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Merited Artist, Master of Arts, Associate Professor
Artist grade: 1(A)
Birthday: 25th May, 1945
Birthplace: Jungsan Country, North Phyongan Province
Career:
Graduated from Pyongyang University of Fine Arts in 1977. Specialized in Korean painting. He is the best artist of pencil drawing in DPRK.
Masterpiece:
Pencil drawing
"The native place of secret camp in Mt. Paektu" World Youth and Students Fine Arts Festival, Moscow, 1987 and Gold Prize, National Fine Arts Exhibition.
"The Pison Falls in Mt. Myohyang" World Youth and Students Fine Arts Festival, Moscow, 1987
"The Pidan Falls in Mt. Myohyang" 1989, Gold Prize, National Fine Arts Exhibition
"Mt. Kumgang in the morning" 1991
"Kwangbok (Restoration) Street in winter" 1992
"Lake Samji" 1995
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North Korean Jewel paintings
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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.
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Korean painting, ink painting on paper
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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.
Learn more here about North Korean Art
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