Qi Ning immediately came to his senses. In this era, there was no abstract painting school at all.
He just saw that Shenhou's painting was vague, but the lines were smooth and seemed to have a lot of meaning. He couldn't help but think of abstract painting. In fact, he only had a superficial understanding of abstract painting.
"Oh?" Seeing Shenhou looking at him, Qining could only bite the bullet and said: "That's a painting school. Haven't you heard of it?" He knew that Shenhou would never have heard of the abstract school. But that's all that can be said at this time.
The Shenhou was obviously very interested and said: "I know a little about each school of painting. As far as I know, it is mainly divided into the Northern School and the Southern School. The Northern School is mainly about landscapes, while the Southern School is good at painting. Living animals, such as birds, beasts and figures. Regardless of the north or the south, there are no less than a dozen painting schools. For example, the Yingqiu School and the Guan School among the Northern Schools are two famous painting schools." Talking about painting However, Shen Hou talked eloquently about the faction: "The atmosphere is desolate, the forest is clear, the sharp edges are outstanding, the ink technique is exquisite, and the system of the camp is also the system of the camp. The stone body is solid, the trees are luxuriant, the pavilions are quaint, and the characters are leisurely. , is the style of the Guan family."
Qi Ning thought to himself that he had better get out of this topic as soon as possible. Shenhou's nickname is "Painting", and talking about painting in front of him would be a complete joke.
At this moment, Ximen Zhanying came in. There was no tea table in the room, so he had to put it on the ground. The Lord Shen didn't care, but he asked Qining for advice: "Little Marquis, what you call abstraction, I have indeed never heard of it, but I don’t know if it belongs to the northern or southern faction?”
"Abstract school?" Ximen Zhanying couldn't help but said: "Dad, a painting school that you haven't even heard of. If it's unknown, it's hard to be recognized, or some people just talk about it and it doesn't exist at all."
Qi Ning originally didn't want to talk about this topic, but when he heard Ximen Zhanying's provocation, he felt a little unhappy, but he still smiled and said: "What Miss Ying said is that maybe she is unknown, so Miss Ying has never heard of it. ." Asked: "Miss Ying, please tell me, do you also know how to draw?"
Ximen Zhanying was stunned, turned his face away, and said nothing.
Qi Ning understood something in his heart and said with a smile: "Miss Ying, you are young. If you don't know much about the painting school, you can't easily judge whether others are talking nonsense? In fact, this abstract painting school really does exist."
Marquis Shen asked: "Little Marquis, what is the teaching of this abstract school?"
Qi Ning knew that it was actually very complicated to explain. In addition, he only had a partial understanding of the abstract painting school. He hesitated, then pointed to the paintings of Shenhou and said: "Shenhou, please take a look at these paintings of yours." , are naturally first-class masterpieces. You can recognize their shape at a glance, and you can also feel the artistic conception from the shape."
The Shenhou nodded slightly.
"These paintings are taken from nature. To put it bluntly, Shenhou's paintings are ink paintings, which are the masters of ink paintings. But in the final analysis, they are copying natural objects on paper." Qining said seriously: "Mountains, rivers, People, birds and beasts are all between existence and nature, so I say that these paintings are taken from nature, it is just that Shen Hou’s wonderful brushwork and outstanding painting skills are all natural.”
Ximen Zhanying couldn't help but said: "Do you know what painting is? If you don't draw from nature, what else can you paint?"
"Don't interrupt." Shenhou frowned, glanced at Ximen Zhanying, and then asked: "Little Marquis, what do you mean by abstraction? How do you explain the word abstraction?"
"The things that the Marquis sees around him, whether they are people or objects, this piece of paper or this pen, are all concrete and have specific images." When Qi Ning said this, he saw the extremely interested expression of the Marquis of Shen. , could only bite the bullet and explain: "The so-called abstraction means that compared to concrete images, it has no specific impact and exists in the illusion of thinking."
The Shenhou was startled, obviously very surprised by this special concept. He pondered for a moment and then said: "Little Marquis, when you talk about abstraction, do you mean that it is not based on concrete nature?"
