oh my gosh, the temp here right now is only 10 degree celsius!!!! And the water is soooo cold!!!
Anyway, on sunday, i went to Shenzhen's famous artist village and guess who i met? An artist from the Central Academy of Fine Arts! Yes and i've seen his artworks online! i cant believe my luck. He doesnt look like some artist whose works can fetch tens of thousands of dollars. So i guess not all up and coming chinese artists are rich. He reminds me of Mr lee cos he looks kinda untidy (Hahaha...no offence) and he gave me a lecture on how to appreciate artworks---that is understanding its history and not aesthetic value---oh please...
That artist village, i should say, is an art dealer's heaven. there are so many wonderful and creative master pieces and even the old master's drawings are beautifully copied. I bought a Monet painting because the reflection of the pond is so perfectly rendered that i had an impression of a real pond where i passed by the shop. However, i didnt have the time to see all of the galleries and shops there ( there's ard 8000 artists living there so you can imagine the number of galleries). one interesting thing that i saw was art students sitting beside their teacher's shops learning drawing. most of them are about my age and because of the sheer number of artists there, one can be influenced to become an artist too. Hahaha... but i wanna be an art dealer cos i saw some potentially good artworks, no really good ones.
