"Fang! You are very interested in restoring works!" Old man Nick Gray asked as Fang Yi came to his research room at around nine o'clock again.
"I'm more interested!" Fang Yi held a coffee holder in his hand and placed the cup of coffee he brought in front of the old man: "Same as usual, no sugar added!".
Now in the school, Fang Yi is interested, and there is only one class left that he can muster up the energy to attend, which is color science in Saneh's classroom! As for modeling, art, etc., Fang Yi is not interested at all. Fang Yi thinks that he
I have not learned these things at all.
It’s necessary. I have enough modeling skills to teach students, so why should I teach? As for contemporary art history, it smells like shit in Fang Yi’s opinion! Not to mention attending the lectures honestly, just arriving in the classroom
At the door, Fang Yi could feel the stench coming from inside.
Nick took the cup and said, "Thank you!" He opened the lid and took a sip.
As usual, Fang Yi took a book and read it while drinking coffee. The book talked about how to identify artificially distressed oil paintings. Fang Yi had already read half of it yesterday, and the Fang Yi introduced in the book was,
The usual method is to put the newly painted painting into the oven, and then bake it at a suitable temperature, such as 30 or 40 degrees Celsius. The accuracy depends on the skill of the forger.
Watching Fang Yi flipping through the book leisurely, Nick asked: "Since you are interested in this, why don't you go to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris to get credits?" These art schools in France recognize each other's credits, and Paris Haute Couture
Both the École des Beaux-Arts and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts are elite colleges, and students from the two schools can of course earn credits from each other.
"It's just a small private interest of mine! It's a bit too much to study for credits specifically!" Fang Yi said casually to Nick. But he thought in his heart: If I wanted to study art restoration, I would have nodded and agreed to go to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Is it a bit nonsense to go to the Paris Academy of Fine Arts to study art restoration after passing the high-level clothing test? Isn’t it a bit nonsense? And I don’t plan to rely on this to make a living in the future, I just want to be satisfied.
own bad taste.
Human nature is like this. There is always a natural curiosity about some taboos or things that are a little bit evil! This is what Fang Yi is like now. The imitation painting displayed in the museum has escaped countless pairs of people.
To Fang Yi, the forgery of the appraiser's eyes is nothing more than a kind of demonstration and a kind of showing off! For Fang Yi, it is even more of a temptation, not to mention that Fang Yi knows that he can do it! Can he imitate that unknown person?
At a human level, you have to actually do it yourself to prove that you can do it.
Of course, Fang Yi didn't think about selling such a painting. Now Fang Yi doesn't have to rely on this method to make a living. He just wants to imitate a painting to prove that he can do it, or be better than that one.
People do better!
As preliminary preparations, Fang Yi had already shoveled the two oil paintings he bought from the shop owner, all the way to the bottom of the canvas. Based on the material and texture of the canvas, Fang Yi even made a list in his mind.
This list clearly lists the names of Bazille, Degas, Pissarro and other Indian painters. As for who to use in the painting, it depends on Fang Yi's mood. Or which unlucky guy is lying on his back.
"Just looking at these theoretical things is not very helpful!" Nick looked at Fang Yi holding the book with great interest. Then he responded to Fang Yi's kind reminder and said: "If you want to restore the works of a master, you still have to
You need to understand the techniques of the masters and their own unique styles, so that you can restore a work well!".
Fang Yi raised his head from the book: "I know this! But I have never had anything to practice with. For example, I think I will be very good if I copy Drakwa!".
Hearing what Fang Yi said, Nick said: "How about you draw a picture for me to see?".
At such an old age, the old man has heard countless people say that what he copied is very similar. As a contracted copyist of the Versailles Museum, Nick always has some disdain for these people in his heart. What these people copy is their own.
If you think it looks like it, you will know it is a fake when you put it in front of you.
I said this. Firstly, I wanted to see the level of Fang Yi, a young man. Secondly, I also wanted to change my direction and tell Fang Yi not to talk nonsense: It is true that you have good foundation and good skills, but
It's not that easy to copy the works of masters. If it were easy, wouldn't the master's paintings be everywhere?
After hearing what the old man said, Fang Yi put down the book in his hand, stood up and asked: "Where to draw?".
When Nick heard this, he stood up from his seat and said, "I have a piece in the lower left corner that has just been outlined. You can draw it here!".
The old man didn't have a stretched canvas here, so he simply asked Fang Yi to paint on his current canvas. If it didn't work, just wait until Fang Yi finished painting and shovel it out. Besides, with such an intuitive comparison, it can be displayed better.
It is very helpful to show the difference between your own copying level and Fang Yi's level to combat the petty arrogance of young people.
