphs to get a general understanding. A dog cannot spit out ivory from its mouth.
Whenever the other party opens his mouth,
Van Dorn knew that he could dismantle an oil painting to this extent, and Detective Cat behaved very professionally.
certainly,
After all, Van Dorn hasn't seen the painting yet, so it's possible that Detective Cat is just pretending to talk nonsense, but this is self-deception.
Is Mr. Nanguo just being mysterious? The other two guests are not fools either.
Soon, Fan Dorn heard Gu Weijing’s judgment that “White Lake Baikal” was painted in front of a photograph in the studio.
"Mysterious."
The assistant managed a smile on his lips.
To be Van Dorn's assistant, even if she is just a vase, she has been in the upper-class art circle for so long and is more professional than most ordinary people.
At this time, she also realized that Detective Cat did not sound like a parallel import.
More than just parallel imports.
For an online illustrator, this is simply too much.
The complex color mixing and paint overlays on those oil paintings were analyzed in an orderly manner by the detective cat with ease, as if he was watching the painter paint with his own eyes.
But even so,
The assistant still didn't believe that someone could analyze the artist's painting environment just by looking at an oil painting.
"Who does she think she is, a mind-reading witch?"
The assistant noticed that the fingertips of Fan Dorn's left hand were white, and she was holding the screen of her mobile phone tightly. She looked at the mobile phone, which was a not long reader's message under the podcast.
"I am Tom Rimond, the owner of Rimond Gallery in Germany, and the creator of the oil painting "White Baikal". Teacher Detective Cat is very professional and has benefited me a lot. Thank you Mr. Sloth, and thank you Detective Cat Teacher. By the way, the original manuscript of this painting is the photographic picture on page P53 of Issue 206 of Polar Geography magazine. I have always thought it is beautiful."
"Is this... fake?"
The assistant covered his mouth.
(End of chapter)
