World-Renowned Illustrator Kim Jung Gi Passes Away Due to Myocardial Infarction

Master of 'Live Drawing'... Accurately Expressing Complex Forms

World-renowned illustrator Kim Jung-gi passed away from a myocardial infarction in France on the 3rd. He was 47 years old.

Kim Hyun-jin, who ran the creative studio SuperAni with Kim, announced the obituary on social media (SNS) on the 5th. The deceased complained of chest pain at the airport while finishing his schedule in Paris, France, and preparing to move to New York, USA. He was transported to a nearby hospital and underwent surgery but ultimately did not regain consciousness.

Kim Hyun-jin expressed condolences, saying, "Jung-gi drew many pictures for us," and "Now you can put down the brush. Thank you, Jung-gi."

▲The new campaign 'Big Picture' by SK Innovation completed by artist Kim Jung-ki

From 2008 to 2010, the deceased serialized 'TLT (TIGER THE LONG TAIL)' on Naver Webtoon with writer Park Sung-jin. In 2011, he gained worldwide recognition by presenting live drawing at the Bucheon International Comics Festival. A video of the production process uploaded to YouTube attracted great attention. Live drawing is a drawing done spontaneously on large paper without a sketch.

He accurately expressed complex forms through consistent observation and practice. Recognized for his artistry, he illustrated French novelist Bernard Werber's works 'Paradise' and 'The Third Humanity.' In 2017, he also conducted a seven-hour live drawing show at the Blue House Sarangchae to commemorate the first year of the Moon Jae-in administration.

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