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Choi Yong Sun



Curriculum Vitae

The artist with the talents of seasoned color selection and
oriental depiction.

Artist grade: 1(A)
Birthday: 27th October 1959
Birthplace: South Phyongan Province

Career:
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts in 1982.
She has peculiar and seasoned sense of colors and mainly
paints with the delicate technique of using lines.

Masterpiece:
Print     “The autumn view of Songgyun Hall”
            Gold Prize, NFAE
            “The spring view”
Poster   “Let us help children realize their dreams!”
               “Women shock brigadiers” Gold Prize, NFAE




A Critic’s view of 1st Class Artist Choe Yong Sun

Mrs. Choe Yong Sun is a woman painter parallel to Mrs. Pak Hwa Sun, who represent the poster painting in DPR Korea.
She proves to be outstanding in woodcut printing for her unique and seasoned colouring and delicate delineation.
“Women Members of Shock-Brigade” (Gold Medal at Nation Art Exhibition), “Autumn of Songgyungwan” (presented to an international exhibition”, “The First Sign of Spring” and “For the Future” are only some of the examples of her success at both domestic and international exhibitions.



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North Korean Jewel paintings

This is a typical North Korean technique. The painting is made with coloured stone powders on rigid panels. No other painting is more time-consuming to produce: in fact, it takes many weeks to finish one. In the past the technique was called "Powder Painting", but Kim Il Sung changed it to "Korean Jewel Painting" to point out that it was developed in Korea using precious Korean stones.

Korean painting, ink painting on paper

This style of painting demands that the artist draw from start to finish without stopping. He cannot correct or draw over what he has painted. This style requires great skill and takes from 10 - 20 years of training.
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