His studio at school (seen above) is actually the faculty room on our floor; it also is the only place on campus where smoking is "allowed". While having a cup of coffee and a smoke together, he is the one that usually introduces me to new Korean words. We also share a love for old movies. But mainly, he is an incredible artist. The photos below show a couple samples of the two styles he seems to be working in currently. First is a primitive technique showing country people in traditional dances, wrestling contests and the like. The third one is unfinished.
But mostly he is working on these huge, super-realism paintings of roots exposed by stream downcutting in the mountains. In fact, during exam week, when I had to show up and putz around in my classroom, he went to the interior of China and hiked a couple of mountains taking photos to be converted into new canvases.
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