Yesterday I posted a complaint to Moments, probably saying that this society "lights on literature and neglects art". Many friends asked me in private messages who disrespected me, but they all respected me, etc...
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Of course not. Anyone who doesn’t respect me as a person cannot survive in my circle of friends...
The reason why I posted that post in my circle of friends is not because of “unnecessary moaning”, but because I posted it in my circle of friends yesterday. After hearing two teachers talk about their troubles at a tea party in Xuzhou, I felt inspired.
Up to this point, I am still tossing and turning, so I plan to share the story of these two teachers with everyone.
The first one is Teacher Yu, who is not very famous, but can make a living by selling paintings. Her lover is a screenwriter in Xuzhou, who is not very famous, but has senior qualifications. , while providing revision suggestions to some local film and television companies’ scripts, I also taught classes for some non-arts universities. Such a combination can be considered an artistic family. Teacher Yu and her lover have two daughters. The eldest daughter is about the same age as me, and the second daughter is four or five years younger than me. Teacher Yu's troubles come from his two daughters.
The two daughters have been married for many years. First, the eldest daughter divorced her husband last year, and then just after the New Year, the second daughter also divorced her husband.
Let’s not mention the reasons for the divorce for now. After reading the story below, everyone can think about it for themselves.
The eldest daughter and the second daughter both inherited the artistic qualities of their parents.
Let’s talk about my eldest daughter first. She has been very talented in music since she was a child. She has learned two instruments, the violin and the piano. She even taught herself how to arrange music when she was in junior high school. This is quite impressive. After all, although the couple's work is related to art, it has nothing to do with music.
However, the eldest daughter eventually became a geological engineering student at a 985 college in Xuzhou. Oh, Teacher Yu’s lover is a teacher in the liberal arts college of this university.
When Teacher Yu talked about this, I asked curiously: "Your daughter is so talented, why didn't you let her continue learning music?"
Teacher Yu also behaved very well. Regret: "At that time, I felt that studying art was useless. My daughter had good grades in cultural classes. Wouldn't studying art be a joke?"
Teacher Yu's eldest daughter was very good until she was in college. After graduation, , entered a geological bureau, and was considered a professional counterpart, but I felt that she had gradually lost her unique shine.
After working for two years, Teacher Yu arranged a blind date for her eldest daughter.
The eldest daughter showed no resistance, but started studying for graduate school.
Then, after failing the postgraduate entrance examination, she had no choice but to marry that man.
Teacher Yu’s second daughter is not as dazzling as her elder sister, but her artistic talent is considered rare. The second daughter inherited Teacher Yu’s painting talent and began to acquire various talents since the fourth grade of elementary school. Competition prizes.
The results are average.
Since the eldest daughter successfully entered a prestigious university, the second daughter has lost the freedom to paint.
After all, the compliments given by teachers and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Yu greatly satisfied their vanity. After their eldest daughter entered a key university, their relatives and friends said that the couple was very good at teaching children. In "Hell" In the "Challenge Mode" Jiangsu College Entrance Examination, it is really a great thing for children to be admitted to prestigious majors in well-known universities.
My sister’s education has been successful, and my sister cannot fail.
Otherwise you will be laughed at.
Teacher Yu couldn’t figure out whether he had such a mentality at the time.
Then, the second daughter was strengthened from junior high school to senior year of high school, and finally, reluctantly, she was admitted to the atmospheric science major of a 211 University in Nanjing.
Although the second daughter’s grades are not outstanding, she has basically successfully copied her sister’s life.
It is not appropriate to say that it is a copy, because her life goes faster.
She didn’t have the courage to take the postgraduate entrance examination.
I graduated in 2015 and got married in 2016.
The story of two daughters was told by Teacher Yu over a cup of American coffee.
I pondered for a long time and asked her: "Why do you think they can't do art?"
Teacher Yu said: "Others say that the art path is difficult and that they will not be able to support themselves in the future.
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I laughed at that time and pointed at the five or six other teachers present: “Don’t we all rely on art for a living? Is it really difficult to get started with art?” The only ones who find it difficult to leave are those who don’t have talent and don’t know how to persevere. For such people, even if they don’t follow the path of art, it would be difficult for them to live. ”
Teacher Yu’s reaction surprised me. She nodded with almost no hesitation.
She had already realized the misunderstanding of her original thinking.
< p> Of course I am not telling Teacher Yu’s story to promote the theory that “study is useless” or “university is useless”. People who know me well know that I am a firm supporter of “the theory that reading is useful” and “university is necessary”. < /p>It’s just that what book to read really determines a person’s life.
The Confucian golden mean is ultimately about “appropriateness” and “suitability”, which is very popular nowadays. Most Chinese people like to criticize "moderate". If you look closely, you will find that these people basically live according to the arrangements of others, because they do not know what is suitable for them and what they do is suitable. They spend their whole lives mediocre and blaming others. < /p>
I am not a "Mimeng", so I don't need to tell false stories about Chicken Soup for the Soul, but I will not reveal the identity of Teacher Yu to cause trouble to his family.
At this point in the story, the truth and the truth. In fact, it is obvious to anyone with a discerning eye.
