Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 300 298. The Artist and His Muse

More than ten hours later, the plane landed in Milan. This time Ji Fa did not come to pick up Chen Li'an and Bai Qing. She was busy attending an auction in the United States.

Moreover, this is not the first time that Chen Li'an and Bai Qing have participated in the Venice Art Exhibition, so she no longer needs to run around like an old lady to help arrange it.

After arriving in Venice, Chen Li'an immediately became busy. The works he participated in this exhibition were not only a few paintings, but also an installation art.

This year’s Venice Biennale was even more disappointing than the last one, not because there were fewer participants, but because funding was tight.

When Chen Li'an looked at the venue arranged for him by the organizer, he really wanted to complain. It was almost like a broken factory!

However, most venues are like this. Chen Li'an is not picky and quickly got into work. Installation art requires a lot of materials. Chen Li'an pulled a truckload of materials flown from China and went to purchase some. The auxiliary materials took another day.

The organizer gave Chen Li'an a lot of money, but he didn't ask for it. He didn't lack that little money, so he might as well save the money and give it to other artists.

For example, Cai Guoqiang, who wants a salary and is an artist who plays explosive art, has difficulty selling his works, and embarrassment is inevitable.

The economic situation of most artists is not good. If Venice does not provide funding, many artists will not be able to participate in art exhibitions. The air tickets alone are enough to deter many artists.

Chen Li'an was able to be so relaxed in the beginning only because he was lucky enough to be favored by Ji Fa, otherwise he would not be as relaxed as he is now.

In the empty venue, Chen Li'an's materials were piled high. Cai Guoqiang, who was in the same venue as him, came over and asked: "The work you are going to do this time is very big, and you need to use so many materials."

Chen Li'an turned to look at him and said, "Well, I'm going to have to work overtime in the next few days. Are you almost done?"

Cai Guoqiang looked back at his work and said, "It's done. Doesn't it feel a bit crude? It took me a long time to find this wooden pagoda from China."

Chen Li'an stood up and looked at the wooden tower that was hung diagonally. The tail of the wooden tower was covered with red flags. Spotlights and blowers were installed inside the wooden tower to blow up the red flags like a rocket rising into the sky.

"What's the name of this work?" Chen Li'an asked curiously.

Cai Guoqiang said with a smile: "It's called the dragon!"

Chen Li'an laughed loudly after hearing this and said, "I thought it was called Long March 3. I think this name is more appropriate."

Cai Guoqiang couldn't help laughing and said: "Haha, if I knew that Long March 3 successfully launched, I would have called it this name, but it was a pity that it had not launched yet when I reported it."

But it's not bad to call the dragon. When Chen Li'an looked at the hoisted wooden tower, it was indeed more like a dragon. The wooden poles interspersed on the wooden tower looked like a dragon's claws.

Very interesting piece of work, but the noise is a bit louder and the sound of the blower is a bit noisy.

However, Cai Guoqiang is a compatriot, so Chen Li'an will naturally not dislike it, but the two artists next to him couldn't stand it, so they hung up their paintings and ran away.

After Chen Li'an chatted with Cai Guoqiang for a while, he started working on his own work. Others had finished it, but he hadn't started yet.

Chen Li'an started working after sorting out all the materials he collected in China. Although the entire installation art is a whole, it has three parts: past, present and future.

The materials Chen Li'an collected in China were mainly for the first two links. In the past and present, these two parts of materials cost Chen Li'an more than 400,000 yuan!

Chen Li'an felt distressed when he saw these expensive materials. It was difficult to sell installation art, and so much money was spent on it.

Bo Qing, who had installed his and Chen Li'an's paintings outside the venue, also came over at this time. After coming in, he looked at Cai Guoqiang's works for a while and then left, as if he had no interest.

Bo Qing came to Chen Li'an without disturbing him, and picked up the sketch he drew. It looked like a large device similar to the Moss Ubi ring. Bo Qing knew what Chen Li'an was thinking.

The past, present, and future seem to be a line, but in fact they are a circle. Although technology is developing, history is constantly repeating itself, and human beings are spinning in history again and again.