After listening to Nick's words, Fang Yi sat directly in front of the canvas, entered Delacroix's link and started painting. He casually touched the paint and waved the brush. Fang Yi started to paint on the canvas without much hesitation.
I applied the first stroke of color. Then I painted one stroke after another smoothly.
And Nick folded his arms and looked behind Fang Yi, with disdain on his face at first, but soon when a small piece of sex came out, the old man's face became serious, and finally wrinkled.
He stared at the canvas with his brows. After a while, he was fascinated by the way Fang Yi had just arrived in this room, nodding and shaking his head from time to time.
Fang Yi did not perform to the best of his ability. There was still a small flaw in some places, or he was a bit indecisive and hesitant in some places. In terms of similarity, it was at the level of 90. It is better to hide one's embarrassment than to show one's embarrassment.
The painting was of the highest quality, and Nick was absolutely stunned. But the speed was so fast!
"Fang! Your painting is very good!" Nick watched Fang Yi put down the brush and said directly: "I didn't expect you to be able to reach such a level by copying Delacroix now! It seems that you are in Delacroix's
A lot of effort has been put into the work!”.
Nick was very surprised. Part of Fang Yi's painting seemed to Nick to have some shortcomings, but the speed of painting almost made up for it. This level could only be achieved through long-term copying.
Fang Yi smiled at the old man's compliment: "I also think Lin did a good job!" As for Delacroix, Fang Yi never understood why he painted so fast and even painted a whole
After two paintings, this person immediately jumped into the chain of souls, as if he couldn't wait.
Nick then pointed out two small errors left on the picture to Fang Yi. After saying this, he asked Fang Yi: "In two weeks, there will be a work in a private collection that I want to repair! Are you interested in being the editor?
My assistant?" After speaking, he pointed to the painting on the canvas and said: "It's just such a painting, but it's an original!".
"Of course I'm interested!" Fang Yi nodded quickly and said.
Now Fang Yi is thinking that the old man can take him to see how to repair oil paintings! It will also be helpful to satisfy the dark side of his heart! And Fang Yi's generous display today may not have set a trap for the old man.
mean!
Fang Yi was thinking in his heart: Maybe when we get to the restoration site, we can get some paints that were formulated at that time. Because Fang Yi knows that the most important thing in restoring a work is to restore the original appearance of the work, so paints and some oils, etc. are necessary.
Just choose something that was originally used by the author at that time or close to that time.
It is not a glorious thing to imitate a work, especially when Fang Yi imitates it to such an extent. Of course, it is impossible to tell Nick at the top of his lungs: I want to imitate a work. What kind of paint and oil do I need? Please help me.
Look for it! Then add another sentence: I will imitate it to the point where you can’t recognize it!
No matter how stupid Fang Yi is, he can't talk about this matter. When doing something disgraceful, the best way to be safe is to know what God knows and what the earth knows, and at most know what you know. In short, the less others know about this matter, the better.
Hearing Fang Yi's immediate agreement, Nick was very happy, and then directly pulled Fang Yi to discuss Fang Yi's salary.
Regarding this thing, Fang Yi just heard that it didn't matter if he gave more or less. He first went to see how this person restored a work, and then went to check it out with his eyes open.
Seeing the level of Fang Yilin's paintings, Nick became obviously more enthusiastic about Fang Yi in the next few days. In the past, he treated Fang Yi, who often came to his laboratory, mainly as a student in the school, but this student was very
Be sensible, come here and bring some coffee or something.
Now we treat him more as a friend. From time to time, he pulls Fang Yi to share his views on the artist. Or answer Fang Yi’s questions, such as how to check and identify forgeries, how to identify the performance of paint over time, and then return the results.
There were some things about the application of instruments, and Nick was always available to answer all questions.
Sometimes, Nick would also tell Fang Yi some interesting things he encountered while appraising oil paintings.
"When many people saw that Degas work, they thought it was an authentic work!" Nick proudly told Fang Yi about his glorious past: "Only I look a little awkward, and it's not too big.
The thing is, I just feel that some of the wrinkles on the clothes are a bit strange in the way they are handled!”.
Fang Yi listened to Nick's story with open ears.
"I looked at that work over and over again, using a magnifying glass to look at every inch. Finally, I discovered the signatures of the forger. They were almost unrecognizable.
The initials are letters, and these two letters are disguised as lines on clothes!" Nick shook his head after speaking and continued: "These forgers are always so conceited! They proudly sign the forged things as if they are their own works.
My own name!".
Fang Yi nodded: "Yeah! People who do such things are so stupid!" (To be continued...)