Invitational Exhibition of Topgoal Art Center / Seoul Urban Sketchers

billiard-room(당구장), 21 x 29.6cm

Gateball court(게이트볼장) on the rooftop, 21 x 29.6cm

exercise room(체력단련실), 21 x 29.6cm

singing on the stage(가요무대), 21 x 29.6cm

practicing traditional fan dance(부채춤), 21 x 29.6cm

library(도서실), 21 x 29.6cm

main lobby on the 1st floor, 21 x 29.6cm

the front view of the Senior Welfare Center of Seoul, 29.6 x 42cm

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(pen and watercolor)

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Days later, from Aug. 10 to Aug. 25, Seoul Urban Sketchers will have the 6th exhibition invited by the Topgoal Art Center. The gallery is located in the first floor of the Senior Welfare Center of Seoul(서울노인복지센터) in Jongno district of Seoul. The title of the exhibit will be "My Merry Jongno" symbolizing the location "Jongno" district. In this exhibit 14 sketchers will participate in.
The welfare center runs kinds of classes for the seniors and the users in lunch time amount to 2800 to 3000. I visited there from time to time for sketching having delicious lunch and juice and tea at cafe run by senior female members. For the coming exhibit I sketched more to introduce the activities and the features of the building. Though the center opened on April 2001 the increasing users show how much the programs held for the senior people have been necessary. And the gallery was opened on May 2013. It's very impressive that lots of male senior than female frequent to the building compared to the other welfare centers. Program and location may be some reasons. Sketching these ones many senior members showed interest in sketching and liked sketches.
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최근에 종로 그림 전시를 앞두고 탑 미술관이 속해 있는 서울노인복지센타를 방문하여 이모저모를 그린 스케치 모음입니다. 훈훈한 분위기 속에 다양한 프로그램을 즐기는 어르신들이 이번 전시회에 많은 관심을 보여주셔서 좋은 결실을 맺기를 기대합니다.

The first royal palace of Korea "Gyeongbokgung"

Sitting at the Gyeongbokgung  palace-the first royal palace of Chosun Dynasty 1392~1910- stairs ,
 I took a look at the numerous tourists who walked  through the Gwanghawmun - the main gate of Gyeongbokgung and I drew a sketch this landscape .
It was the first time to draw places where many people were passing by and I felt something inside of me was changing.
The view of Gwanghwamun - the main gate of this palace  -  resembles our history, which is regarded as a failure to modernize.
This place  shows to be modernized in the past without intermediate processes.
and  a contrasting  view of the past and contemporary  architectures.
It was very dramatic landscape and I imagined a king who was  from the  Chosun Dynasty era and he  was surprised when he  just got up in the morning  by seeing this scenery .

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