Jang Seung-upGiving solace through painting, and taking solace in it, is the artist's lot.
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Jang Seung-upGenius shows, even in a baby!
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Jang Seung-upIf you want to paint, first learn how to drink.
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Jang Seung-upLife is a drifting cloud. I'll go wherever my feet take me.
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Yoo-sukObject and painting must be as one.
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Yoo-sukDepth and shadow must always be equal.
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Yoo-sukWhy these slapdash strokes? Don't push the brush. Pull it!
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Yoo-sukPainting is about more than appearance. It's about capturing the essence.
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Yoo-sukHow dare you claim it's finished? A painting is never finished.
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Yoo-sukGet up. You don't need my forgiveness. This merely proves that your talent is more admired than mine. The blue extracted from indigo is more beautiful than the indigo itself. But without the indigo, there would be no blue. Likewise, you... You must set the example for future sons of our land. Be like the indigo.
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Jang Seung-upOne stroke is worth ten thousand. Ten thousand strokes in one!
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Kim Byung-MoonImagination must breathe fire into the painting. More important than the strokes is what lies between them. The mind's discipline alone must guide the brush.
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Kim Byung-MoonThat painting we saw was one of yours. Why did you say it's fake?
Jang Seung-upI gave it to a friend for his father's birthday, but he used it as a bribe. That makes it a fake.
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Jang Seung-upCome here and look. That black stone. Is it moving or not? A humble stone must be alive in a painter's eyes. If a stone is alive, it's dynamic. If it's dead, it's static. You can't paint a dead stone.
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Jang Seung-upThe fragrance of letters? The harmony of poetry, prose and painting? If that's what they want. Screw them! If it doesn't have words, it's not painting? Real painting... speaks by itself. No need for words. Only daubers add poems to their work, trying to fool people with their bogus philosophy. Frauds!
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Jang Seung-upWithout a drink and a woman, I can't hold a brush.
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Kim Byung-MoonA picture that's painted for profit and instant fame is nothing but vanity. Stillborn!
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Jang Seung-upTo paint, you need desire. How can I paint without an erection?
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Jang Seung-upThank you for the compliment, but I painted those wild geese ten years ago. How could I paint them again? To an artist, repetition is death.
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Jang Seung-upPeople find in my pictures what they expect. I must get away from that. If I don't, I'll always be their prisoner.
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Kim Byung-MoonA new day dawns but the world still wanders in darkness.
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Kim Byung-MoonThey say there is nothing that you cannot paint. Portraits, still lifes, landscapes, anything. Blinded by popularity, haven't you lost your vital energy?
Jang Seung-upAn old sage once said: 'With each day, deeper renewal.' I want to make progress every day. I won't be entangled in my own nets.
Kim Byung-MoonIt's good that you're aware of it. In our era, painting espouses realism, whereas your landscapes portray a fantasy world, an exaggerated version of plain reality. Rudimentary echoes of true feelings. Cannot you paint life on this earth in all its pain and harshness?
Jang Seung-upThe people have nothing to console them. If I can bring them comfort by painting fantasies, I will have been faithful to my calling. A painting is just a painting. It doesn't feature in your Party's manifesto.
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Kim Byung-MoonI happened upon this painting of yours. In it, I finally felt the heartbeat of Korea. It's a masterpiece. Not a single stroke is wasted.