fringe artist

Chapter 186 184. The Man Standing in the Light!
The weather in winter changes very strangely. It was still clear yesterday, but today it suddenly became cloudy. It seems that a snowstorm is brewing.

Chen Li'an got up from the bed at six o'clock, looked at the gloomy sky outside, and was a little worried about today's party.

If it snows, don't those students and young artists in the courtyard have to brave the snow to listen.

The modern version of Chen Menlixue?
Thinking of this, Chen Li'an couldn't help laughing at himself, he's such an ass of the Chen family.

Just when Chen Li'an was about to pack up his things and go out, the phone rang suddenly. Chen Li'an picked it up and saw that it was Gong Li calling from Singapore. He thought something happened to her, so he immediately answered the phone nervously.

As soon as the call was connected, Gong Li's angry voice came from the phone.

"Chen Li'an, don't you want to die!"

Chen Li'an's face was dull, he didn't know why Gong Li was blaming him on the phone, he frowned and said softly, "Don't get excited and talk slowly if you have anything to do."

"Speak slowly? How do you tell me to speak slowly?! Do you know what you are doing?" Gong Li was a little annoyed that iron could not be made into steel. She did not expect Chen Li'an to make a fuss in the capital within two months of coming to Singapore. Such a big deal.

Chen Li'an will be even more depressed, he didn't do anything, he just set up a studio, made an installation art and chatted with the artists
"Huh?! I'm stupid!"

Chen Li'an suddenly came to his senses, and immediately understood why Gong Li scolded him.He had previously talked with Gong Li about the 85 trend of thought and the banning of the Painter’s Village, as well as the large-scale sending of artists abroad in the late 80s.

Why didn't I think of it yesterday, isn't I dancing on the edge of danger?

Why didn't that old guy, curator Yang, remind himself, what kind of trouble is this old man going to do!Fortunately, Chen Li'an invited him to drink several times.

Gong Li on the other end of the phone couldn't help but sneered when she heard Chen Li'an's swearing, "Now you know what you're doing?"

Chen Li'an sat on the sofa and was silent for a while, before saying to Gong Li: "Understood, but it's not as far as you think, we're just talking about art, I'll pay attention."

"It's too late! Why don't you have any political awareness at all!" Gong Li held her stomach and held back her anger and said, "It really developed to that point, you can control it? What are those people who are engaged in art? You know better than me!"

Chen Li'an pursed his lips, thinking of the faces and topics he talked about yesterday, there was nothing out of the ordinary, they were just discussing the development direction of modern art.

Gong Li was a little too nervous, Chen Li'an thought for a while and said to Gong Li: "I understand what you said, I will find a way to avoid risks, and things will not develop to the point you think."

Speaking of this, Chen Li'an paused for a moment, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "If it really develops to the worst end, I will go to Singapore to find you."

"Forget it, I can't tell you anymore, you can figure it out." Gong Li hung up the phone angrily, stroked her slightly protruding belly, and looked away after a while.

If things really turned to the worst, at worst, let Chen Li'an go abroad, just to get rid of those women!

Anyway, Chen Li'an is engaged in art, and the entertainment industry is just for fun, where art can't be done.

Thinking of this, Gong Li's mood suddenly improved a lot. She stroked her stomach and said to herself, "Your father is such a troublemaker."

Chen Li'an, the troublemaker, sat at home for more than ten minutes, and didn't feel that he had done anything wrong, nor did he feel that there was anything wrong with the topic they were discussing.

As long as you don’t criticize the social system and only talk about art itself, what’s wrong with that?

Chen Li'an tidied up his mood, turned around and went out. He was nervous at the beginning because of Gong Li's sensitivity, but now he felt nothing at all.

What is there to be afraid of? Be firm with the 24-character mantra, and nothing will happen!
At around seven o'clock, Chen Li'an braved the cold wind and came to the door of the studio. Unexpectedly, many people had already come to the door, including many unfamiliar faces.

When they looked at Chen Li'an, they all turned their gazes around. There seemed to be fanaticism and sadness in their eyes. Chen Li'an felt a little terrified when he was seen. These guys don't really want to make trouble!

Grandma, dare to mess around and break all of your legs!

"Everyone came so early." Chen Li'an greeted with a smile, then took out the key to open the courtyard door, and said to them, "It's quite cold today, everyone, come in to warm up."

