The much-anticipated Venice Biennale officially kicked off in June, and then began to be exhibited to the public. The flow of people seemed to suddenly increase sharply, and I don’t know where these people usually hide.
It was as if a thunderstorm had risen from the ground and emerged from nowhere, jumping into the bustling vanity fair of the Venice Biennale.
People in China are more familiar with the Venice Film Festival, because a Chinese director took home the Golden Lion at this film festival. However, the film festival is only a small unit of the Venice Biennale, and there are many others.
Art categories, photography, installation art, performance art, architecture and so on. In other words, almost everything you want to see and things you don’t want to see will jump in front of you and speak to you.
sound; hello!
The last thing Fang Yi wants to see now is a few nonsense so-called modern sculptures placed at the entrance of his exhibition hall. In Fang Yi's opinion, these things have nothing to do with sculptures. Not only do they not match, they are also very different.
Well. Two friends, Rudd and Artur, also think it’s nonsense that these few have a few boxes!
Every day when he arrives at the scene, Fang Yi has to worry about several boxes in his mind! The three boxes are ordinary square boxes, with transparent plexiglass on the outside and colorful women's underwear on the inside, or pulled by red thin wires.
, some were carried with white sticks, and some were held with white clips. Looking at these three small square boxes, it was like being in the dressing room backstage of a nightclub, which made Fang Yi extremely unhappy.
A white 'sculptor' in his forties was explaining his creative concept to the crowd who came to visit. Fang Yi had heard this concept mentioned on the first day, and it was about beauty and meaning. Fang Yi
Yi didn't notice it directly.
"Every time I see this guy, I feel the urge to pick up my phone and call the police!" Fang Yi turned to Artur next to him and said.
Artur laughed softly after hearing this: "This thing is just sensationalism. I want to gain other people's recognition all at once through this method. As for art, I don't see anything!".
Fang Yi said jokingly: "I can see it. This guy should see a psychiatrist. Being obsessed with this thing is a disease!".
Haha! The two of them whispered as they walked towards their own stall.
When he arrived at the door, Fang Yi looked up at the sign at the door, which read Linearism. Below were the names and photos of himself, Rude and Artur. Behind Fang Yi's name, there was a bright
The five-star red flag marks their nationality. Similarly, Artur and Rude also have their nationality behind them.
When he walked to the door, he saw that the flag on the sign seemed to have a little dust on it. Fang Yi wiped it with his hand twice, and then he lifted his legs and walked in after seeing that it was as bright as ever.
Entering his small stall, Fang Yi saw seven or eight people looking at the works of the three of him. Rude was telling a fat girl about his creative concept and his own thoughts when creating it.
Rude has a natural preference for this kind of fat and plump women! Fang Yi and others are not surprised. If they were Chinese, Fang Yi might think that this person came from the Tang Dynasty, and her taste was definitely different.
To ordinary people.
After walking around in a circle, someone asked Artur a question. Fang Yi stood alone for a while. Seeing that no one asked him, he didn't bother to get in front of others. He asked others to talk about something! He turned out of the door again and started.
Wandering around everywhere.
As soon as it opens to the public, Fang Yi, as an exhibitor, naturally does not need to spend money to buy tickets. With his own pass, he can look everywhere. So he has visited a lot of exhibition halls these days, and he also has some thoughts about this Venice Biennale.
A huge impression.
If evaluated based on the two criteria of reliability and nonsense, Fang Yi believes that the biennale in this industry, as far as art is concerned, is 20% reliable and 80% nonsense. And Fang Yi thinks
Ruud was so unjustly excluded from the Dutch National Pavilion.
Fang Yi has evidence for this. Just yesterday, Fang Yi saw a work, a sculpture depicting a character beating a duster! Seeing this East and West, Fang Yi was immediately surprised. The character's organs were depicted
It is obvious that the hands on the organs are very obvious, and the liquid flying out of the organs is also very exaggerated, rotating around the characters, like the long colorful bars swinging in the hands of an athlete playing rhythmic gymnastics, which is quite eye-catching.
It also left Fang Yi speechless for a while!
Such a private matter was presented in front of his eyes, and he was still intoxicated by the sculptural figure. The hairs on Fang Yi's back stood up as he looked leisurely and contentedly. Moreover, such a thing was made by a famous artist.
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As for the bullshit performance art, Fang Yi didn't want to mention it at all. He even suspected that in just a few circles, these psychopaths would be able to stage primitive hand-to-hand combat at the Biennale to attract the public's attention and satisfy the public's sensory stimulation.
Of course, apart from these Fang Yi-looking things, there are still some works worth seeing, such as the national pavilion designs of some countries, and the works of several artists from Liao Liao, but Fang Yi has not seen them until now.
A young artist who can make his eyes brighten, or his mind brighten.
It’s a pity that I can’t pick up what I missed from these artists who are not yet famous yet, relying on what I have in my mind! But Fang Yi thinks that he hasn’t finished reading yet, and there is still hope!
