In an instant, the audience erupted into chaos, with mocking laughter and sneers filling the air.
To them, Ethan, who hadn't even picked up a brush, had no right to criticize Hans's' painting. It seemed that Ethan's words were merely a desperate attempt to save his reputation with arrogance and false disdain.
A bearded man in the audience stood up suddenly and shouted at Ethan, "This landscape, in terms of both technique and style, is a masterpiece. What right do you have to mock such a great work?"
Ethan glanced at the man and replied calmly, "If you see this painting a masterpiece, it only shows you've never seen a truly great painting. Aside from its passable technique, it's utterly terrible in every other aspect! This painting focuses on realism but offers nothing beyond that. If I
