sketches at Deoksugung Art Museum

the front view of MMCA, Deoksugung

the panoramic view of MMCA

viewed from the Deoksugung square

another sketch of MMCA

the museum lobby 

another sketch on the 1st floor

viewed from the lounge on the 2nd floor

art shop on the 1st floor

visitors in the exhibition hall

another sketch in the exhibition hall

visitors appreciate the articles left by the artist

a docent and visitors

docent tour in the exhibition hall

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( pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm sketchbook )

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Deoksugung Palace is famous for Korean traditional palace with history in busiest downtown Seoul. The palace sits alongside a series of western style buildings that add to the uniqueness of the surrounding scenery. A fascinating mix of traditional Korean and Western-style neoclassical structures and nearby areas are very popular for visitors for the beauty and tranquility. Inside the palace, the museum building, connected with beautiful bright colored neoclassical-style Seokjojeon(석조전), was constructed in 1938. It's now the MMCA (National Museum of Modern Contemporary Art) Deoksugung,with a collection of permanent and temporary contemporary art. 

Last week, a sunny spring day, I visited the museum and enjoyed the exhibition of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Korean Modern Masters, Pen Varlen(변월룡 1916~90). Pen,Russian-Korean artist, is an important figure in Soviet socialist realism art. I appreciated his impressive masterpieces and sketched in and outside the museum with picturesque surroundings.

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덕수궁 미술관은 도심 궁궐속의 아담한 서양식 건축입니다.

서울 대표적인 명소이자 쾌적한 고궁 분위기와  편리한 접근성으로

시민들과 관광객들에게 낯익는 국립현대미술관 분관으로서

명화 전시회를 통해 예술정신을 심어주는 아름다운 샘터입니다.

51st World Wide SketchCrawl at Mecenatpolis Mall, Seoul

the front view of Mecenatpolis Complex building

main central plaza at  Mecenatpolis Mall

a scenery looking for the entrance of Mecenatpolis Mall

selling clothes event on the central square

viewed from the sunken plaza connected to main gate

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( pen and watercolor, 21 x 29.6cm sketchbook )

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Last Saturday, in celebration of the 51st World Wide SketchCrawl, we Seoul urban sketchers met at Mecenatpolis Mall near Hapjeong Subway Station (합정역). Mecenatpolis (메세나폴리스) is one of the well-known landmarks of Seoul's Mixed-Use residential building. Mecenatpolis Mall on the lower level of the building embraces popular fashion brands, beauty shops, and a large grocery store, as well as various restaurants and coffee shops. There are also often performances held at Mecen Garden and the central square.
The weather was not fine by yellow dust for sketching outdoors, so I couldn't help drawing under the lee of the building and the surroundings. But it was useful experience under unfavorable conditions.
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어반스케치 장소로 두번째 방문한 메세나폴리스는 역시 매력있는 곳입니다.
다양한 외관과 쇼핑 몰 분위기, 각종 이벤트 행사와 끊이지 않는 인파들~~
안과 밖, 위 아래를 넘나들며 스치는 장면들은 모두 스케치 소재들입니다.