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Kim Jung Gi Sketch Collections
Kim Jung-Gi 2022 Sketch Collection
Après 4 ans d’attente, voici enfin le tout nouveau sketchbook de Kim Jung Gi !
Initialement, nous avions prévu de sortir ce petit bijou pour l’été 2020, mais malheureusement, la COVID s’en est mêlée ! Résultat : au lieu de faire le tour du monde et de nous en mettre plein les yeux, Jung Gi est finalement resté chez lui à dessiner. BEAUCOUP. Ce que vous vous apprêtez à découvrir, ce ne sont pas seulement quatre ans de production, mais deux ans de production EN PLUS de deux ans de confinement ! En définitive : 480 pages d’illustrations étonnantes pour votre plus grand plaisir.
Comme c’est déjà le cas pour les autres sketchbooks, les pages sont remplies de croquis, portraits, caricatures, paysages urbains et toutes sortes de personnages réalistes, dont les lignes sont exécutées de façon si dynamique qu’ils semblent s’élancer vers le spectateur, comme s’ils voulaient s’extirper de la page ! La maîtrise parfaite de la perspective est l’arme secrète de Kim Jung Gi : elle est la clef de l’impression de mouvement qui invite le spectateur dans les tréfonds de ses dessins. On pourrait se perdre à admirer une page pendant des heures, et on trouverait encore des détails qui nous ont échappé au départ. La variété de techniques et de couleurs utilisées au fil des pages ajoute à la complexité de l’ouvrage, autant dire qu’il est impossible d’en être rassasié !
Voyez ! Dans ces pages résident une infinité de mondes et d’histoires, qui attestent de la créativité sans limites de l’artiste. Habituellement, nous n’utilisons pas autant de superlatifs, mais soyez-en sûrs, cette bible est digne de chacun d'entre-eux.
Au fait, le livre est accompagné d’un poster A2 plié.
Initialement, nous avions prévu de sortir ce petit bijou pour l’été 2020, mais malheureusement, la COVID s’en est mêlée ! Résultat : au lieu de faire le tour du monde et de nous en mettre plein les yeux, Jung Gi est finalement resté chez lui à dessiner. BEAUCOUP. Ce que vous vous apprêtez à découvrir, ce ne sont pas seulement quatre ans de production, mais deux ans de production EN PLUS de deux ans de confinement ! En définitive : 480 pages d’illustrations étonnantes pour votre plus grand plaisir.
Comme c’est déjà le cas pour les autres sketchbooks, les pages sont remplies de croquis, portraits, caricatures, paysages urbains et toutes sortes de personnages réalistes, dont les lignes sont exécutées de façon si dynamique qu’ils semblent s’élancer vers le spectateur, comme s’ils voulaient s’extirper de la page ! La maîtrise parfaite de la perspective est l’arme secrète de Kim Jung Gi : elle est la clef de l’impression de mouvement qui invite le spectateur dans les tréfonds de ses dessins. On pourrait se perdre à admirer une page pendant des heures, et on trouverait encore des détails qui nous ont échappé au départ. La variété de techniques et de couleurs utilisées au fil des pages ajoute à la complexité de l’ouvrage, autant dire qu’il est impossible d’en être rassasié !
Voyez ! Dans ces pages résident une infinité de mondes et d’histoires, qui attestent de la créativité sans limites de l’artiste. Habituellement, nous n’utilisons pas autant de superlatifs, mais soyez-en sûrs, cette bible est digne de chacun d'entre-eux.
Au fait, le livre est accompagné d’un poster A2 plié.
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480 pages, Hardcover
Published June 1, 2022
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About the author
Kim Jung-Gi
22 books45 followersKorean artist Kim Jung Gi was born in 1975 in the town of Goyang-Si, located in the province of Kyongki-Do South Korea. At 19, this budding artist enrolled at a Fine Arts School, majoring in Art and Design. He attended Dong-Eui University in Busan for three years and did his two years in the South Korean army as a part of the Special Forces Unit. Here, he was able to memorize the array of different weapons and vehicles.
Kim’s most notable creative asset is his memory, something he has developed over a number of years. His ability to render extremely complicated scenes near-perfectly from memory, without the aid of references, has stretched the boundaries of what many artists believed was possible.
Kim Jung Gi’s first publication – Funny Funny – was published in Young Jump magazine. He wrote a number of short stories and held exhibitions for his work that led to his teaching manhwa (Korean comic book) to various private schools and universities. Kim collaborated with Seung-Jin Park, the writer of Tiger the Long Tail, to draw six volumes for his comic. Kim also worked alongside French author Bernard Werber, illustrating two novels he had written – “Paradise” in 2010 and “Third Humanity” in 2013.
In 2011, Kim Jung Gi partook in the Comic Festival held in Bucheon where, for the first time ever, he drew live. In most cases, artists showcase a framed drawing or painting, but KJG decided to do something different. He placed paper up on three walls around his table and began drawing.
Kim has six sketchbooks in print, which equate to about 4,500 pages’ worth of drawings in a span of 12 years. He also collaborated with the legendary Japanese artist Katsuya Terada in 2017. The pair put together an amazing sketchbook of various drawings, showing off their talents.
He’s worked in various industries – movies, music, and government. Kim put together a feature exhibition in Cheongwadae” the Republic of Korea’s president’s official workplace and residence. He was also hired by Korean Hip-Hop artist Drunken Tiger to create the album cover.
He holds the record for “Longest drawing by an individual” in the Guinness World Records book.
Kim’s most notable creative asset is his memory, something he has developed over a number of years. His ability to render extremely complicated scenes near-perfectly from memory, without the aid of references, has stretched the boundaries of what many artists believed was possible.
Kim Jung Gi’s first publication – Funny Funny – was published in Young Jump magazine. He wrote a number of short stories and held exhibitions for his work that led to his teaching manhwa (Korean comic book) to various private schools and universities. Kim collaborated with Seung-Jin Park, the writer of Tiger the Long Tail, to draw six volumes for his comic. Kim also worked alongside French author Bernard Werber, illustrating two novels he had written – “Paradise” in 2010 and “Third Humanity” in 2013.
In 2011, Kim Jung Gi partook in the Comic Festival held in Bucheon where, for the first time ever, he drew live. In most cases, artists showcase a framed drawing or painting, but KJG decided to do something different. He placed paper up on three walls around his table and began drawing.
Kim has six sketchbooks in print, which equate to about 4,500 pages’ worth of drawings in a span of 12 years. He also collaborated with the legendary Japanese artist Katsuya Terada in 2017. The pair put together an amazing sketchbook of various drawings, showing off their talents.
He’s worked in various industries – movies, music, and government. Kim put together a feature exhibition in Cheongwadae” the Republic of Korea’s president’s official workplace and residence. He was also hired by Korean Hip-Hop artist Drunken Tiger to create the album cover.
He holds the record for “Longest drawing by an individual” in the Guinness World Records book.
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December 26, 2025
I was lucky to buy this incredible collection of work from one of my favorite and most uniquely energetic artists prior to his untimely passing. This is an incredible work of sketches and works that I recommend all artists to peer through, and I'm grateful to revisit this work.
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