In today's society full of experts, we will inevitably encounter a variety of experts, including true experts who are Hongru Shuoxue and fake experts who are laymen and insiders. As early as five hundred years ago, Michelangelo gave us the perfect example.
As the greatest painter, sculptor and architect of the Italian Renaissance, Michelangelo and his predecessors, the "true expert" Da Vinci, were once the greatest painters, sculptors and architects of the Italian Renaissance. Finch had a thrilling "Battle of the Century".
In 1503, Michelangelo and Da Vinci. Vinci was also commissioned to create two giant battle drawings, Leonardo da Vinci in charge of The Battle of Angeli and Michelangelo in charge of the Battle of Cassina, whose works would be hung on the opposite walls of the Florentine Municipal Council.
At that time, although Michelangelo was only 28 years old, he had already completed a series of works such as "Mourning christ" and "Holy Family", and was a rising star. Vinci was 51 years old at the time, and had already completed world-famous masterpieces such as "The Last Supper" and "The Virgin and Child", such as the sun in the sky, and was at the peak of his creation.
Michelangelo and Da. The news that Finch wanted to compete on the same stage was on the "hot search" at that time, and everyone was very much looking forward to this immortal fight that had not been encountered in a hundred years.
reach. Vinci stands like an insurmountable mountain in front of the young Michelangelo. If you calculate the area of the shadow in Michelangelo's heart, the number is bound to be surprisingly large. Of course, da. Finch was not in a relaxed mood in the face of this newborn calf that was all possible.
The real brave is to face the hardships, although fearful, but still choose to face bravely.
Michelangelo was immediately put into preparation after receiving the task. He collected a great deal of information about the Battle of Cassina, drew countless sketches, and searched for inspiration through his arduous work. He knew Da. Finch is the only rival in history, and he has to give it his all.
In the face of the same creative theme, under the premise of the same level, whether it can be new has become the key to the success or failure of the work.
Michelangelo understood that only by combining what he was good at with a novel idea could he have the hope of winning. His most prominent feature is the masculine and robust male aesthetic traits that give the characters, but how to use this aesthetic principle to express war? He couldn't figure it out.
It was at this time that Da. The sketch of Finch's "Battle of Angeli" came out, and the picture of the horse roaring and turning the world upside down, making people feel as if they were in the battlefield full of knives and guns and blood, and the picture was very shocking.
reach. Finch's drawings add to the pressure on Michelangelo, who wants to transcend the flood of waters that he wants to transcend, but can't find an exit. It made him feel depressed and angry.
Inspiration always pops up when you hold on a little longer.
Finally, Michelangelo was inspired in a story about the Battle of Cassina. The story says that when the enemy came to sneak in, the soldiers had just finished a hard battle and were bathing in the river. At the commander's order, the soldiers immediately prepared to go. Michelangelo decided to show the flesh of the soldiers when the crisis came, and that was what he was best at.
Michelangelo did not express war in terms of war, he captured the moments of dramatic conflict, and vividly showed the soldiers' panic and emergency dress. Those full and rigid flesh, full of tension, give people unlimited imagination space.
This can't help but remind me of the "David" portrait he created, he did not show David's superficial and arrogant victory posture, but showed David's state of muscle tension and vigilance before the life-and-death struggle, and it was the moment when all his spirit and strength were condensed!
In Michelangelo's mind, maybe winning or losing is not so important, the most important thing is to fully prepare before winning or losing, is to play their potential to the fullest.
It is said that when they presented their sketches, many people thought that Michelangelo had created the most powerful moments on the subject of war.
In the face of real experts, Michelangelo was not intimidated, he used his hard work and characteristics, another way, and finally reached the peak of his life.
To treat real experts, we must have real skills, so we must have clever wisdom in dealing with fake experts.
When Michelangelo finished the finishing touches of David, he encountered a layman acting as a sham expert.
"David" is 2.5 meters high, with a pedestal of 5.5 meters, and Michelangelo took more than three years to complete. It was placed in front of the city hall gate of Piazza della Signoria, guarding the new value of life and the spirit of the city-state day and night.
The archon of the town hall at that time was Sodrini, who looked at the spiritual logo of the New Town Gang every day and wanted to "contribute" his own strength. He pondered and pondered, and finally found a small "flaw" in the statue.
He waved excitedly at Michelangelo and said, "I think David's nose is a little big, and it doesn't coordinate with the whole face, can you make it a little smaller?!" ”
Michelangelo looked up for a moment, nodded, and said, "You don't say, I haven't found out yet, I'll go up and change it!" ”
Michelangelo took up the carving knife and climbed up the ladder of work without the archon noticing and grabbing a handful of lime shavings. He pretended to make changes to the carving knife while sprinkling a little lime shavings from his fingers. After a while, he asked, "Is this better?" The archon nodded satisfactorily and left.
This reminds me of another joke.
A secretary writes a speech to the leader, the first draft, the leader is not satisfied, go back to change; the second draft, the leader is not satisfied, go back to change; the third draft, the leader is still not satisfied, go back to change. The next day the leaders will have a meeting to speak, and the manuscript has not been changed, what should I do? The secretary really did not know how to change it, so he turned over the first draft and gave it to the leader, who slapped the table after reading it and said: "It is it, the manuscript will have to be changed twice!" ”
We will have a lot of pressure in the face of highly accomplished true experts; we will have a lot of helplessness in the face of high-powered fake experts. Fortunately, Michelangelo has provided us with an example and given us the direction to work hard.