May 31, 2015

ART: Sketches of Ancient Asia by Kim JungGi (김정기)

JungGi Kim (김정기) - (17 Images)
Web  -  Facebook  - YouTube
Shops:  US - EU - Japan - China 

   The argument over artistic talent vs effort ends with Kim JungGi. He is a uniquely gifted master artist who draws sprawling wide-angle murals, in ink with no references, relying only on images in his mind & without making any mistakes. His most recent accomplishment was setting the Guinness World Record for longest & fastest fish-eye art illustration at Odeon in Penang, Malaysia.
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
HAIKU Art Review: Jung-Gi Kim
Freehand sketch master
Eraserless perfection
Divine fish-eyed view
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
   To fully understand Jung Gi's genius, watch the drawing performance he did for Christie's Auction House. He travels all over the world performing his art. Typically, he works for 2-3 days on a large mural while cameras record his progress, then the time-lapse video gets upload to his YouTube channel.  

JungGi Kim's Drawing Performance for Christie's
   Like all Korean men, JungGi spent 2 years in military service, but in typical master style, he served in the special forces division. This may be why he is so adept at drawing vehicles & weapons.
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
   "I observe things all the time. I don’t take references while I’m drawing, but I’m always collecting visual resources. I observe them carefully on daily basis, almost habitually. I study images of all sorts & genres."
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
   "I would like to be called a cartoonist, but when I look at my portfolio I don’t see that many cartoon works. But I still like to be called a cartoonist."
Interview: Comic King Magazine (Malaysia)
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
   "When I was younger my aim was to astonish the fellow artists, and didn’t care too much about the public."
Interview: Comic King Magazine (Malaysia)
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
   "I started drawing without outlines for educational purpose. As an art school instructor I had to create real-time drawings while the students were watching me. I thought outlines took too much time so I just went on with water color not including preparatory sketch, & it worked. Since then it has become my drawing habit."
Interview: Comic King Magazine (Malaysia)
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Kim Jung Gi (Kim) - http://www.superani.com/kim/
Jung-Gi Kim (김정기) - Latest Sketchbook
"OMPHALOS"
 Order from these SHOPS:  US - EU - Japan - China
336 pages - Limited Supply