A group of people followed Chen Li'an in. Several people wanted to say something, but seeing how few people were there, they held back.

Chen Li'an also noticed that the bad premonition in his heart was getting stronger and stronger. These people seemed to really want to make trouble, did they have a good chat yesterday?Can't control your brain anymore?
There were very few cups in the studio, and there was no way for each person to have a cup, so Chen Li'an put down the water bottle and said, "Sit down for a while, I'll go buy some cups."

After speaking, Chen Li'an came out, and the first thing he did when he came out was to take out his phone and call Bai Qing.

"Hello, I'll be at the studio soon." Bai Qing who was on the way picked up the phone, thinking that Chen Li'an was urging him to hurry up.

"You don't need to come, you go to Ji Fa and rest at home for a day." Chen Li'an said quickly, then explained briefly, and finally said seriously: "I feel that something might happen today, don't come to join in the fun, In case something happens, you and Jifa can still help you think of a solution."

Bai Qing, who was sitting in the taxi, heard the words, and immediately said anxiously: "Then what should you do, the studio should be closed immediately."

"It's okay, closing the studio is not a solution. When Lao Yang and the others come over, I will find a way with them." After Chen Li'an comforted Bai Qing, he said to her: "I will call you if there is something to do."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Li'an pondered whether this was the solution. If the artist went crazy, he really couldn't control it, so he had to find a way to pinch the signs.

Chen Li'an didn't go to buy a cup, but called Curator Yang, what kind of cup should I buy for those guys who are dying of thirst!I want to do things all day long, so I look sober, can't I just make art!

It has been said that art should not touch politics, why can't these people help themselves to bump into it, shouting that art is not free while bumping into it.

Those who are not free don't count the situation!

The call to Director Yang was quickly connected, and Chen Li'an directly expressed his worries without talking nonsense.

Curator Yang on the other end of the phone was silent for a while before saying: "Don't worry, I thought about it yesterday, it won't be the same as before."

"Old man Yang, don't lie to me!" Chen Li'an felt that Director Yang was fooling himself, and said seriously: "Thinking is uncontrollable, what can you do to make everyone listen to you?"

Director Yang said succinctly: "Carrots and sticks."

"What is a carrot and what is a stick?"

"The carrot is to give them a space to discuss art freely. The big stick...will hit you."

"Huh? Hit me? Old man Yang, you don't want to kill Artist Chen Jing!"

"Am I that kind of person! Just wait and see!"

Wait a minute, Chen Li'an always feels that old man Yang has no good intentions, but the phone has been hung up, and Chen Li'an also has a headache.

Now we can only wait for them to come over. Chen Li'an thought outside for a while, and suddenly felt that this matter might not be as serious as he thought. The Painter's Village has just been banned. Although everyone is holding their breath, they will feel awe in their hearts If you were really impulsive, you would have been impulsive when the Yuanmingyuan Artist Village was demolished.

What the artists are looking for is nothing more than a space where they can discuss freely. In fact, it is not a big deal. As long as the influence and scope are well controlled, the above will not care.

Chen Li'an thought for a while and vaguely guessed what old man Yang meant by the so-called big stick falling on him.

Isn't it my own studio that gives artists free space to discuss? Isn't it because there are many famous artists who can gather so many people? Bar!
Chen Li'an, who wanted to understand the key, suddenly became less nervous, wandered around the street, bought several boxes of disposable cups and went back.

When Chen Li'an returned to the studio, many people had already come, and there was no room to sit in the room, and there were still many people in the yard looking at his works.

After Chen Li'an came in, he didn't take the initiative to chat, but just boiled water and poured everyone a cup of tea.

There are more and more ideas in his mind, a different view on this matter, a different understanding of art, and a feeling of not being unhappy.

Before waiting for a while, the yard was already overcrowded, and a second-entry courtyard was full of people, which was more than yesterday.

Chen Li'an didn't go into the house anymore, it was too much effort to talk in the house, his voice was hoarse yesterday.

Standing in the yard and looking at so many people, Chen Li'an really had a sense of illegal gathering.

Soon old man Yang also came over, together with him were several old artists, and many people in the yard were their students, as soon as they came in, everyone ran to recognize the teacher.

