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Biography
Kim Jung Gi [Born June 25th, 1975, Kyongki-Do Province in South Korea] is an established artist whose art work has attracted the international attention of millions over the last few years. He has the ability to visualize the drawing before making his marks. With mental pictures, he can draw without a photographic reference. There are no tricks here, just an amazing visual memory, raw imagination, and a perfect command of the medium. "I observe things all the time. I don’t take references while I’m drawing, but I’m always collecting visual resources. I observe them carefully on daily basis, almost habitually. I study images of all sorts and genres, "Kim said, adding that he's been passionate about art since he was a kid." Since 2007, he has published three Sketchbooks which contain more than 2,200 pages of his monumental art work. When Kim Jung Gi (KJG) was but a child, his parents did not want to see their eldest son becoming an artist. They wanted him to have a normal job, and used to get upset at the young boy when he would always and constantly draw. However, that was, and still is KJG’s nature. He says, “I draw on anything that is made of paper.” Eventually, his parents gave up; today KJG is one of the most important, renowned, and famous cartoonist in the whole industry.

Education
When King Jung Gi was only 19, he undertook formal education at a Fine Arts School and majored in Art and Design. For three years, KJG studied on the west coast at Dong-Eui university of Busan, which is a well-known institute for his technical courses. He studied fine arts at the Dong-Eui University of Busan and served in the army' special forces section during more than 2 years, which allowed him to memorize an amazing number of vehicles and weapons.

Select Projects
Sketchbook [2013]: The 2013 sketchbook is the third and the latest sketchbook produced by Kim Jung Gi. Most of works are line art, a few paintings. There are also many point of view sketches and concept art throughout the book. Most of sketches are drawn with amazing perspective distortion. This sketchbook includes 536 pages of sketches, researches, comics pages, covering any and every subjects. This book covers the years 2012 and 2013 and features all of his drawings but also his large production for shows and exhibitions (like 5 x 1 m) and small sketches on envelope or paper napkins.

Sketchbook [2011]: This is a 683 pages sketchbook which is the second of his three massive self-published sketchbooks. It is made up primarily of drawings and sketches. There are also almost 100 pages of comic book pages, 122 pages reproduce actual sketchbook spreads, character designs, and illustrations.

Sketchbook [2007]: This is a 1000 pages of sketchbook which is the first of his three massive self-published sketchbooks that everyone has been talking about. The work covers character design through comic panels and nude studies, some of the sketches are painted most are linework in pencil or ink. is made up primarily of drawings and sketches. There are also comic book pages (line art and painted), character designs, and illustrations.

Artist Tours and Shows
2015 1 Day Pop-up Art Show with Kim Jung Gi - San Francisco

2015 Kim Jung Gi Solo Exhibition (5/9 ~ 5/26)

2015 1 Day Pop Up Art Show in Seattle

2014 1 Day Pop-Up Art Show at NYC

2014 Pop-Up Art Show with Kim Jung Gi (8/8) at SOMARTS, San Francisco

2014 U.S. Tour: July 24 ~ 27th: San Diego Comic-Con 2014

July 29th: Art Performance for City of Glendale - Charity Event for Korean Community

August 2nd: Art Institute Workshop & Book Signing (11AM - 7PM) at Art Institute Inland Empire

August 5th: Book Signing Event (7PM - 10PM) at Gallery Nucleus

August 8th: Exhibition, Workshop, and Book Signing at San Francisco (11AM-Midnight) at SOMA Art

Group Exhibitions
2015 CTN Animation Expo

2015 NYCC 2015 Artist Alley

2015 Kim Jung Gi + Terada Katsuya Collaboration

2014 San Diego Comic-Con

Book Signing
2014 Kinokuniya Bookstore Event: Kim Jung Gi Book Signing

Lectures
2014 Special Kim Jung Gi Workshop & Book Signing (8/2) at Sturges Center Sponsored By The Art Institute Of California Inland Empire

Press
Artist draws incredible illustrations with no prior sketching whatsoever

The Fantastic Art by South Korean Cartoonist Kim Jung Gi

Links
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWT2KBjmzBvRAcORfjjTTQ https://twitter.com/kimjunggius?lang=en http://ink361.com/app/users/ig-620688957/kimjunggius/photos https://www.facebook.com/kimjunggius/ http://iconosquare.com/kimjunggius https://www.tumblr.com/search/kimjunggius https://www.pinterest.com/pin/449374869044216846/
 * social media: https://www.instagram.com/kimjunggius/
 * professional: http://www.kimjunggius.com