"I remember that Mr. Yamauchi's student Akisa Kuromiya also successfully entered the final screening stage in this adult category, right?"

Next to him, an active painter who had won several awards came over and said with a smile: "Should it be said that a famous teacher makes a great disciple? I have seen Kuromiya-kun's previous works, and they are really good."

He wasn't overly flattering, he was just telling the truth.

After all, there are only a few famous students from the top five art departments in Tokyo, and the rest plan to specialize in art and design in the future, unlike painters like them who purely rely on painting and sculpture to make a living.

As for the title "Jun", it is quite normal. After all, elders can also use this title to juniors.

"Kuromiya-san is indeed very talented." Yamauchi on the first floor did not hypocritically say a lot of "No way, she is not very good yet". He nodded straightforwardly, and then added: "What she lacks now is experience.

, the younger generation of students...she should be considered the leading batch."

This is still a very fair evaluation.

"Haha..." The middle-aged active painter laughed twice and turned to look at the twenty paintings of the adult group hung up by the staff.

He cheered up a little.

After all, this is the evaluation of the adult group's paintings. In addition, the quality of "Tokyo Sunset·Impression" I just watched is too high. Compared with other students below, it is a crushing situation... naturally there is nothing to compare with.

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"Speaking of which, what is the name of the author of the painting "Tokyo Sunset·Impression" just now?" the middle-aged active painter raised his head and asked casually.

It was really a casual question. Of course, he couldn't remember all of the more than 20 selected paintings. What's more, it was only the gold medal works of the student group, so of course he didn't particularly care.

"It's Higashino Tsukasa from Kita Kyijuku Private High School. He's a good material for drawing." Yamauchi was already looking at the adult group's works on the first floor, but he casually announced Higashino Tsukasa's name.

This made the middle-aged active painter who just asked the question stunned, and then felt a little embarrassed.

He casually asked the author's name, but to his surprise, even the school on the first floor of Yamauchi paid attention.

This is probably the difference.

The middle-aged active painter shook his head and began to appreciate the works of the adult group attentively.

The gold medal selection criteria for the Tokyo Youth Art Award for the adult category are stricter than those for the student category.

Some fairly good works from the student category may not even pass the audition if they are submitted to the adult category... Of course, the painting "Tokyo Sunset·Impression" just now is another matter.

That painting feels really amazing. It feels like it will definitely be considered an excellent work even if it is in the adult category. Even if it is in the adult category, it might win a gold prize.

but...

The middle-aged active painter shook his head slightly.

This time in the adult group, Kuromiya Akisa, Yamauchi's favorite protégé, is in the adult group. Kuromiya Akisa's level has been completely improved under the guidance of Yamauchi's first floor.

"Kuronomiya-kun's painting "Going to Beijing" is really interesting."

Looking at the oil painting with cold colors as the main color in front of me, someone next to me sighed.

The entire painting is painted with heavy paint, and all kinds of colors are mixed in it. At a glance, the colors seem very thick and messy, but if you look closely, you will find that the colors formed are actually a vortex that pulls and deforms.

Moreover, the colors are very distinct and the brushstrokes appear well-proportioned.

Beautiful figures are reflected in the vortex, and the Tokyo urban jungle stands...

In the whirlpool, there is a big bright red fish that has not been stained with any color.

The fins of the fish flap and stretch, and the body of the fish bends and twists, as if it is struggling in this colorful whirlpool...

The meaning of this painting is actually not difficult to understand.

You can probably tell just by looking at the title.

‘Shangjing’ actually refers to a phenomenon in Japan.

Kyo here refers to ‘Tokyo’.

"Going to Kyoto" is synonymous with the dream of a group of young people from all over Japan who come to Tokyo, which is known as "gold everywhere".

Rural areas, small towns, big cities...there are young people of all kinds.

They came to Tokyo because they wanted to get ahead in Tokyo, make a lot of money, and then return to their hometowns in glory.

This is actually the same as the fact that people from all provinces and regions in China are flocking to Beijing or other big cities such as Shanghai and Guangzhou.

But there are too many temptations in Tokyo.

In Tokyo, a city with bright lights and colorful flowers, everything is at your fingertips as long as you have money...

The fish in Meisa Kuromiya's "Up to the Kyoto" represents the image of young people coming to Tokyo from all over the world, and the vortex reflecting the human figures and urban scenery refers to the dirty temptation in Tokyo.

The fish struggling in the whirlpool is the epitome of the Shangjing clan's struggle in Tokyo.

"The meaning and technique are enough..." the middle-aged active painter couldn't help but mutter.

Yes.

Kuromiya Meisa's painting "Ascend to Beijing" not only has a very interesting meaning, but also tests the composition and skills of the overall picture.

First, these bright and dense colors cannot overwhelm the background color, which will overwhelm the background and fail to highlight the dominant position of the ‘fish’ in the vortex.

Second, the brush strokes should not be too messy, otherwise the colorful colors will be smeared on the painting and the whole picture will look dirty.

...No wonder many college students I know at the five major art academies in Tokyo call Akisa Kuromiya a genius...There is indeed a way to this.

The middle-aged active painter nodded with satisfaction. He felt that the gold medal this time was probably going to Akisa Kuromiya, so he planned to go back and congratulate Yamauchi on the first floor: "Teacher Yamauchi, congratulations, Kuromiya-kun's painting "Going to Beijing" is very good.

Not bad, there’s hope for a gold reward.”

He smiled and said something, but heard no reply.

Then he said something to the first floor of Yamauchi.

But still no reply.

This made the middle-aged active painter couldn't help but look sideways at the first floor of Yamauchi.

The man on the first floor of the mountain raised his head and looked forward, completely in a daze.

The middle-aged active painter followed his gaze and realized that Yamauchi was looking at a painting on the first floor.

This made him a little surprised.

Akisa Kuromiya's "Ascension to Beijing" is so outstanding, why are you still looking at other people's works on the first floor of Yamauchi?

Is it possible that some kind of dark horse can emerge in the middle?

How is that possible?

The middle-aged active painter brushed this thought away.

It's not that he looks down on other contestants, it's that he is there as a professional active painter.

Even if Akisa Kuromiya's "Ascension to Beijing" is used to debut as a professional painter, it probably won't be a big problem. How else could a dark horse come out and knock this professional-level work down from the sky?

This is impossible even if you think about it.

Even if we rationally analyze and think about the past, we know it is impossible.

That's what he thought, but he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

What kind of work can actually attract the attention of Yamauchi Ichiro, who is known for his sternness?

Thinking this, the middle-aged active painter curiously approached Yamauchi on the first floor and looked up——

"Tokyo"? Directly using the theme as the title? This author is somewhat interesting.

The middle-aged active painter muttered and looked attentively.

Then--
Chapter completed!