For more news visit ☛english.ntdtv.com A North Korean painter who defected to the South is holding an exhibition in Seoul with his anti-communist works. He says the exhibition is his ultimate expression of being finally free from the communist state. In North Korea, artist Song Byeok wouldn't have been able to imagine drawing "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il's head on top of the body of Marilyn Monroe. But the painter who defected to South Korea has done just that at this exhibition. He not only pokes fun at the reclusive leader of the communist state, but, expresses what he felt and others still feel in North Korea. [Song Byeok, North Korean Defector Painter] "I had experienced every single thing in North Korea. I'd felt sad for hunger and saw people in poverty and I had no freedom. As a painter, I'm untangling my mind on canvas by drawing those feelings and creating paintings." Born in Hwanghae province in the North's western coastal region, Song used to paint propaganda posters in North Korea. But at some point he started realizing life in the North was not the utopian images or the optimistic slogans he was painting. When life became too tough, he tried to cross the border into China with his father in 2000 to get help from relatives. While crossing the river bordering China, his father was swept away by the current. [Song Byeok, North Korean Defector Painter]: "I was so hungry, so I tried to cross the border into China with my father to save my family. I wanted to get some ...
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North Koreans weeping hysterically over a painting by Mark Rothko
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EXHIBITION WEBSITE | www.qag.qld.gov.au FLICKR | www.flickr.com The Mansudae Art Studio. Gang Jae Won, Huang In Jae, Kim Yong Gang, Cho Yong Sun, Jang Hi Lo, Im Hyok, Chae Chang Ho, O Sung Guy, Kim Hung Il, Kim Gi Chol. Est. 1959 Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Mansudae Art Studio is an official artist studio (changjaksa) in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK), which employs over 1000 artists across the disciplines of painting, drawing, embroidery and mosaics. There is a rich cultural heritage associated with artistic production in North Korea (DPRK), and ink painting in particular is a revered practice. Artistic themes vary and may be revolutionary, social, political and historical in content, or purely aesthetic, and are expressed in different media such as sculpture, poster art, ceramics and painting. Installed in streets, schools, cinemas and official buildings, they function as a form of public art. These works are created with virtuosic technical skill by groups of artists, reflecting the states collective ethos. This new body of work, created specifically for APT6, addresses the nature of work and collectivism, the process of collaboration and the fundamental role played by the studio in artistic practice in North Korea. This important project, developed in collaboration with Nicholas Bonner, will be the first presentation in Australia of contemporary art from North Korea (DPRK). Co-organised by Nicholas Bonner and Suhanya Raffel (Curatorial Manager ...
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Warning: The paintings in this video contain very disturbing images (not suitable for children..) This anti-American propaganda was created by North Korea. I cannot date it, if anyone can, please let me know and I'll update this description. Any information you have on these painings is welcome! The paintings depict US soldiers committing crimes on North Korean civilians. Bear in mind that this is propaganda. The paintings are about the Sinchon Massacre (and possibly the No Gun Ri Massacre). Several of these paintings (and more!) are featured in the Sinchon Museum of American War Atrocities in North Korea. "Propaganda is neutrally defined as a systematic form of purposeful persuasion that attempts to influence the emotions, attitudes, opinions, and actions of specified target audiences for ideological, political or commercial purposes through the controlled transmission of one-sided messages (which may or may not be factual) via mass and direct media channels." — Richard Alan Nelson, A Chronology and Glossary of Propaganda in the United States The music in the background is "No Motherland Without You", Kim Jung Il's signature tune, as performed by the Korean's People's Army Concert Troupe. As seen on Acidcow.com acidcow.com Thanks Amerimashiro / Maryjane for information on the location of these paintings.
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EXHIBITION WEBSITE | www.qag.qld.gov.au FLICKR | www.flickr.com The Mansudae Art Studio. Gang Jae Won, Huang In Jae, Kim Yong Gang, Cho Yong Sun, Jang Hi Lo, Im Hyok, Chae Chang Ho, O Sung Guy, Kim Hung Il, Kim Gi Chol. Est. 1959 Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Mansudae Art Studio is an official artist studio (changjaksa) in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK), which employs over 1000 artists across the disciplines of painting, drawing, embroidery and mosaics. There is a rich cultural heritage associated with artistic production in North Korea (DPRK), and ink painting in particular is a revered practice. Artistic themes vary and may be revolutionary, social, political and historical in content, or purely aesthetic, and are expressed in different media such as sculpture, poster art, ceramics and painting. Installed in streets, schools, cinemas and official buildings, they function as a form of public art. These works are created with virtuosic technical skill by groups of artists, reflecting the states collective ethos. This new body of work, created specifically for APT6, addresses the nature of work and collectivism, the process of collaboration and the fundamental role played by the studio in artistic practice in North Korea. This important project, developed in collaboration with Nicholas Bonner, will be the first presentation in Australia of contemporary art from North Korea (DPRK). Co-organised by Nicholas Bonner and Suhanya Raffel (Curatorial Manager ...
