Popular comic book artist Kim Jung Gi dies suddenly

2022-10-06 17:13:21 / SHOWBIZ ALFA PRESS

Kim Jung Gi, an influential comic artist, died suddenly this week at the age of 47, his American agent told CNN. The South Korean artist created large, highly detailed scenes at incredible speed, often in front of a live audience.

The artist was in Paris for an exhibition of his work when he experienced chest pains, shortly before leaving for New York, where he was supposed to appear at Comic Con. He was transported to the hospital, where he died, according to a statement shared on his verified accounts on social networks.

Kim began drawing in the South Korean comic publication Young Jump before creating his own manhwa, a South Korean comic style, called "Tiger the Long Tail" or "TLT".

Known for his live drawing sessions, Kim covered blank canvases with incredible detail, and he often drew without a reference image. He would create scenes using visual fragments he had collected and memorized, then apply them to paper. He told arts publication Visual Atelier that for his more comprehensive pieces, he had about "60% of the image in his head" and improvised the rest.

Ai gjithashtu dha mësim në hapësira formale akademike, duke ligjëruar në universitete rreth manhwa. Me studentët e tij, ai theksoi aftësinë për të "vizualizuar momentin", duke bashkuar vëzhgimet nga jeta e tyre e përditshme me imazhet në imagjinatën e tyre.

“Është e mjerë kur nuk mund të vizatosh atë që ke në kokë”, tha ai në një intervistë në qershor.

Në galerinë Daniel Maghen Editions, ku ai po ekspozonte punën në Paris para vdekjes së tij, një varg fansash shkuan për të parë atë teksa ai punonte. Ndërsa ishte në Paris, ai përfundoi një ilustrim me temë Batman që shfaq “Kalorësit të Errët”, Catwoman dhe disa nga armiqtë më të njohur të superheroit, si dhe një vepër arti të frymëzuar nga futbolli për Paris Saint-Germain FC.