The reason why the four people showed such expressions at the same time was of course not because Bobil was a good painter. No matter how good the painting was, it could not make all four people stunned at the same time. It was because of the painting on the canvas sent by Bobil.
There is a base with a sputtering strip on it
Traces. You can tell at a glance that this trace was made with a paintbrush, and it is a large, round-tipped pen that absorbs a lot of oil. Anyway, everyone has seen what kind of traces there are. If you have never seen it, use a brush to dip it in.
You can tell by sloshing water against a white wall.
Keshima came back to his senses, looked at Fang Yi next to him and asked: "Is this Popile's new work?" Keshima would not pretend to look at this crap and then nod and say yes
Well, this thing is nothing but art in his eyes!
Fang Yi thought for a while, but was still a little unsure, thinking that maybe he had moved something wrong. Although the chance was too small, it didn't mean it wouldn't happen.
Artur also thought of this at this time, turned to Fang Yi and said, "How about you call and ask?".
After hearing this, Fang Yi immediately dialed the phone from his hand, but did not reach Zou Heming's hand, and directly dialed the mobile phone of the Paris office manager.
After going through the call, Fang Yi put the phone back into his trouser pocket: "I'm not mistaken, the Paris manager said that Bobil packed it himself, and personally ordered him to bring this work to me, and repeatedly told him
He asked me to write back to him immediately if I had any thoughts!”.
Now Fang Yi is feeling a little annoyed. He has been restlessly waiting for so many days, and finally this thing comes?! It's just a gimmick to fool people outside. It has nothing to do with Fang Yi.
Now what does Bobil mean by sending this thing in front of him?
Provoking himself? Fang Yi thought for a moment and shook his head. Where does this old boy have time to provoke him now? He is just following a group of disciples and grandchildren of his late master to have a war of words. It is estimated that the old boy spends one-third of his time now.
When it comes to cursing people.
By drawing something like this, Fang Yi felt that this old guy was either provoking himself or mocking himself? It was unlikely!
"What does it mean?" Rude looked at the thing in front of him, thinking to himself in confusion.
Keshima looked at Rude's appearance, stepped forward and patted his old friend's back gently. Seeing Rude come back to his senses, he said with a smile: "Don't be fooled by the appearance, it is just the same."
A framed canvas with paint thrown on it! If you think too much, your mind will get messed up.”
Rude smiled and nodded and said: "I know! I'm not trying to figure out what's on the canvas. I'm thinking about why Popile gave this messed up thing to Yi!".
As painters, many of us know the advantages and disadvantages of the human brain, the most complex organ in the human body. It is also the so-called imaginative thinking ability. Even if you stare at a blank piece of paper and start thinking randomly, it won't take long.
Trouble with something, but your brain
The things that are tossed out in the paper do not mean that the paper is not blank! In fact, if you look at the shit for a long time and think about its meaning, your mind can come up with something that you want in your heart. This is
It's a matter of brain structure, not a matter of blank paper.
A person comes up with something in his mind. And the person who painted the picture is a figure with the halo of a master. This psychological implication is even stronger. It gives people the feeling that if you can't think of something,
It seemed so incompetent. In the end, it turned into the story of The Emperor's New Clothes.
When these things appear in the industrial production process, it is called fraud, but when it comes to art, there is no such term. This thing is called minimalism, or other isms! But you can call it what doctrine or style you want.
It cannot fundamentally eliminate the fact that it is a piece of white paper, because it is essentially a piece of white paper. Or it is just a canvas, even if it is sprinkled with some small dots.
Fang Yi and the others couldn't be fooled by the name of an old guy like Popile. They lost interest in this thing after standing in front of the canvas for two or three minutes, and the four of them sat directly in the studio chatting.
After chatting for half an hour, Keshima and the other two went home. The first thing Fang Yi did when he returned to his studio was to write a reply to Popile.
Fang Yi was very unhappy that he had been looking forward to this thing for so many days, so he wrote the letter quite directly.
Fang Yi wrote in the letter: Mr. Bobile, I have seen the so-called new painting you sent! But you just put a splash mark on the bottom of the painting. If you think this may confuse me, or
You fooled me like an idiot, then you are wrong, not only wrong, but also outrageously wrong. Because my brain is not stupid enough to applaud such a thing!
You ask, what is art when it comes to something that can be made by just one person? A person's walking, eating, and even squatting and sleeping have become art. Then everyone looks at their own art, and they can't make it by themselves.
Well, why should you spend money to buy something you made? Everyone is art, so there is no need to call the so-called art art. I think it is better to call it handicraft!
….
The whole letter was written in a eloquent manner and was over a thousand words long. Fang Yicai felt that he was feeling bad. After reading it through, Fang Yi corrected some wrong words in French and sent it directly to Popile's email address.
Fang Yi didn't have to wait too long for the reply. The content of the letter was also very simple, with only one sentence: Send my work back!