The reporters who came yesterday are here today, and some people set up cameras in the courtyard, just like when the Yuanmingyuan Artists’ Village was demolished a few months ago.

There was a lot of noise in the yard before it calmed down. Curator Yang took the initiative to speak and said to everyone with a smile: "Most of the people who came today should know me."

"Many of them are my students, and many of them have held exhibitions with me. I also planned the modern art exhibitions in the past few years."

"There was a lot of commotion at that time. The domestic art environment has improved in recent years, but it's not good. The East Village was banned, and the Yuanmingyuan Artists' Village disappeared."

Speaking of this, Director Yang paused, glanced around and said: "Today so many people come, it shows that everyone wants to have a space where they can discuss freely. It is great that Li'an can provide you with such a space, but here How long it will last is anyone's guess."

Hearing this, Chen Li'an cooperated tacitly and made a helpless look, took the initiative to take over the conversation and said: "Art needs space and freedom. I am happy to discuss art with you. Artists are also members of society and want to have their own. A space to have a voice, but a lot of times that voice doesn't make things better."

"Art is the pursuit of beauty, not the catharsis of excess self-consciousness. A friend called me early this morning and asked me if I was dying." The face said: "Even my friends regard me as a scourge, it seems that I will do something crazy in the next second."

"Why does the group of artists give the public such an impression? I haven't figured it out after thinking about it for a long time." Chen Li'an sighed, pointed to the dead tree in the yard and said, "Although I don't understand, but I know If we continue here, we will be like that tree, and the public will start to dislike us and feel that art is useless.”

"Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I will think that the tree is useless, cut down the tower, and throw out this installation art as garbage, turn the yard into what I think I need, plant grape trellises, put Two rocking chairs make your life comfortable and comfortable."

Chen Li'an walked up to the tree, patted his head vigorously and turned his head and said to everyone: "In the eyes of many people, there are many problems in this society, just like this tree, but please don't forget that we are living in an era In the midst of change, labor pains are unavoidable, blindly criticizing and criticizing, can a few words of scolding under this tree make it grow green leaves?"

"I am relatively young, and sometimes I may be immature and naive when looking at problems. Some things do need to be criticized and vigilant, but they should not just vent and criticize blindly. Artists also have their own social responsibilities, don't you? If your art If you can’t make society better, then your cry is useless and will only make people feel noisy.”

After Chen Li'an said so much in one breath, he bowed to everyone in the yard and said: "I said so much today and I won't give you a lesson. It's just my own views on art. Art is free, but artists are not. As long as we live in society, we have our own social responsibilities, and every role in society has our own responsibilities.”

After making the final speech, Chen Li'an stopped talking. What he said today is contrary to the artistic concept of most artists in the yard.

At least half of the more than 100 people in the yard are Popism and playism, which conflicts with Chen Li'an's ideas. They like to ridicule, ridicule the system, ridicule politics, and social atmosphere.

I like to show some bad problems, but I don't like to show some good things.

If all artists are like this, then this society is over. When everyone is saying that there is a problem here and there, but they don’t tell you where there is no problem, then this society really has a problem.

Those who can play art are all smart people. It's not that smart people can't do art. Their thoughts and perspectives are very deep. They can naturally understand what Chen Li'an said.

It's just that not everyone agrees. When someone wanted to refute, old man Yang stood up again, looked at them and said, "I think what Li An said is very good. Does his work not reflect the pain of the times? But he There are not only labor pains in her eyes, but also the beauty brought after labor pains, don’t think this is flattery, it’s a compromise.”

"It is his eyes that always find beauty, even cruel beauty."

A gust of cold wind blew in the yard, and the empty noise of friction between the red silk thread and the steel pipe rang out immediately, as if echoing the words of Chen Li'an and Director Yang.

Everyone in the yard subconsciously looked at the red wave around them. At this moment, what they felt was not the shock brought by the wave, nor the shock of the visual impact of the installation art, but following the words of Chen Li'an and Director Yang, Look at this work again.

The steel and concrete drilled from the ground, the steel jungle wrapped around the dead trees, and the concrete pillars piercing through the walls of the courtyard, all of these express one thing, the destruction of the traditional social structure by the transformation of industrialized society, the soil and culture we live in is disappearing.

