All-rounder Artist-Chapter 827 - 784 Art Exhibition (Part 2)

"Shadow’s work..."

Qiu Yu stared blankly, a flicker of surprise passing through her eyes, almost shattering her perception of comic artists.

In fact.

It was everyone’s understanding of Shadow that this painting shattered.

Seeing Shadow’s name on the publicity board at the entrance, many people were dissatisfied.

Why should the work of a commercial comic artist be featured in such a professional traditional painting exhibition?

However.

Upon seeing this A Butterfly’s Love for a Flower, many faces began to flush with heat.

No one had expected that Shadow’s skill in traditional painting would reach a professional level, even surpassing that of many professional traditional painting teachers!

Luo Cheng hadn’t expected it either.

But after all, Luo Cheng was one of the big names in the traditional painting world. Although he felt a twinge of embarrassment, he quickly adjusted his mood.

In the silent exhibition hall.

Luo Cheng spoke again, "It is indeed rare for a comic artist to possess such level of traditional painting, yet while this painting is beautiful, it still lacks a certain charm. The criteria for judging the quality of a painting is not just how closely it resembles the subject. Otherwise, why not just take a photo? What would be the point of us painters? This is probably the regret that comes with his identity as a comic artist..."

Luo Cheng wasn’t deliberately changing his tune.

The painting indeed, as he said, was not without flaws.

In terms of artistic realm, it fell short of the top tier.

For a moment.

Everyone seemed to take Luo Cheng’s words as the golden rule, echoing him in order to alleviate the awkwardness of the situation:

"Exactly!"

"Well said, Teacher Luo Cheng!"

"This painting isn’t flawless."

"It’s just that the other works in this exhibition aren’t that great, which is why this one stands out."

"Comparing with the works of master traditional painters, there’s still a significant gap."

"After all, it’s the comic art world; there’s some skill, but that’s about it."

"It’s a limitation inherent to the comic industry itself."

"In traditional painting, aside from resembling the subject, we also pursue a certain artistic conception. Shadow’s work lacks that conception, that charm Teacher Luo Cheng speaks of!"

"..."

Hearing the words of Luo Cheng and the other onlookers, Qiu Yu frowned:

"Isn’t Teacher Luo being a bit too demanding of Shadow?"

This was a mid-level art exhibition.

The quality and level of A Butterfly’s Love for a Flower had already crushed the entire competition.

Yet Luo Cheng insisted on judging it by master-level painting standards!

Indeed.

Qiu Yu admitted that Luo Cheng’s words had merit.

But the problem lay in the fact that these criteria were intended for top-level traditional paintings.

And if you used the standards of a master-level painting, A Butterfly’s Love for a Flower really wasn’t particularly breathtaking.

But the question was:

Was it necessary to set the bar so high for an exhibition of this caliber?

If those top-level standards were applied, an exhibition of this caliber was doomed to fail.

Though more isn’t always better.

"Just stating the truth," Luo Cheng said, aware internally that his expectations were too high, but he simply didn’t like Shadow.

If this A Butterfly’s Love for a Flower had not been Shadow’s work, he probably would have given high praise to the artist, even offering guidance.

If it was Shadow...

It still wasn’t enough.

Such work, such skill level, was not enough to warrant his daughter’s admiration, let alone being considered a teacher!

Despite that.

Luo Cheng still took several more looks at the painting, the intensity of his gaze and the duration of his attention far exceeding that for Yulian’s work.

Qiu Yu raised an eyebrow and once again focused on enjoying the painting, saying no more.

Although she was unaware of the relationship between Luo Cheng’s daughter and Shadow, she had a clear understanding of the situation at hand.

It was nothing more than the inherent bias of traditional painters and lovers of traditional painting against comic artists.

"Commercial draftsmen."

"I don’t understand art,"

"Reeks of money."

When comic artists are mentioned, some traditional painters always turn up their noses like this, so although this painting of A Butterfly’s Love for a Flower was already very well executed, people were still reluctant to readily acknowledge its excellence.

This scene was a microcosm of the industry’s disdain hierarchy.

The crux of the issue was ultimately the identity of Shadow as a comic artist.

And in the midst of this slightly eerie ambiance,

a familiar voice suddenly rang out in Qiu Yu’s ear:

"Sorry, little Yu, I got caught in traffic and am late."

Qiu Yu smiled and turned to the newcomer: "I thought Sister Zheng had stood me up."

"How could I?"

The newcomer spoke and glanced behind Qiu Yu, laughing, "It’s quite lively here, isn’t it?"

"It’s Teacher Zheng Jing!"

Someone recognized the woman who had greeted Qiu Yu.

The crowd immediately livened up.

Zheng Jing, a Maestro-level figure from the music industry, definitely counted as a celebrity, and it was unexpected that not only could one meet two Master Level artists from the traditional painting world at this art exhibition, but also encounter a music industry Maestro!

Indeed.

The newcomer was Zheng Jing.

The art exhibition was exactly what Zheng Jing had invited Qiu Yu to come to see.

Luo Cheng turned his head: "Teacher Zheng Jing, is this the friend Teacher Qiu mentioned?"

"Yes, Mr. Luo Cheng."

"I know."

Zheng Jing smiled and greeted Luo Cheng, then turned to look at the painting of A Butterfly’s Love for a Flower on the wall, exclaiming in surprise:

"This painting is beautiful!"

Qiu Yu smiled wryly: "Sister Zheng doesn’t need to play coy, you specifically invited me here to show me this painting, didn’t you?"

"Not at all."

Zheng Jing shook her head: "Although this painting is nice, the one I wanted you to see is absolutely incomparable to this one."

Zheng Jing said with extreme confidence!

Qiu Yu was taken aback, not this one?

Luo Cheng also looked surprised; could there be an even better piece than A Butterfly’s Love for a Flower at this exhibition?

As if he thought of something,

Luo Cheng’s smile suddenly blossomed, saying with enthusiasm:

"May I ask Teacher Zheng Jing to lead the way, I am most curious about this painting you mention."

"Sure."

Zheng Jing readily agreed.

The crowd following behind widened their eyes and got excited too!

Originally, because Shadow’s A Butterfly’s Love for a Flower overshadowed everything else, it left a bad taste in many people’s mouths; suddenly hearing Zheng Jing say there was a better piece here, of course, everyone was happy!

Meanwhile, in the distance,

Luo Wei furrowed her brows slightly.

There was a better piece than Teacher’s at this art exhibition?

She couldn’t help but feel worried.

It would be so unjust if Teacher’s work got overshadowed by someone else’s.

Luo Wei knew all too well.

The Teacher hadn’t been entirely serious when painting A Butterfly’s Love for a Flower; it did not represent Teacher’s true level of skill!

She even considered bringing over Six Shrimps from home!

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But obviously,

she couldn’t just casually bring out Six Shrimps.

Many students from Qin Continent Art Academy would recognize that painting as Lin Yuan’s work. Once it was made public, it would be easy for Teacher Shadow’s identity to be exposed.

Feeling more and more conflicted,

Luo Wei followed the large group being led by Zheng Jing towards the front.

In this manner,

the group of people passed seven or eight paintings and finally stopped in front of a work.

It was a traditional Chinese painting themed around "horses"!