To put it bluntly, what Wan Changsheng shows is the level of a folk artist with superb skills.

As long as you have some talent for painting, you can see such folk artists in any scenic spot in China. They don’t have so many ideas to explore the depth of art. They are to paint portraits of tourists or carve flying shapes for tourists, and do the same thing for decades.

Just like the oil seller, when they simplify their skills to the point where they eat all over the world with just one trick.

No matter how simple the skills are, they can become magical.

Nowadays, many incredible painting methods on Douyin short videos are like writing dozens of blessing characters in one stroke, and the techniques that can also write various discourses in reverse. Among folk artists, the superb skills of being sugar-painting, painting sugar-painting, and making dough-cooking people.

This is how it all comes about.

But this is really not art.

It looks good, but it's just amazing.

Art should have ideas. What connotations should this sculpture express, rather than whether it is colorful or not, what conflicts does this painting contain, what opinions does it tell, what emotions does this dance convey, and what emotions does the song give it to. This is art.

Wan Changsheng is a standard case of the transformation from folk artists, traditional calligraphy, painting and seal literati to artists.

The last most famous folk artist who became an artist was Qi Baishi.

Most folk artists cannot overcome this hurdle of sublimation to art.

Artists from all kinds of professional backgrounds also look down on craftsmen's cross-border transformation.

That's why Wan Changsheng seems so special.

Zhao Leilei explained this: "We can say that Wan Changsheng's almost sketched expression has no emotion. He interpreted this wonderful silhouette with almost cold techniques, but can you say that he is not an artistic creation? The model did not have this action. He just borrowed the characteristics of the outer contour and used the black base to quickly show such a very visible and beautiful work. This is a feature of his personal style. He has always stubbornly believed that art is first of all beauty, and then the technical problem of expression techniques, right?"

Wan Changsheng was grateful to the performance: "You are so right!"

Artists were used to Wan Changsheng's lazy temperament of never arguing with others and wanted to laugh, but seeing the officials pretending to understand and nodding seriously, they had to hold it hard.

Zhao Leilei is not going to fool Wan Changsheng: "But my attitude is different. I hope you can pour enough emotions into it. Anger, sadness, passion, depression, joy, all kinds of emotions can be reflected in your creations. And just like the tragedy in the movie is the most shocking, art works are also sad, and worry is more likely to infect people, which will cause your future artistic path... Right, Wan Changsheng?"

Wan Changsheng was forced to the corner and had to resist seriously: "Life is already very hard, and it doesn't matter if you entertain yourself and draw sadness and anger to relieve your emotions. I personally tend to bring joy and beauty to the works that are published and conveyed to the audience. It is not the artist's responsibility to society."

An art student immediately said, "Just like a clown, bringing joy to the world, but I know it's so sad?"

Wan Changsheng’s shortcomings are not as knowledgeable as some urban students. The clown he has seen is probably the white nose in the country opera troupe.

But the others immediately expanded: "No wonder Picasso painted a series of clown works, expressing a lot of emotions."

Zhao Leilei took the opportunity to explain: "Picasso's clown series is just because he is depressed... Well, when not many people bought his paintings and were still poor, let's show it inwardly. Let's take a look at the characteristics of his works from 1903 to 1906..."

A modern classroom can immediately re-enter Picasso's portfolio on the large screen next to it to explain it casually. This set of equipment started last year, and Damei has been used skillfully. Shumei only started to be installed at the end of the year, which is also one of the new atmospheres of Zhao Leilei after taking office.

Sure enough, even Wan Changsheng was excited to see the melancholy and sad gloomy in the early days of the art master reflected in his works, blue and faint.

But after just one year, it started to turn pink. Haha, I fell in love with a beautiful girl!

In another year, the paintings will be prosperous and colorful, and that is, a large number of paintings were bought by a wealthy artist...

The students were all happy, and Zhao Leilei pointed to Wan Changsheng: "So your senior brother's idea is to help art students solve economic problems as much as possible. Only by having no worries can you create better works, right?"

Friends from Damei Club nodded quickly.

Zhao Leilei smiled and told him that he should have joy, anger, sorrow and happiness, which is the complete artistic expression...

He was still painting while talking, that is, taking advantage of the part of Wan Changsheng, he crossed the boring intermediate stage of his oil painting expression and began to present the pictures with pictures and emotions.

Wan Changsheng didn't say anything anymore, listened carefully and absorbed the ideas expressed in different art forms can be compatible with learning. For example, he and Zhao Leilei and Lao Tong did not have some views, but this did not prevent everyone from working together for the art cause.

However, while everyone was not paying attention to her, Beheye secretly walked around to see the painting Wan Changsheng had just drawn. He gently curled his lips and signaled Hayat. The secretary assistant nodded silently to show that he would definitely buy it later.