If this is the case, then this work seems to have no merits, but Chen Li'an added various colors, waves made of red silk threads, and spots of light projected by colorful glass.

The beauty brought about by this kind of destruction is also displayed at this moment.

Discover cruelty, but also discover beauty.

This may be the reason why I was so shocked after seeing this work yesterday.

The courtyard became very silent. Regardless of whether they recognized Chen Li'an's ideas or not, at this moment they all felt the thoughts conveyed by Chen Li'an.

Quietness does not mean agreement. Many people in the crowd turned around and left silently at this time, and some people raised their feet and stopped.

Curator Yang walked up to Chen Li'an, looked at this scene and whispered to him, "You can do it, my big stick, you can take care of it before I take it out."

"Sent out of feeling" When Chen Li'an said these words, he didn't think so much, he just thought about what he said.

Director Yang patted Chen Li'an on the shoulder and said, "You have really grown a lot, and your understanding of art has become more and more unique."

Every artist has his own philosophy, Chen Li'an has a clearer understanding of his own artistic philosophy and artistic path after this experience.

In the corner of the yard, the reporter who set up the camera silently pointed the lens at Chen Li'an. He agreed with what Chen Li'an said, and felt that Chen Li'an would definitely become a great artist.

Now there are too many criticisms and too many praises, but they are all independent and contradictory. No one combines the two so well like Chen Li'an.

There is also light in darkness.

The artists and students of the Academy of Fine Arts who hadn't left in the yard looked at Chen Li'an differently at this time, with understanding, approval and different scrutiny in their eyes.

Perhaps it is also looking at an artist who will be remembered by art history with a mood of witnessing history.

When no one left in the yard, everyone tacitly waited for Chen Li'an to speak, waiting for the real start of the day.

Chen Li'an seemed to feel everyone's thoughts, walked to the middle of the courtyard, and showed his smile in a ray of sunlight that broke through the dark clouds.

Today is destined to be a memorable day. When the dark clouds in the sky parted and the sun shone down completely, there was no tension in the yard. Everyone was chatting about their love for art with relaxed and free smiles. understanding, chatting about the development direction of domestic modern art.

The morning haze seemed to have completely disappeared at this moment.

Bai Qing and Ji Fa were also standing there at the door of the studio yard. They heard everything Chen Li'an said, but they didn't go in at this time.

Together with them is Chen Li'an's new assistant, Miss Big Wave.

Ji Fa turned to look at Bai Qing and said, "I'll just say he can solve it. Just look at how he stood in the light just now. Will he become a great artist who leads art like Da Vinci or Picasso in the future."

Bai Qing didn't speak, just looked at the figure of Chen Li'an in the yard, turned to look at Ji Fa after a while and said, "Let's go, now is his time, and the future may be his time."

The big wave girl standing next to her has been silent all this time, she really wanted to say loudly: "The idol will definitely become a great artist!!!"

But she only dared to shout in her heart, not daring to destroy the sacred atmosphere in the yard.

After leaving the studio, Bai Qing suddenly felt a little tired and couldn't keep up with Chen Li'an's footsteps. Looking at the excited Ji Fa, he said, "I want to live in Paris for a while."

Ji Fa didn't pay attention to what Bai Qing was saying at all, and was still obsessed with Chen Li'an. He will become a great artist in the future, and his works will become the existence that all art collectors compete for, making himself the most powerful art manager and bringing him Among the sweet dreams of countless commissions and wealth.

The big wave girl poked Ji Fa at this moment and reminded: "Sister Bai Qing is talking to you."

"Ah?" Ji Fa recovered and looked at Bai Qing and asked, "What did you just say?"

Bai Qing opened his mouth and dismissed the thought just now. If he went to Paris, there would be no chance to improve his artistic accomplishment with Ji Fa by his side.

Alas. Bai Qing sighed in his heart.

The big wave girl next to him couldn't help but asked next to Bai Qing: "Why didn't you say it again?"

Bai Qing glanced at her, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's your name?"

"Li Xiaoran." The wave girl replied, and then continued to ask: "Didn't you say you wanted to go to Paris? Why didn't you go?"

"It's nothing, I just don't want to go." Bai Qing glanced at Li Xiaoran, not understanding why she had a wavy hairstyle, she looked very old.