Fang Yi walked quickly through some piles of stones placed on a white square platform. Rather than walking through it, it was better to say that Fang Yi was escaping! All naturally formed stones of different sizes were placed on a white square platform, and it was like
It has become a piece of 'art'! There are still some people around who are nodding their heads in deep contemplation, which makes Fang Yi feel like vomiting!
Just after escaping from here, Fang Yi felt his phone vibrating in his pocket.
"What's the matter? Artur" Fang Yi glanced at the phone in his hand and picked it up.
"A critic wants to give us an interview, please come back quickly!" Artur said on the other end of the phone.
After hearing this, Fang Yi said: I'll be here soon, hung up the phone, and walked towards his small stall.
When he returned to his small stall, Fang Yi saw the French critic Jean Claire standing with Rude and Artur.
Fang Yi knew that this critic discovered that this critic's views on modern art were somewhat similar to those of his own group. To be precise, Jean Clair was a person who cursed people in art magazines at the top of his lungs.
, is a modern art critic.
Of course, it is not easy to understand this reviewer's book, because this reviewer likes to hang his books when writing criticism, which means he likes to quote scriptures, sometimes in French, sometimes in Latin, or in German.
His words are very sharp, and he is ruthless about the modern art works that he despises.
"Mr. Claire! This is our friend Fang!" Rude introduced Fang Yi.
Looking at Rude's expression, Fang Yi guessed that Rude had a good conversation with this thorny ball in the art critic world!
"Your works make me feel happy! I think they are the most distinctive works in this biennale! Of course, when I say distinctive, I don't mean things that are sensational and pretentious that make people sick!" Claire and Fang Yi shook hands.
He raised his hand and immediately started to praise the three people’s works!
Fang Yi couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this. He really didn't expect that this thorn ball would have such a positive attitude towards the three of them!
"Thanks!".
"It's not artificial, it just relies on the emotion on the canvas to infect me! This is the best art I've seen in these years!" Claire continued to praise.
With such a start, the rest of the conversation went much more smoothly. Even Artur, who was usually not very good at talking to strangers, became enthusiastic.
After talking for a while, the four of them simply sat on the mushroom head and started chatting together. Everyone was chatting about creation and ideas, while Claire held a small recording pen in her hand and pointed at the works on the wall from time to time.
The creator asked questions. This was not quite like an interview. The relaxed atmosphere was like a small salon. Claire's questions also covered many aspects, and even where everyone lived now was asked.
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The day after the visit, Claire took two friends to the trio's stall, introduced Fang Yi and the trio to the two friends, and then visited the trio's works.
After the second day, Claire disappeared from the sight of Fang Yi and the others. Then Fang Yi and the others started the normal routine again, watching exhibitions and then explaining their creations when someone asked questions. This was a step-by-step process.
It took a week.
"Yi!" Anders held a magazine in his hand and greeted Fang Yi loudly when he saw Fang Yi who was about to leave the stall. This sound made the visitors who were looking at the underwear version of the modern sculpture in the venue look up.
Anders.
Anders and Ben didn't notice the people next to them and walked quickly towards their friend's small stall.
"What makes you so happy!" Fang Yi was pulled back to the stall door by Anders and asked.
"Look at this!" Anders put the magazine in Fang Yi's hand, and then called Artur and Rude to come over and take a look.
On the cover is a group photo of the five of them. Fang Yi and Anders are squatting, while Rude, Artur and Keshma are half-standing. This photo must have been provided by Zou Heming. The first time the United States
The photo was taken in New York during the exhibition. But now it is on the cover of Artactuel magazine. There is also a line on the cover: Young Linearist Artists Living in the Countryside!
In the article, Jean Clair greatly praised the linearism style: It is different from other works at the Venice Biennale, and it is also different from the artistic liar that wraps a branch with wire and tells you that this is art! We can
In the works of the five people, we can see the profound painting skills, intertwined and powerful lines with bright or thick colors, which are the basic language of their works. The use of color is their weapon, even to my heart! Whether it is for
Human nature or landscape models, the five of them have unique perspectives to listen to them attentively...
The entire article is an affirmation of Fang Yiji's works! Especially for several of his later works, he greatly praised them and directly said that linearism has been truly established in the painting world.
Of course, Fang Yi and others were very happy for such praise, and the number of people visiting their stall began to increase gradually. Many of them were critics, and some even had a little critical thoughts.
, let’s see what the artists Claire praised are like.
The second positive article about the five came from a German art magazine, and then some critics in Spain and Italy gave five very good comments! Wherever there is praise, there is criticism, and the greater the praise, the greater the criticism.
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Whether it is criticism or praise, in short, the five people have slowly become popular. It can be seen from the small stall of the three of them now, as well as the number of people in front of the works exhibited by Keshma and Anders in the National Pavilion.
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Now the name of linearism is beginning to rise with praise and criticism at this biennale! (To be continued...)