However, Bai Qing was still a little worried when he saw Chen Li'an's materials. From the cold weapons of the Stone Age to the hot weapons of modern society, to the fantasy future science fiction weapons, it was like the history of the development of human civilization.

In addition to these weapons, there are also various broken items, symbolizing the treasures of civilization that were destroyed by war.

Bai Qing squatted beside him and watched Chen Li'an shirtless as he built the basic structure of the Moss Ubi Ring, a huge rotating staircase. The stable steel structure allows people to step on it, but no one can reach the end of the future. If you step on it, it will fall off.

War has no future, and the future of mankind will eventually be destroyed in war.

It took Chen Li'an a whole day to build the basic steel structure. It looked weird and ugly, but this was not the final look.

Early the next morning, before dawn, Chen Li'an appeared in the venue again and began to build the history of mankind on the steel structure, with dilapidated stones, broken fur, and broken bones.

The Stone Age, where hair and blood were consumed, occupies three floors.

Bronze swords full of patina, broken cauldron fragments, mulberry and hemp covered with sword marks, and pottery pieces with simple drawings on them.

The Bronze Age slave era occupies three levels of stairs.

The steps represent a period of history. Chen Li'an was making a lot of noise while building this work. Although the art exhibition has not started yet, all the artists who came to participate in the art exhibition were attracted.

People come to visit almost every day to witness the birth of Chen Li'an's works.

As the inviter, Germano also came over every day to follow Chen Li'an's progress. He began to worry about whether Chen Li'an could complete it as scheduled, and even thought about whether the venue should be delayed for Chen Li'an's sake.

Chen Li'an didn't care about Germano's worries. He was immersed in his creation, but Bo Qing answered the question for him.

Bai Qing looked at Chen Li'an, who was half-finished and standing on the ladder with an old-fashioned rifle in his hand, and said to Germano: "Don't worry, he will complete it as scheduled."

Germano looked at Chen Li'an and said, "He should have come earlier. There are only five days left before the launch."

"He has procrastination." Bai Qing replied calmly.

Germano: "."

Cai Guoqiang did not worry about this problem. Instead, he said enviously: "These materials cost a lot of money. Are those fakes or real?"

"Most of them are imitations, and some are real." Bo Qing said next to him.

"It's so rich, I don't even have a salary." Cai Guoqiang said with emotion.

Germano said quietly from the side: "It's not our money. I will help you fight for your salary."

Cai Guoqiang laughed awkwardly, and then asked: "How many can there be?"

Germano glanced at Cai Guoqiang and said, "It's not easy to get a salary. How much do you want?"

“The more the merrier!”

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day before the exhibition. Chen Li'an's venue was crowded with many artists today, and many staff from the organizer also came, all curious about whether Chen Li'an could successfully complete the work today.

At the same time, I also want to witness the moment when this work is completed. Many photographers are already waiting with their cameras. Artists who engage in visual arts have also set up cameras to record the most important scene in the development of modern art in the twentieth century.

At this time, only the last few floors of Chen Li'an's Moss Ubi staircase were left. Everyone gathered around and waited quietly. The only sound in the entire space was the sound of Chen Li'an tapping with a hammer.

The crisp sounds are like hitting people's hearts, and every knock is a shock.

As time continued to pass, the sky gradually dimmed. In the dimly lit venue, Chen Li'an's eyes were particularly bright. At this time, he only had the last piece of material left in his hand. He only needed to put it together to complete the work.

Chen Li'an looked at the blue glass in his hand. The dark blue color was like space. But when the dark blue glass was inlaid on it, the black background turned the dark blue glass into an invisible black hole, like It is to suck in all matter and destroy it.

Chen Li'an pressed hard on the glass with his hands, and the crisp sound of the glass breaking immediately sounded. People around him thought that Chen Li'an had used too much force and failed.

I felt very regretful that I could not succeed in the first attempt, but amidst everyone's worried looks, Chen Li'an laughed happily.

It's done! Wave Three - Destruction!

A wave that has been sweeping history since the birth of mankind, war!

This work is completed. Destruction and fragmentation are the final destination. This is the theme that Chen Li'an wants to express. War will only bring destruction and fragmentation. This blue planet is slowly breaking like this piece of glass.