It's such a blessing for the guy who brushes the picture frame.

After class, Zhao Leilei and Wan Changsheng decided: "On the first day of the Western Regions Fieldwork Creation Exhibition, more than 5,000 citizens came to visit. If the exhibition had not been stated in advance and the sales and auctions were finally held, a lot of them would have been sold on this day. Many citizens were asking about the price. You spared no effort to promote the marketization of art works, which is very promising."

Wan Changsheng was worried: "Don't buy hundreds of thousands of dollars in price, I will lose to death."

He praised Haikou for giving as much subsidies as the students sell to the Western Regions for sand prevention and tree planting.

Zhao Leilei laughed: "I deserve it! The city has given a very high evaluation, especially since my continuous actions have been effective since I took office. Do you have any ideas?"

Wan Changsheng spread his hands: "It's not time to reward merits. I'll go to Pingjing next week to implement the matter of taking the postgraduate entrance examination for Ping Opera."

Zhao Leilei sighed: "Oh, yes, Shumei is just an empty shell now. In fact, the entire art circle is empty shell. I used to think there was no direction to work hard. Now let's try how much it can change. You are too young, so I can't let you be the director of the Chinese Painting Department if I'm young. That's too shocking. I'll wait for two years..."

Wan Changsheng was surprised and his face was distorted: "Not it! I think that Dr. Yang is pretty good. Although it was a bit outrageous when he first came, it was just a little bit unsuccessful in his job as an agent. If he could recruit a young and powerful Chinese painting..."

I felt a little guilty as I said this.

Those who are truly young and strong are either in front of the department head or the leader of the Academy of Calligraphy and Painting. The most important thing is that outsiders with strong abilities are hard to be united. God knows whether they will think about the position of the dean?

People with strong abilities have a higher ambition, which is basically inevitable.

Zhao Leilei patted him on the shoulder: "Old Tong can't jump out and be the department head he had been more than ten years ago. Other doctors who are not good at retirement and re-employed are not good at professionalism. Even if Teacher Su is older, he can do it. But now he can only take over the first place. Then you can quickly go abroad to paint works. Stay in the sculpture department all day long. Do you want to steal Guo Dapao's authority?!"

Wan Changsheng then realized that Zhao Leilei was not joking: "No? I said I would not be an official, I didn't want to be an official position, and I didn't even interfere in that affiliated high school."

Zhao Leilei shook his head: "In two years, I will give you two years. You must study Chinese paintings, become famous and awarded! Then help me take on it at this stage. When I was the head of the department at the age of 25 or 26, what's wrong? First, be the executive deputy director, take the actual work away, and delay it until I become a regular at the age of 30. Many things will be natural afterwards!"

If Wan Changsheng obeys orders, he will not be him.

The result of my thoughts turned around and thought was to look for Su Munan: "Will you go to Pingjing with me this time? You can help me take over the seal carving matter from the museum."

Su Munan immediately said seriously: "How to take over?"

Wan Changsheng lied to the honest girl with sweet words: "It's almost two years. I promised Teacher Jing that he would help him take on the sect of the Northern School seal carving, mainly to find a few more disciples for him. You also know that it's not so easy to get people together in the short time. The training school has only produced three or four small seedlings. If I can pass the exam this year, I will definitely take it to Pingjing to learn art during the summer vacation, but I can often go to the Palace Museum to be useful. At least four or five years later, I have a lot of work. Please help me take it first?"

Su Munan said nothing: "What do I need to do? I often fly over to do things? I have no problem."

Wan Changsheng's conscience will definitely not hurt: "Would you please come and be a teacher? It seems like he is the seventh generation successor."

Su Munan finally hesitated a little: "Ah? We need to change the house!"

Wan Changsheng contains evil intentions: "If you don't be a personal disciple, how can you take over your job in the Palace Museum? Which generation of disciples are you here?"

Su Munan died of embarrassment: "It is also the seventh generation!"

Wan Changsheng is shameless: "How many brothers and sisters do you have in your generation?"

Su Munan had a hard time: "There are more than 300 people, and those who have inheritance in East China, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are all related to our society."

Wan Chang naturally spread his hands: "The only one of us is the successor of the Northern School. Who do you think you don't give this resource to you!"

Su Munan was determined: "I don't care about resources."

Wan Changsheng used Zhao Leilei's trick: "This resource is not for you, nor for me, it is used to nurture the seal carving industry. Now I mainly focus on the Damei Society and art exam training. Only you can take on the overall situation of continuing the seal carving resources. If we missed it like this and let the resource flow away in vain, we will be the sinners of the development of seal carving!"

Su Munan's honest head frowned and blushed with her eyes, nodded slowly, and agreed to betray her master.
Chapter completed!