Because this kind of thing is so normal. It happens around me and around you.
Parents use "art training" when their children are young. Release their children's energy and gain more free space for themselves. Once they find out that their children have artistic talents, most parents will be timid and cut off their children's interest. "Art training" has turned into intensive tutoring for the main course.
What’s interesting is that the vast majority of parents admire artists, but worship does not mean respect.
They worship Van Gogh and will never allow their sons to worship him. Mozart, never allow his daughter to become Mozart.
Some people may say that Mo Yan is a writer, not an artist. > The debate on whether literature belongs to art has been going on since ancient times. There is no need to say more here.
Let’s just talk about examples. After Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for Literature, hundreds or even more parents went to Mo Yan’s former residence and visited Mo Yan’s family. All the grass was pulled out. When interviewed by a reporter, he said that he would take it home to bless his children to become talented.
But you can guess what would happen if their children started to embark on the path of literary creation and paid for it. How many parents would be willing to pay the corresponding price?
In summary, most Chinese people do not admire successful artists, but the success of artists.
In the past two days, there was an art exam in Shandong. I saw many students taking the art exam. Our exchange activities also allowed us to communicate with some art exam candidates. Through communication, we will easily find that most of them are actually. The emotional intelligence is higher than that of children of the same age.
From a young age, one of the concepts we accepted from our parents was - "Art students?" Your grades are very poor? Do you want to join the entertainment industry? Become a big star and make a lot of money? "
Of course, the boss does not talk about the second child.
The same goes for us liberal arts students.
"Can't keep up with science studies? Then study liberal arts. ”
What’s funny is that this concept often appears in the lines of film and television dramas completed by artists.
We keep saying that “everything is the same”, but Just because the difficulty of the exam is different, it is placed in a "lowly" position. Even if you say "everything is the same", it is full of the tone of "falling back and settling for the second best". This is really an art student. And liberal arts students are as disgusting as eating flies
In other words, when hearing such remarks, "art students" and "liberal arts students" are like a pregnant woman who is about to give birth, and her mother-in-law said "give birth to a boy." It's the same for all girls." After the baby was born, the mother-in-law said, "Hey, why is she a girl? Hey, a girl is just a girl, or a girl, a close-fitting little cotton-padded jacket. ”
I don’t think the temporary metaphor is appropriate. It’s just to let everyone experience the disgusting feeling.
Science subjects compete for IQ talent, while art subjects compete for creative talent. There are also sports students who are not mentioned in the previous article because they are not related to the content of this article. They strive for physical talent.
There is absolutely no comparison, what is there to discriminate against?
In my opinion, this kind of traditional concept is a disease, a disease that has harmed countless lives and killed countless potentially unique works of art in the cradle.
Having said so much, the story is not over yet.
There is a second teacher.
Writing this teacher’s story made me feel much more relaxed.
Because her story is much simpler than that of Teacher Yu, and her surname is also very common, I am not worried that people will find it on the Internet.
Teacher Zhang was born as a farmer in northern Jiangsu.
Junior high school culture.
I like to write poetry.
There are many such poets in the circle, and they are also highly valued. After all, they are very inspirational and the country needs positive energy.
But Teacher Zhang is different. She is different from many peasant poets who prefer to accumulate connections in front of the spotlight.
After she turned 42, she took many courses from literary creation professors at well-known universities by buying lecture videos online for three years.
No academic qualifications, but his conversation and knowledge are no less than those of a top student majoring in literature.
What she said touched me deeply: "Knowledge is really cheap these days. I don't have to go to college. I just sit at home and spend 10,000 yuan a year to listen to it." Famous teachers from well-known universities give lectures. You can listen to whoever you want. If you don’t understand, you can listen again. I am really lucky to live in the Internet age.”
Teacher Zhang’s progress continues to shake me. Original life plan.
Yes, while I am still young and while knowledge is “cheap” in the Internet age, I can also learn something in my free time.
Of course, what I want to talk about now is not Teacher Zhang’s progress.
It’s about her worries and my views on art.
Her progress made her family feel uneasy. Other poets, after reaching Teacher Zhang’s level, would often participate in various activities to increase their exposure, but Teacher Zhang was I continue my self-study and exploration with the attitude of a sponge with endless learning.
Then, the family thought she was possessed.
Often at this time, literature and art will be turned into an equal sign, and the other end of the equal sign is "madman, lunatic".
Then, Teacher Zhang will be disturbed and distracted by all kinds of family members. They feel that Teacher Zhang might as well become "Yu Xiuhua". At least "Yu Xiuhua" is willing to be marketed, while Teacher Zhang is All these opportunities were wasted.
This is Teacher Zhang’s story. There is no ending, everything is in progress.
I think the relationship between Teacher Zhang and his family is the relationship between an artist and a mortal.
This statement seems to suggest that one is looking down upon oneself, but as an artist lives in humiliation, shouldn’t he raise his head and show some pride of his own?
Teacher Zhang’s story made me lose control of my emotions even more than Teacher Yu’s story.