Qi Ning thought that old age was still the best. The Shenhou seemed to have understood something. He nodded and said, "You can say that. Abstraction is about breaking away from the figurative to paint. It is about using intuition and imagination as the starting point for creation. , rejecting any symbolic, literal, or illustrative expression techniques, just using shapes and even adding some colors to organize a new picture. Compared with the Impressionism emphasis on color, the Abstraction School pays more attention to the combination of shape and color. .”
"Impressionism?" Shenhou said in astonishment: "What does this mean?"
Qi Ning was startled, and while he was talking, he accidentally brought up the Impressionism School and said hurriedly: "That... that's another school of painting." Not wanting to go too far, he pointed to the painting in his hand and said: "Marquis Shen, I just said that this painting is a bit abstract, which means that the shape of this painting is a bit unconstrained and does not have a specific image, but it can still express some touching implications."
The Shenhou opened his mouth, but no words came out. Instead, he raised his head slightly, thoughtfully.
Qi Ning actually just gave a superficial explanation of the abstract painting method. In fact, he also knew that the abstract painting school is not a single painting school, but a general term for a type of painting method, which also includes geometric abstraction and lyrical abstraction. He I know a little bit about it, but if I really want to explain it, I can't.
But Shenhou had never accepted this way of thinking before.
This is as if he has reached the peak under an inertial way of thinking, but he has not jumped out of this circle.
In fact, the abstract painting school may not be better than the ink painting school, but Qi Ning's words seemed to open up an unprecedented path for Shenhou's thinking, and the shock to Shenhou was something Qi Ning himself did not expect.
Ximen Zhanying seemed to be listening to a book from heaven and didn't know what Qi Ning was talking about.
After a moment, Shenhou reached out and took the painting from Qining's hand, and said slowly: "I drew this painting casually. I didn't have any other thoughts at the time. I just wanted to relieve my emotions. At that time, I didn't even think about it. I knew what I was going to draw, and then I just threw it aside.”
"This is the artistic conception." Qi Ning said hurriedly: "Shenhou did not care about the shape of nature, but expressed his mood at the time on paper. I dare not say that this is abstract painting, but it already has some meaning. "
The Shenhou nodded slightly, seemed to understand something, and said: "I see." He sighed: "It's like practicing martial arts. You haven't reached the peak, and you still stick to the moves. But after you transcend the moves and enter the martial state, then It's another realm." He squatted down and carefully laid out the painting on the drawing board. After looking at it carefully for a while, he raised his head and said, "Little Marquis, I don't know where you know this painting school? I started painting by hand when I was nine years old, and it has been almost forty years now. I have been exposed to many schools of painting, but no one has thought of the painting method mentioned by the young Marquis."
Qi Ning had already thought about the answer and said: "I read this in a book many years ago and mentioned some things in it. It's just that my qualifications are shallow and I have no talent for painting, so I didn't pay attention."
"Master Marquis, can you remember which book it is?" Shenhou opened his eyes wide and asked anxiously: "Is it an only copy of the ancient scroll? Many good things from our ancestors were lost, but future generations don't know it."
Qi Ning pretended to think about it and said, "It seemed to be an old book. I looked through it casually and then threw it aside. I couldn't find it later. I also forgot the title of the book."
The Shenhou looked frustrated and sighed: "It's a pity, it's a good thing worth thousands of gold."
"Marquis Shen, if you really want it, I'll go back and rummage through the cabinets to look for it, but I can't guarantee that I'll find it." Qining saw the disappointed expression on Marquis Shen's face and comforted him a little, but he was thinking in his heart, unless I can wear it, Go back and find books introducing abstract painting techniques, otherwise such books would never exist.
The Shenhou stepped forward, looking very excited. He grabbed Qining's arm and said, "Young Master, please help me find it. If I can find it, I will not hesitate to pay any price."
Qi Ning couldn't help but glance at Ximen Zhanying again. Ximen Zhanying was startled and took another step back.
"Don't worry Lord Shen, I'll do my best." Qining could only say. Judging from Lord Shen's reaction, this person is really obsessed with painting. It's no wonder he can become the "painting master" among the four masters of art.
He originally thought that such a master of painting skills would not change just because of his few words. Now it seems that he still underestimated the influence of abstract painting. In fact, he cannot feel that when a person is in a certain place, he will not change. When I reached extremely high heights but could not break through the ceiling, I suddenly heard another way of thinking. The shock and excitement in my heart are really difficult to describe in words.