Li Xiaoran groaned, turned to look at Ji Fa who was very excited, and seemed to understand something.

Ji Fa seems to be a money fan, but she is also very kind to employees. There is nothing wrong with being a money fan, as long as you pay yourself a salary!

Bai Qing's mind was in a mess right now, so he simply found a topic so that he wouldn't think about it, looked at Li Xiaoran and asked, "What did you do before? Why did you come to be an assistant?"

Li Xiaoran hesitated for a while and said selectively: "I'm in the song and dance troupe. There have been a lot of personnel changes in the troupe recently. I don't feel stable, so I want to change jobs."

"Singing and dancing troupe?" Bai Qing frowned upon hearing this. This has nothing to do with the assistant at all, and the span is too big.

Li Xiaoran seemed to see Bai Qing's doubts and said, "I don't want to dance anymore, it's good to find a different job."

Hearing Li Xiaoran's words, Bai Qing smiled helplessly, this girl misunderstood what she meant, who cares why you want to cross the line, but whether you can do a good job as an assistant.

But Bai Qing thought that Chen Li'an seemed to only want a driver who could drive, so he didn't care, not to mention that Ji Fa had already interviewed, so he didn't bother to care about it.

Li Xiaoran was relieved to see that Bai Qing didn't continue to ask, she still kept a lot of things hidden, there were indeed personnel changes in the song and dance troupe, but that wasn't the reason why she really wanted to leave.

It was her boyfriend who couldn't get rid of her, who pestered her all day and occupied her rental house, and threatened her to go to the song and dance troupe to make trouble, otherwise she wouldn't hide out.

In the beginning, Li Xiaoran was thinking about the development of the entertainment industry. He also participated in a movie this year. Who would have thought that by accident, he would become the assistant of a great artist, and he is still such a powerful artist.

A few words make so many artists accept their heads and bow!Simply don't be too handsome!

Li Xiaoran unconsciously compared her boyfriend who couldn't get rid of with Chen Li'an, it was like the sky and the earth, completely incomparable.

However, Li Xiaoran glanced at Bai Qing and then at Ji Fa, and found that both of them were very beautiful and temperamental, so he guessed that he could only be Chen Li'an's assistant, and forget about other things.

Why can't I meet a good man?
Li Xiaoran showed Daiyu-like melancholy, silently following Ji Fa and Bai Qing, thinking that he didn't know when he would be officially on duty.

The atmosphere in the studio at this time was even more enthusiastic than yesterday, everyone's ideas were closer, and the topics of conversation were more in-depth. Unknowingly, it was the same as yesterday, and it didn't stop until the evening.

After two days of high-intensity discussions, everyone's minds were almost emptied, and the cold wind was blowing for two days, and their bodies were a little bit overwhelmed.

After finishing today's discussion, we all decided to take a short break for a few days. After returning home, we all sorted out what we have learned, and we will communicate with each other in a few days.

After most of the people had left, Chen Li'an looked at Curator Yang who was waiting for him at the end, walked over and said, "Why haven't you left yet, wait until I buy you a drink."

Curator Yang glanced at Chen Li'an and said, "I just want to tell you that you are about to become the center of the storm. If today's incident gets out, and if it is published in a magazine, someone will probably stand up and pick on you."

"It doesn't matter, just scold if you scold." Chen Li'an cleared his sore throat and said, "What are there to be afraid of those academic artists and conceptual artists?

Curator Yang looked at Chen Li'an speechlessly, is this the same thing?Looking at Chen Li'an's indifferent expression, he said, "Just stigmatize you, and you'll have a headache then."

"Oh, it won't delay my painting anyway, so whoever cares." Chen Li'an still doesn't care, reputation is not that important to him, as long as he doesn't arrest himself and educate him, whatever they say.

Isn't Chen Li'an's family, Chen Danqing, scolded by those people every day, and scolded him for painting shit, isn't it, and this didn't prevent him from becoming a great painter.

If you scold me, you can scold me, and you won't lose a piece of meat. If you have the ability to abuse me online!
Oh. I forgot, the network has not been set up yet, so don't be afraid, love whoever!

(It's purely made up, don't be ridiculous, I don't dare to write some things, I have struggled for a long time, I can only write vaguely, don't scold if the writing is wrong, just smile, just pretend that the author is uneducated, Bless you.)
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