Because I have been re-reading Maugham's "The Moon and Sixpence" recently. When I originally read this book, I thought I was like Gestrie, but after listening to Teacher Zhang's story, I felt she was more like Gestrie. , because her pursuit of literature is more pure than mine, and she is less interested in fame and fortune than I am.
What then?
I think the sublimity of art lies not in the influence of the works of art and people in the world, but in the endless lifespan of the art itself.
No one can live from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the present, but the "Book of Songs" can.
No one can live for hundreds of thousands of years like an immortal, but through the paintings that survived thousands of years ago, we can vaguely see the brushstrokes of people at that time and feel the thoughts of people at that time.
This is the value of art.
I would also like to talk about my understanding of "the absolute sublimity of art".
Since the birth of mankind, art has filled every corner.
Time is ruthless, and a person’s life passes in the blink of an eye.
Many people have been making contributions to human society throughout their lives, but in the end they are just "unsung heroes". Decades later, their names will be forgotten by their descendants. Hundreds of years later, no one knows that this person exists. alive.
How to prove whether a person has existed in this world? Art creators can easily do it. Music creators can create a unique piece of music, sign it, and seal it; painters can draw a painting and sign it. , seal; writers can sign their works and seal them;
Of course there are more ways to preserve them, so I won’t list them all here.
But what is not controversial is that thousands of years later, when these works are re-opened, people will know that there is such a person. Although they do not know his appearance, they can analyze his character through his works. Perhaps We can also dig out more secrets of fault history from his works.
This is art, with eternal life and infinite meaning.
Since the past few years, artificial intelligence has developed rapidly.
Alpha Dog can play Go, causing people to panic.
Will artificial intelligence replace humans if it continues to develop like this?
Smart artistic creators often smile calmly without any worry when they see such a problem.
They know that a fixed algorithm will never have the ability to create art.
They may edit good-sounding music through data analysis, but that is pseudo-art because there are traces to follow.
They may transform the photo into a realistic oil painting through the smearing of colors, or they may smear colors randomly like an elephant to become a so-called abstract painting, but that is pseudo-art because it follows the rules.
They may write a complete novel through the combination of text libraries and the formulation of an outline, but that is pseudo-art, because the written work must have no foreshadowing or turning point.
It is even foreseeable that pseudo-art created by artificial intelligence may confuse the public for a period of time, but it is also a short time, because people will soon discover that real art leads the trend, and artificial intelligence creates Pseudo-arts only know how to "follow the trend" through ready-made known data - they cannot predict changes in human aesthetics of art, because there is no trace of human aesthetic changes.
I believe that many art creators who want to understand these principles, like me, are looking forward to the arrival of the artificial intelligence era.
Because artificial intelligence will not only be unable to take away the jobs of artists, but will instead cause art to be repositioned by the human group.
When artificial intelligence takes over all jobs, it will be an era when everyone is an artist.
This is art, work that only humans or other highly intelligent creatures of the same level can engage in.
After talking about the troubles of the two teachers, as well as some of my personal opinions, I believe that smart readers will be aware of the gist of what I want to express.
Art creators really shouldn’t be discriminated against.
Please give art the most basic, heartfelt respect.
(Finally, I recommend to you the lyrics of a song "Three Idiots" that I like very much. You can read it based on the mood of reading my article.
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Lyrics:
Little stature
Look, look, see, open your mouth
That’s the first fool
A little wish
I’m thinking about going to school soon
Is it okay, Mom?
There must be many teachers and classmates with new schoolbags and books
And the first handkerchief
I didn’t expect that all the best years would be used up
But who can leave the team?
Growing up is not about playing
It is not about painting and playing in the sand
Growing up is about learning grammar
It is about learning calligraphy addition and subtraction
I can’t tell whether he’s a fool or you’re a fool
I’m a fool and who’s a fool
I’m a fool and I’m not a fool, I’ll hunt you down at the same time
You’re a fool, you’re old in the blink of an eye
In the blink of an eye, your hair turns gray
In the blink of an eye, the scene changes
A fool can only move forward
You can’t be so serious about falling in love It's him
The second fool appears
The adults told him not to be afraid, don't be afraid of love and youth
They will wait for him in the future
So he lost his poems, innocence, winter vacation and summer vacation
Basketball cartoons and guitar
He finally cried on that day when the memories were absent
The last Phoenix Flower
If the world was flat, why would people want to climb up
In life, you are either a winner or a loser
Do you dare to lose< /p>
I can’t tell whether he is a fool or you are a fool
I am a fool and who is a fool
If you are not a fool, you will be hunted down at the same time
A fool will be killed in the blink of an eye. Presbyopia
My hair turns gray in the blink of an eye
The scene changes in the blink of an eye
The fool continues to struggle
What formula can Let me find
The incomplete answer
What sentence patterns can let me say
The grammar of sadness
Nineteen years later Here are five certificates
and half the world
I finally found out that I am
the first, second and third fool
This story is familiar Have you passed?
Are you helpless? Are you heartbroken?
The price of being stupid or not is priceless
In the blink of an eye, you will become old age
In a blink of an eye, my hair turned gray
In a blink of an eye, my tears also exploded
There were only three sad fools left
I had to turn up the volume