Van Gogh Reborn!

Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Henry Marceau, who had a pleasant meeting with his fans, lay down on the hospital bed.

Even during the glucose injection, he gritted his teeth and recalled the memories of the afternoon.

Damn it. Updated chapters at novelhall.com

Michelle Platini spoke while drinking orange juice.

Why did you promise such a thing? I knew this would happen.

Henry Marceau turned his head.

..He's ignoring me.

Well, isn't that just your imagination?

Didn't you see him cheer for me, even though he knew I was having a hard time? He did it on purpose.

Youre overthinking it. Hes just a child.

It's because you don't know. He did the same thing when I visited him at the Van Gogh gallery in Amsterdam. Hes screwing me on purpose."

Michelle Platini shook her head.

She knew from her years of experience that his stubbornness could not be easily changed, and she knew how to deal with it.

"It's been a while, though. Look it's an article about you."

Michelle Platini switched on the TV in the hospital room and showed her smartphone.

The news items on the portal site were full of stories about Henry Marceau and Ko Hun.

Henry Marceau, who was very angry, regained stability reading the articles and comments praising him.

I'm really curious.

Michelle Platini asked while packing her bag.

Why are you so obsessed?

What?

Ko Hun. Is what Caroline Streak said true?

Michelle Platini wondered if Henry Marceau was really overlapping him on Ko Hun, as Art historian Caroline Streak said.

It's a load of crap.

No matter how the academicians judge him, at least Henry Marceau didn't think so.

The only time when he missed his parents and his grandfather, whose face he could not remember unless he looked at pictures or videos, was when he was young.

Then why

Henry Marceau agonized at Michelle Platini's urging.

That

Then, for the first time, he told someone his innermost thoughts.

Because it's unreasonable.

Huh?

Michelle couldn't make out what he was saying.

Everyone has a starting stage. It started only after I entered high school, and Ko Sooyeol was recognized from his undergraduate days. Its the same for even Pablo Picasso.

Henry Marceau wasn't loved from the start.

Although it drew attention to the fact that the child of the richest family was drawing paintings, it did not last long.

It was only during his high school days, that he began to build his reputation as a genius painter.

No one recognized his skills, so in anger, he plastered the billboards at Paris station with his own self-portraits at his own expense, and then slowly people began to recognize him.

The reasons for becoming famous are different, but there was a time of obscurity for any artist.

There was a time like that even for the famous Picasso, who shared spoiled sausages brought by the cats to soothe his hunger during his rough days.

But it wasn't like that for Ko Hun.

Ko Hun's first painting, [Sunflower] at an ordinary art museum in Seoul, Korea, showed off a master Artist's dignity.

The reason why many artists are not famous was not necessarily because of their poor work.

In many cases, it was because they couldn't meet people who recognized their work.

However, Ko Hun clearly knew how to be recognized and provoked Henry.

Henry, who shared a few words with Ko Hun, was confident that the boy would be on the world stage in a short period of time.

The pressure of being the grandson of the great Artist Ko Sooyeol didn't matter at all to him.

His paintings moved peoples minds and he knew exactly the psychology of the art world.

I'm just not feeling well. Sit down.

Ferdinando bought a chair for Ko Sooyeol.

Its just a normal body ache after a few days of hard work preparing for the individual event.

Ko Sooyeol judged that it was not an easy matter to think about if Ferdinando, who cares very much about fans, refused the signing event.

You shouldn't be like this, you should go to the hospital.

That's alright. Really, I'm just a little tired these days. I'm going to take a break for a while.

Ferdinando recommended a bottled drink, reassuring Ko Sooyeol.

Are you sure you're alright?

Yes, by the way, it was great. [Mask] it was a perfect performance."

Ferdinando recalled the sunflower that appeared when Ko Hun tore off the painting.

Ko Hun painted sunflower petals in monochrome, and the shading was expressed only by rubbing oil pastels.

The sunflowers surrounded by green leaves were dazzling.

It was a shock to rip off a self-portrait that was similar to Van Goghs work and reveal such a painting.

Some commented that Ko Hun boldly insisted on the distinction between him and Van Gogh, while others criticized it as an arrogant act that he was trying to say he was better than the legendary painter of the past.

He had a hard time. At first, instead of tearing it, he tried to peel it off by painting over it.

Ferdinando opened his eyes wide and tilted his upper body forward.

He wondered what process he went through from the scrapito technique to tearing the drawing paper.

He tried it a few times and realized it wasn't working. He wanted the peeled paint to harden.

It's hard.

So he found another way in about two weeks. He overlapped the canvas, and it was hard to tear, so he replaced the front with drawing paper.

The more he heard the explanation, the more fascinating it was to Ferdinando Gonzalez.

It would have been easier to accept if he thought Ko Hun had a natural talent and made [Mask] with the spirit given by God.

However, Ko Hun's work process was thoroughly textbook-style of how Master Artists work.

With a clear heart that wants to remove the image cast on him.

He repeatedly tried to achieve it by setting the goal of showing a painting below another painting.

In other words, Ko Hun was simply an ideal artist, not just simply a genius.

He completed his work by partially modifying his methods and goals through failures.

That's amazing.

Ferdinando Gonzalez was really impressed.

Many people treat the artist's work as very special, but in fact, such cases were extremely rare.

He thought that it was harder to have such a natural talent, and the only way to create such true work was to have passion.

To think about the work not only when he was awake but also in sleep.

The process is long and difficult, and the work will be complete only when he finally finds the answer he wants.

These efforts and thoughts were way above the realm of talent.

Talent was considered unparalleled, noble, and valuable.

Therefore, it felt much more than just that in the case of Ko Hun, who was willing to enjoy such a hard process.

You taught him well.

Ko Sooyeol laughed in vain at Ferdinando Gonzalez's words.

By the way, are you preparing for an individual exhibition? Ferdinando.

Yes. I submitted it this time for the Whitney Biennale, so I was going to put it on hold for a little longer, but as I looked around the Whitney Biennale, I couldnt stay put."

I agree with you. There are a lot of great works this year.

Shouldn't you also start preparing for an exhibition? How long are you going to make me wait?

Hahaha! I came here to take you to the hospital, but now you are giving me an idea to make me lie on the hospital bed.

The two friends, who are 25 years apart, laughed loudly.

(To be Continued)

To read ahead ?

Paid Chapters

This translation is made by fans and while the chapters on our website are free, they cost money and time to produce. Thus, any donations would be much appreciated.

TweetLike this:LikeLoading...