Chen Li'an raised his head and looked at the people around him, but his eyes only fell on Bai Qing. He looked at her and said with a smile: "I'm done!"

Bai Qing also smiled, walked over and gave him a hug, without any words, just a simple hug.

The resonance of words is pale, and the resonance of the soul does not need to be told.

The surrounding artists all applauded enthusiastically when they saw this scene, and cameras and cameras also recorded this scene, the artist and his muse!

Ten days of continuous creation made Chen Li'an physically and mentally exhausted. When the passion for creation faded and the excitement in his body dissipated, Chen Li'an felt deeply tired. On the way back to the hotel, he leaned in Bai Qing's arms and fell asleep.

Bai Qing gently stroked Chen Li'an's hair, and ran his slender fingers across his eyebrows, as if to dispel all his fatigue.

Bai Qing's fingers stayed on Chen Li'an's forehead and said to himself: "I relied on you before, but now you are relying more and more on me."

"You will only think of me when you are tired."

Chen Li'an, who was sleeping soundly, frowned slightly, wondering if he had a nightmare.

Chen Li'an slept peacefully, as if he had returned to his mother's arms. When he woke up in Bai Qing's arms the next day, he hugged her greedily and refused to get up.

"Get up, I won't be able to lift my hands if I don't get up." Bai Qing pinched Chen Li'an's nose and said.

Chen Li'an arched his head reluctantly, and then sat up.

After running to wash up, Chen Li'an became lively again. Watching Bai Qing rub his sore arms, he took the initiative to knead her.

Bai Qing looked at Chen Li'an, whose eyes became clear again, and suddenly missed the Chen Li'an of yesterday. If he had known better, he would have let him sleep a little longer.

"Are you feeling better?" Chen Li'an looked at Bai Qing and asked.

Bai Qing moved his arms and said, "Much better, let's go, the opening is about to begin."

Chen Li'an nodded and stretched out his hand to hold Bai Qing and said, "Let's go."

There were many more artists participating in this year's art exhibition than in previous years, and many people came to visit. The opening ceremony was very lively. Although there was no red carpet like the film festival, the appearance of Chen Li'an and Bai Qing still attracted a lot of attention. Reporters take photos and conduct interviews.

There is no way, the Venice Art Exhibition is the world's top art exhibition, and Chen Li'an is the topic of this year's art exhibition, which is equivalent to Chen Li'an being the topic of the world's art world this year.

Chen Li'an has become the most popular artist among modern artists.

Ji Fa, who is far away in the United States, now regrets that she did not go to Venice. The trio did not get together at such an important moment!

Ji Fa read the news in the newspaper and immediately picked up the phone to book a ticket!

The trio is indispensable! Must fit together!

On the opening day, Chen Li'an's exhibition hall was the most visited one. The empty exhibition hall was filled with people, and everyone focused their attention on Chen Li'an's works.

Cai Guoqiang stood next to Chen Li'an and said with some distress: "No one has seen my works. This venue has almost become your private exhibition hall."

Chen Li'an couldn't help but laugh. Seeing his dragon coming, he said, "It hangs so high that no one will miss it."

"Maybe, but your works are even more shocking." Cai Guoqiang looked at Chen Li'an and said, "I didn't expect you to be an anti-war activist."

Chen Li'an thought for a moment and said, "That's not entirely true. It's just that 99% of wars are meaningless and are caused by human selfish desires."

"One hundred percent of wars are caused by human selfish desires." Cai Guoqiang thought of his work in the United States last year, looked at Chen Li'an and said, "When I was at the U.S. nuclear test base last year, I kept thinking about whether there is justice in war. Japan ended its war of resistance with peace, which seemed just, but ultimately it was a meaningless war."

Chen Li'an glanced at him and said nothing. Maybe he was right. War is meaningless. No matter what the reason for launching a war, there will always be innocent people paying their lives for it.

When the two were silent, Germano suddenly approached Chen Li'an and said, "Chen, Art Observer wants to interview you about the selection of the one hundred most influential contemporary artists in the world."

Chen Li'an: "." Can I even be counted among the hundred?