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EXHIBITION WEBSITE | www.qag.qld.gov.au FLICKR | www.flickr.com Mansudae Art Studio. Gang Jae Won, Huang In Jae, Kim Yong Gang, Cho Yong Sun, Jang Hi Lo, Im Hyok, Chae Chang Ho, O Sung Guy, Kim Hung Il, Kim Gi Chol. Est. 1959 Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Mansudae Art Studio is an official artist studio (changjaksa) in Pyongyang, North Korea (DPRK), which employs over 1000 artists across the disciplines of painting, drawing, embroidery and mosaics. There is a rich cultural heritage associated with artistic production in North Korea (DPRK), and ink painting in particular is a revered practice. Artistic themes vary and may be revolutionary, social, political and historical in content, or purely aesthetic, and are expressed in different media such as sculpture, poster art, ceramics and painting. Installed in streets, schools, cinemas and official buildings, they function as a form of public art. These works are created with virtuosic technical skill by groups of artists, reflecting the states collective ethos. This new body of work, created specifically for APT6, addresses the nature of work and collectivism, the process of collaboration and the fundamental role played by the studio in artistic practice in North Korea. This important project, developed in collaboration with Nicholas Bonner, will be the first presentation in Australia of contemporary art from North Korea (DPRK). Co-organised by Nicholas Bonner and Suhanya Raffel (Curatorial Manager ...
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This short video, made by www.pyongyang-painters.com, shows ordinary people from Pyongyang dancing and singing at the Moranbong park in Pyongyang in spring 2009. The Moranbong park is also very popular with painters as it is a scenic park and it inspires them for beautiful paintings. The 46 ha park is located at the southern foot of Moran Hill and west of the Taedong river. Its name stems from the peony flower (Moran) which it resembles. The landscape is well known for the Moran and Chongnyu waterfalls that cascade down into the Taedong river. The park is also famous for its many significant historic relics, including vestiges of the old Pyongyang Castle walls and various ornamental pavilions. The pavilions were restored in the recent past and the area was turned into a "workers' park". It has become Pyongyangs largest recreation area and a popular place for Koreans to spend a free day that often includes picnicking and dancing. It also has a small zoo and an open-air theatre. Moranbong park covers a very large part of the district which is also home to the Kim Il Sung Stadium and the Pyongyang Arch of Triumph, the world's largest such arch. More on North Korean artists and their paintings can be found on www.pyongyang-painters.com . Check it out!
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The North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been challenged by the North Korean artist Sun Mu (not real name), who defected to South Korea eight years ago. His paintings features North Korean leader in funny ways.
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This short video, made by www.pyongyang-painters.com, shows an artist who is painting at the Moranbong park in Pyongyang in spring 2009. The Moranbong park is popular with painters as it is a scenic park. The 46 ha park is located at the southern foot of Moran Hill and west of the Taedong river. Its name stems from the peony flower (Moran) which it resembles. The landscape is well known for the Moran and Chongnyu waterfalls that cascade down into the Taedong river. The park is also famous for its many significant historic relics, including vestiges of the old Pyongyang Castle walls and various ornamental pavilions. The pavilions were restored in the recent past and the area was turned into a "workers' park". It has become Pyongyangs largest recreation area and a popular place for Koreans to spend a free day that often includes picnicking and dancing. It also has a small zoo and an open-air theatre. Moranbong park covers a very large part of the district which is also home to the Kim Il Sung Stadium and the Pyongyang Arch of Triumph, the world's largest such arch. More on North Korean artists and their paintings can be found on www.pyongyang-painters.com Check it out!
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The Post-North-Korea Nuclear Test #51 (the video) is a part of a series of work consisting almost 70 pieces of oil paintings. Here are two drawing studies on paper and some of the paintings.
