Here's a sped-up video showing him in action: https://twitter.com/jesawyer/status/1577731089602265089
Absurd to see that kind of detail emerge like that.
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#12Can someone point to some of his famous works? Frankly it is the first time I’ve heard of him.
He is all over YouTube and did exhibitions around the world -- I'd check out his drawing show videos.
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#13Heart attack at just 47 years old. And not because of obesity. Maintaining his unbelieviable skill level must have been pretty stressful for him.
He was certainly very busy, always traveling. This happened (from what I read) as he was leaving a show in Paris for a flight to New York.
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#14Here's a sped-up video showing him in action: https://twitter.com/jesawyer/status/1577731089602265089 Absurd to see that kind of detail emerge like that.
Holy crap, not a single line of sketchwork! Amazing.
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#15I often come back to this video of Kim's process, which is a delight, and now only adds weight to the loss:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmqFbgKWoao
“When I decide what to draw, I think about what. And then I create another me in my mind. Another me, a.k.a. mini-me, will be travelling through the space of what I want to draw. … Now, I send a bunch of my mini-mes all over the space to find the best suited location for me to draw. Which perspective should I use? Where is the coolest angle or composition with the most impact?”
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#16Can someone point to some of his famous works? Frankly it is the first time I’ve heard of him.
He is all over YouTube and did exhibitions around the world -- I'd check out his drawing show videos.
But are the drawings any good? Feels weird to have to watch a video instead of seeing the finished art.
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#17Heart attack at just 47 years old. And not because of obesity. Maintaining his unbelieviable skill level must have been pretty stressful for him.
The biggest surprise to me is that he died of a heart attack in an airport, where presumably AEDs are in ready supply and people are everywhere so it'd be immediately noticed. I really thought the survival rate in such a circumstance, even for catastrophic heart attacks, was pretty good!
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
He is all over YouTube and did exhibitions around the world -- I'd check out his drawing show videos.
But are the drawings any good? Feels weird to have to watch a video instead of seeing the finished art.
That is because the way he draws is part of fascination with his art. The speed of it, that he does not need guidelines for perspective, that he just goes from top of head.
If you are curious whether drawing is to your liking, you can just skip to the end of the video. Or, google his name and filter for images - the filter is in top bar.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
He is all over YouTube and did exhibitions around the world -- I'd check out his drawing show videos.
But are the drawings any good? Feels weird to have to watch a video instead of seeing the finished art.
Presumably his finished work is for sale and display so naturally it's a bit less likely to see it up online in an easy viewing format. Check some of it out here though:
To answer the question though, yes wildly and objectively talented. Part of why you would want to watch a video is to see how he works, his competence is on full display more so than in the finished product perhaps.
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#20I often come back to this video of Kim's process, which is a delight, and now only adds weight to the loss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmqFbgKWoao “When I decide what to draw, I think about what. And then I create another me in my mind. Another me, a.k.a. mini-me, will be travelling through the space of what I want to draw. … Now, I send a bunch of my mini-mes all over the space to find the best suited location…
This could very much be the definition of genius.
May as well include the link on CNN https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/kim-jung-gi-death-cec/...