Jung Gi was born in South Korea in 1975 and received a Master of Art and Design degree from Dong-Eui University in Busan.
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Kim Jung Gi began experiencing severe chest pains while flying from Paris to New York Comic-Con.
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Even after being rushed to the hospital, the visual artist and Guinness World Record holder was pronounced dead.
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Kim Jung Gi, a visual artist, died at the age of 47 from a heart attack. Jung Gi has even worked as an artist for Marvel and DC comics.
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SpyGames, Tiger the Long Tail, and Third Humanity are among the many comic books and graphic novels to which the artist has contributed.
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According to the artist's website, his most valuable asset is his memory, which he developed over time; he could create complex scenes solely from memory.
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One of his long and complex friezes earned him the Guinness World Record for the longest drawing by an individual by an individual.
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Gi had also taught in formal academic settings and was frequently invited as a guest lecturer on manhwa at universities (style of South Korean comic).
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He encouraged his students to "visualise the moment," combining observations from their daily lives with images from their imaginations.
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Kim Jung-gi was born in Goyang, a Seoul suburb, in 1975. He studied fine arts at Dong-Eui University in Busan beginning at the age of 19.
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