별마당 도서관

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.

Sketchs at the Starfield Library and Starfield COEX Mall

            Yesterday ,l went to the COEX Starfield to attend the
            meeting of U.SK. I was there for the first time .
            It was very wide and high enough to mistake it for
            indoor or outdoor.
            Many people were spending time reading books or
            taking a nap. The high shelves that cannot be reached
            was just seems to an interior and overwhelmed me.
            But chairs and tables shattered here and there made
            it easier to draw pictures .
            So many people ,so many books ,so many shops..
            They have become a good picture materials.
           
            책속에 길이 있다 ..?
            오늘은 책속에서 길을 잃었다
            손이 닿을 수 없게 끝모르게 높기만 한 서가는 인간의 욕망의 탑을
            쌓아 올린듯 압도적이었다 .기이하지만 웬지 불편한 인테리어..
            높고..넓고..실내인지 실외인지 구분되어지지않는 거대한 튜브속
            같은 공간 ..그속에서 사람들은 한결같은 '무심'의 표정으로 누구를
            방해하지도 방해받지도 않으며 각자의 시간을 보내고 있었다.
           
             
             군데군데 흩어져 있는 의자와 테이블 덕분에 별 어려움없이 스케치
             를 하며..여러 모델들을 앞에두고도 마음대로 따라와 주지 않는
             내붓질에 자책하는것으로 나름 사생의  의미를 부여한다
           
               

Sketches at the Starfield Library in Starfield COEX Mall

pencil, watercolor, 24 x 32 cm

pen, watercolor, 19.5 x 27cm

pencil, watercolor, 19.5 x 27 cm

pencil, 19.5 x 27 cm

The library was so big that we couldn't feel tired of finding subjects to draw all day. And far from the cold weather of -15 degrees outdoor was it warm rather. And chairs and desks located enough for both readers and sketchers here and there. Without any restriction from the guards we could enjoy sketching. Thanks for it. What I felt sorry was that I didn't go out of the library to sketch the shops in mall being fascinated by bright color and tall shelves full of books. I felt so glad to look at all those readers. Thank you all, the participants!

추운 날에 참석하신 스케쳐 여러분들께 감사드립니다. 오늘 새로 오신 박혜원님 반가왔습니다! 감사합니다.

종로타워빌딩과 인사동

용산 국립박물관

서울역과 2시청사

이제야

그동안  못올린,  여기 저기에서의 그림들을 한꺼번에 올려 봅니다. 

Homeless in the slience at the Seoul citizens hall ホームレス

Homeless man at the citizens hall of Seoul city 13.3*21 oil pastel, fountain pen 

黙り込んでいるホームレス  

A sitting man at  the citizens hall of Seoul city 13.5*22 oil pastel, fountain pen 

Fast drawing with the acoustic band  13.5*21 pencil, fountain pen 

Landscape from the observatory on the 13th floor of Seoul city hall Seosomoon Annex .

A tourist attraction unknown to foreigners. 

You can see the entire view of beautiful  Deoksugung palace 

and the surrounding areas of Seoul city hall.

13.5*21 pencil, fountain pen  

シティーホール別館の展望台にあるコーヒーショップから見下ろした風景

外国人が良く知らない見所

徳寿宮(トクスグン)と市役所周りの風景が一望

서울시청 서소문분청 13층전망대 카페 '도락' 에서 본 풍경

아름다운 덕수궁 전체풍경과 서울시청 주변풍경이 내려다 보이는 곳 

JANUARY 27th, 2018
Around the Seoul  city hall for worldwide sketch crawl with urban sktechers .

I tried to capture the homeless man in a sketchbook.
The dark and impassive man was in the long silence.
The small old man with a long face was  sobbed quietly holding his cup noodles in his hands.
As the music concert began, they disappeared into the crowd.
It was a harsh winter day with a temperature of minus 15 degrees.

The Seoul citizens hall provides a complex cultural space for citizens.
It's a warm place that is always open to everybody .
You can see performances,exhibitions,movies  and use libraries any time.
There are a bookstore, a fair trade store also cafes.
It's a very stylish and modern interior that stands out.

서울시청 시민청 안
노숙자들의 모습을 그려보았습니다.
어둡고 무표정한 남자는 긴 침묵에 잠겼습니다.
외소한 체구의 노인은  울음을 터트립니다.
그의 손에는 사발면이 들려있습니다.
음악 공연이 시작되자 그들의 모습은 사람들사이에 섞입니다.
밖은 영하 15도 잔인하게 춥습니다.
시민청안이 따뜻해 꽤 긴 시간 그림을 그릴 수 있었습니다.

Drawing in the Citizens Hall of Seoul City Hall

Resting people in the front of caricature exhibition for five hundred citizens
 (41*13 cm, pen & colored pencil)

 Entrance of Citizens Hall in Seoul City Hall (28*21 cm, pen & colored pencil)

                         

 Old man wearing red-blue checkered clothes is dancing during playing panflute ensemble
  (25*14 cm, pen & colored pencil)

Guitarist, singer, and audience (20*25 cm, pen)

Acoustic band consisting of drummer, singer, guitarist and keyboardist (25*20 cm, pen)

                         

지난 주 토요일, 어반스케치 모임에 참여하였습니다. 매우 추운 날씨에도 불구하고 그림을 좋아하시는 스케처분들을 서울 시민청에서 만나뵈었습니다. 추운 날씨라 시민청 안 곳곳의 모습을 스케치 하기로 하였는데, 마침 다양한 분야에 재능을 가진 시민 아티스트들이 연주하는 활력콘서트가 열리고 있어 주로 그 곳의 모습을 그려보았습니다. 멋진 음악을 들으며 스케치를 하니 참으로 근사한 하루였습니다.  

 

Last Saturday, I participated in the meeting of Seoul Urban Sketchers. Despite the very cold weather, we met at the Citizens Hall, situated on the 1st basement level of Seoul City Hall. We was supposed to sketch all over the place inside of Citizens Hall. Since Energy Recharging concerts were performed by civic artists everyday at noon, I have mainly drawn the performers, the audience, and the surrounding figures.  It was fun to sketch while listening to music.