"By the way, little Marquis, what do you mean by the Impressionist School?" At this time, Shenhou showed an attitude of humbly asking for advice. Ximen Zhanying saw this and was very surprised.
Ximen Wuhen's status, whether in the world or in the court, can be said to be very noble. No matter who sees this big boss, they will be respectful, let alone those from the Shenhou Mansion. people.
There are many masters in the Shenhou Mansion, but everyone treats Ximen Shenhou like a god. Even Ximen Zhanying, who is his biological daughter, also has great respect for Shenhou.
Although Shenhou is usually easy-going, he is not angry and shows off his emotions and anger. To reach the position of leader of Shenhou Mansion, strategizing between the court and the world, like a fish in water, is not something ordinary people can do.
However, Qining's words, which Ximen Zhanying still didn't understand, made Shenhou look so excited, which was beyond Ximen Zhanying's expectations.
Although the misunderstanding was solved that night, Ximen Zhanying really didn't like those kind of dandy boys in her heart. In her heart, these people only knew how to look for flowers and flowers, and they were all a bunch of uneducated worms.
Although it had been proven that Qining could not be a vampire murderer that night, and he was passing by on the way, Ximen Zhanying also knew that that night happened to be the choice of the Queen of Flowers on the Qinhuai River, a young aristocratic son, who was still on the street in the middle of the night. Go ahead, think about it and you'll know it's definitely not something serious.
She had preconceived the idea and judged Qining early that he was a dandy who only knew about romance and had no knowledge and skills, so she despised her in her heart. Today, Qining and Shenhou were drinking, and she was forced to serve this dandy. Even more so Ximen Zhanying was so angry that he couldn't let it out.
Moreover, Qining's several provocations made Ximen Zhanying even more disgusted.
But the reasoning about the case at the table just now made Ximen Zhanying have a slight change in Qi Ning's impression. However, she still believed that Qin Ning's reasoning was probably taught by his subordinates. So Qining can't say he has any good feelings.
At this time, she saw that Qi Ning's words actually made the Shenhou excited. She naturally understood her father. If it weren't for his shocking words and even touched the Shenhou, the Shenhou would never have such a reaction. He couldn't help but glance at Qi Ning. Ning glanced at it and thought, could it be that this little marquis in Jinyi really has some abilities
Qi Ning had a headache at this time. He finally explained abstract painting to Shenhou. The old guy still felt that it was not enough and asked about the Impressionism School. The explanation became more and more complicated. He could only say: "Shenhou, In fact, I haven’t figured it out yet. When I find the book, I’ll explain it to you slowly when I have the opportunity. What do you think?”
"There will be opportunities." Shenhou immediately smiled and said: "Little Marquis, I hit it off with you and talked very happily. You should come here more often in the future. Well, I know that Little Marquis has many things to do, so I won't let you know for a while. I’m going to delay you while the young Marquis goes back and has some free time to look for you. I’m here to wait for good news.”
Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, thinking that this old man was really impatient. If he didn't want to delay him, why not rush him away and let him go back to help him find books.
He was also worried that if he stayed, the old Shenhou would drag him into discussing the painting school. The more he talked about it, the more he talked about it. The old Shenhou was from the Shenhou Mansion. If he accidentally said something, he would see the flaw and said with a smile: "In this case, I will take my leave first and come to visit the Lord Shen another day."
"Okay!" Shenhou looked at Ximen Zhanying and said, "Ying'er, when you send the young marquis back to your home, you must send him there as an apology for misunderstanding the young marquis last time."
Ximen Zhanying said anxiously: "Dad, please let me...!"
"It's not dad, it's the Shenhou of the Shenhou Mansion who ordered you to send him there." Ximen Shenhou said in a deep voice.
Ximen Zhanying had no choice but to hold his hands and say: "I obey!"
Qi Ning came over, looked at Ximen Zhanying with a smile, and said: "Miss Ying, the Lord Shen is so enthusiastic, but I am disrespectful. Miss Laoying will escort you to the house. Miss Ying will see you off, and you will never be picked up by inexplicable people along the way." Catch him."
"You...!" Ximen Zhanying gritted his silver teeth and glared at Qining, but he was thinking secretly in his heart: "Qi, don't be too proud. Things are changing. If one day you really do something wrong, In the hands of my aunt, my aunt is letting you taste what it means to live but not to die."