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Gyun Hur interviews collector Michael W. Braband. July 17-August 1, 2009 at the Granite Room in Castleberry Hill, Atlanta. www.nkartexhibit.com
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A ride over Korea,.New way of masking painting and Fix the pixels in il2 with sony vegas !Pilot 1 : JG54_S0crazty Pilot 2 : my father nick name RAMBLE! MAP HERE : www.sas1946.com
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North Korea Nordkorea Corea del Norte Corée du Nord Корейская Народно-Демократическая Республика Kuzey Kore كوريا الشمالية 조선민주주의인민공화국
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One of the painting at a new exhibition depicts the face of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il's with Marilyn Monroe's body. North Korean defector and artist Song Byeok saw parallels between Monroe's attempt to hide what was beneath her dress and Kim's bid to conceal the truth about North Korea.... www.euronews.net
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PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un delivered his first ever public speech on Sunday at a major military parade in Pyongyang to mark 100 years since the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-Sung. The commemorations came just two days after a satellite launch timed to mark the centenary fizzled out embarrassingly when the rocket apparently exploded within minutes of blastoff and plunged into the sea. The celebratory performances by civilians and troops nonetheless went ahead in a vast square named after the country's founder, Kim Jong-Un's grandfather. Live TV footage showed thousands of goose-stepping soldiers carrying red flags march into the large Kim Il-Sung Square to the sound of drumbeats. "I offer the purest respect and the greatest honour to great comrades Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il," Jong-Un said in what was described by Pyongyang's state TV as the first ever public speech by the young leader. Jong-Un, clad in a dark Mao suit, fidgeted as he read from a prepared statement from a viewing stand overlooking tens of thousands of troops taking part in the massive parade. He read quickly in a youthful voice, rarely looking up from the prepared text of the speech before a bank of microphones. "I express my greetings to our compatriots in South Korea and across the world who dedicate themselves to reunification and the prosperity of the nations," he told cheering crowds. "Let's move on toward our final victory!" he said, pointing his finger ahead to cheering ...
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North Korea's recent rocket launch and its reappointment of Kim Jong Il as military chief are reminders to the world of the North Korean leader's potential ability to threaten regional security. But one North Korean refugee is giving the world a look at Kim Jong Il in a much less austere light. VOA's Kurt Achin stops by the painting gallery of North Korean artist Sun Mu.
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This short video, made by www.pyongyang-painters.com, shows artists who are painting at the Moranbong park in Pyongyang in spring 2009. The Moranbong park is popular with painters as it is a scenic park. The 46 ha park is located at the southern foot of Moran Hill and west of the Taedong river. Its name stems from the peony flower (Moran) which it resembles. The landscape is well known for the Moran and Chongnyu waterfalls that cascade down into the Taedong river. The park is also famous for its many significant historic relics, including vestiges of the old Pyongyang Castle walls and various ornamental pavilions. The pavilions were restored in the recent past and the area was turned into a "workers' park". It has become Pyongyangs largest recreation area and a popular place for Koreans to spend a free day that often includes picnicking and dancing. It also has a small zoo and an open-air theatre. Moranbong park covers a very large part of the district which is also home to the Kim Il Sung Stadium and the Pyongyang Arch of Triumph, the world's largest such arch. More on North Korean artists and their paintings can be found on www.pyongyang-painters.com. Check it out!
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This is a documentation of the solo exhibition I did in H2 Art Gallery, Semarang, March 29 - April 12, 2009 showing Post-North-Korea Nuclear Test the series consisting of (mostly) oil paintings on canvas, the video and object displayed on a corner wall of the gallery. Curator: Mr. Agung Hujatnika, the exhibition was officiated by Mr. Goenawan Mohamad
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Suk-Young Kim, a fellow at the John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress, presents a program that provides insight on North Korean culture, politics and the leadership of Kim Jong-il titled "For the Eyes of the Dear Leader: Fashion and Body Politics in North Korean Visual Arts." Kim explores how visual media, such as theater, film, magazine illustrations, paintings and posters represent and propagate the ideal body in North Korea. According to Kim, North Korea's political leaders have been preoccupied with how to dress people. Fashion, especially women's fashion, is seen as a national project, where beauty and politics meld to cultivate bodily discipline. As in many communist states, North Korean designers have been drawn to masculine, military styles that seem to embody revolutionary spirit. But women's fashion in North Korea also openly allows for a contradictory sense of traditional femininity.
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Join National Geographic's Lisa Ling as she captures a rare look inside North Korea - something few Americans have ever been able to do. Posing as an undercover medical coordinator and closely guarded throughout her trip, Lisa moves inside the most isolated nation in the world, encountering a society completely dominated by government and dictatorship. Glimpse life inside North Korea as you've never seen before with personal accounts and powerful footage. Witness first-hand efforts by humanitarians and the challenges they face from the rogue regime.
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