Friday, February 9, 2018

Sketches at the Starfield Library in Starfield COEX Mall

Starfield Library (별마당 도서관) seen from the upper floor, (29.6 x 42cm), 
pen and watercolor


Starfield Library seen from the lower floor, (29.6 x 42cm), pen and watercolor

open hall connected to the Starfield COEX Mall, (29.6 x 42cm), pen and watercolor

a convenience store in the library, (21 x 29.6cm), pen and watercolor

a display stand in the hall of the library, (21 x 29.6cm), pen

annex buildings seen through the window inside the library, (29.6 x 42cm), pencil
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It's been very cold and windy for several days this February. Yesterday, avoiding outdoor sketch in cold weather, I joined Seoul urban sketchers for indoor sketching at Starfield Library, newly opened in Starfield COEX Mall last year. Starfield COEX Mall not only is the largest underground shopping mall in Korea, but also is a shopping mecca for global luxury brands in fashion, beauty, accessories, and so on. Besides, the mall contains a lot of popular attractions including fantastic Starfield Library. The two-story library consists of three 13m tall giant bookshelves packed with countless books and magazines, and offers a pleasing environment for visitors to relax or to enjoy reading with its stylish reading tables and chairs. This place certainly is the new hot place for citizens and visitors to spend their free time. It's very fantastic subject to sketch diverse scenes through a huge space.
I sketched in and out the interesting library with various points in the crowd of people entering and leaving the Starfield COEX Mall. I had a valuable sketch time exploring various scenes of the open library.
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별마당 도서관(Starfield Library)은 코엑스 몰의 핵심공간입니다.
높고 넓은, 거대하고 투명한, 별무리 장식의 아기자기한 도서관~
단일공간 속에서 큰 덩어리와 작은 선들, 빛과 색의 하모니...
그 속에서 마음과 정신을 가다듬으며 휴식하는 침묵의 소리들....
도심속의 허파처럼 신선하면서 동심같이 따스한 스케치 장소입니다.

3 comments:

한정선 said...

몇장의 그림을 합하니 사통팔달 도서관 전체의 모습이네요
정말 대단하세요^^

Lee Yong Hwan said...

감사합니다~
추운날씨에도 불구하고 나오셔서 멋진 도서관의 온화한 분위기에 모여 열정적으로 스케치하는 인상깊은 날이었습니다. 다음 장소에서 뵙겠습니다.

JECS.Choi said...

항상 집중해서 그리시는 모습과 엄청난 양의 그림들은 언제나 대단하십니다. 추운데도 밖에서 그리시는 열정까지..