What's the use of keeping this thing in Fang Yi's house? After staying at Fang Yi's house for two nights with this nonsense, he got on the plane back to Paris again.
The last thing I saw after looking forward and looking forward was something like this, which made Fang Yi feel a little unhappy. Fortunately, there are always some people in life who stick to their skin and can bring a little joy to Fang Yi. For example, these days
Sotheby's auction house.
In just one or two years, it was reported that two such misidentifications had occurred. The pressure on Sotheby's suddenly became very great, and the two major auction houses following Sotheby's were all at the same time.
It seems that people have already started holding small benches, and everyone is standing in a circle waiting to see the big joke of a big brother in the industry.
Sofoby is now directly denying the Rubens work that Fang Yi purchased. Not only did he deny it, but he also mobilized a group of so-called scholars and experts to deny the work that is now in the Los Angeles exhibition hall.
This authentic work is about to start picking apart.
There are so-called scholars who use people's money to eliminate disasters for others, not only in China. There are also a lot of them internationally, so it seems that Fang Yi should be facing a bit of pressure now. But pressure can only be
It was given to him by himself. Fang Yi didn't feel any so-called pressure in his heart. He believed that there was no way that anything in his mind could go wrong. The only one who made the mistake was Sophoby.
Fang Yi had already told himself in his heart that the harder Sofubi struggles now, the greater his humiliation will be in the end. Sometimes when people and organizations deal with something that is not good for them, the first thing they think of is shirk.
Responsibility. This is what Sophoby is like now.
Fang Yi looked on with cold eyes, but the headquarters of Sotheby's New York was not so quiet. As the manager of Sotheby's New York Department, Wright was looking at the documents on his desk, and the top of the document was printed with the words "Japanese Museum"
There are two almost identical works in the Los Angeles exhibition hall.
"Mr. Gill, can you confirm that the one in the Japan Pavilion is authentic?" Wright asked several appraisers in their fifties and sixties sitting on the sofa in front of him.
After asking, one of the four people, a sixty-year-old man who had lost all his hair, thought for a moment and said: "Based on our past experience, I believe that the Japanese ones are authentic.
What Yifang has there is a copy!" After saying this, the bald old man added: "If it were the other way around, then our previous views on the subtle features of Rubens's works from this period would completely change!
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The old man’s meaning is very clear. According to the previous inference, the Japanese works are authentic. If Fang Yi’s hands are really authentic, then if there are two controversial works of Rubens that we have identified before, then we may have committed a crime.
It's a mistake to call a deer a horse! Because once Fang Yi has an authentic work, the previous identification basis will be rewritten.
Wright understood the meaning of the old man's words. If the painting in Fang Yi's hand was authentic, then Sofobi was really in a lot of trouble this time.
Wright nodded and said to everyone: "I want information on all Rubens' works that have been authenticated by us!"
Although Wright believes that Softby, who has more than 200 years of experience in auction appraisals, is better than a boy in his thirties, he still wants to know how many Rubens works the company has appraised, or how many works appeared at about the same time.
Such works.
Because this guy's reputation for appraisal is extraordinary, even if it seems like a myth to Wright, he can tell whether it is real or fake after holding it in his hand for a while! But his many years of shopping career still make Wright feel that he should be a little prepared.
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Contrary to Sofoby, the Japanese seemed to be very calm this time. The voices of debate were mainly concentrated in the art media, and large media such as Reading were not involved.
It has only been a few days. Now, except for people like Fang Yi and Zou Heming, not many people are sure that the ones in the Japanese Museum are fakes and the ones in the Los Angeles exhibition hall are authentic. So the media is full of Softby's voice. In Fang Yi
It seems that these people are all idiots, and the so-called reasons they cite are ridiculous.
While Wright was discussing with people in his company how to deal with this incident, the phone on his desk rang.
"Sir! Mr. Lawrence's phone number!" As soon as Wright picked up the phone, he heard the clear voice of the female secretary ringing in his ears.
Wright nodded to the people in front of him, indicating that they might leave, and then said into the receiver: "Come in!".
"Lawrence, what are you doing with me? You're not going to tell me that your employer discovered the mistake you made! That's good news for me!" Wright said to Zou Heming.
Both of them hang out in New York, and both are engaged in art-related things. Sotheby is bigger, but the current Lawrence Gallery has a good reputation. In terms of income, it is definitely not a big problem to be among the top five galleries in the United States.
, is also the most popular gallery in the United States. Not only do these two people know each other, they can even be considered friends, and they have even collaborated on some occasions. It is understandable that they are both in this circle, and they don't meet each other without looking up.
Zou Heming smiled over the phone and said, "No! Yi insists that his opinion is right. I'm calling this time to ask if you need a consultant!".
"I don't think we need it! Softby's appraisers are all top-notch in the industry." After hearing Zou Heming's words, Wright felt a little angry and felt that he was being bullied. (To be continued...)