Kim Jae-hong
Kim Jae-hong (born February 14, 1958) is a South Korean illustrator. He has held solo and group exhibitions presenting works based on the theme of "humans and nature as one." In 2004, he received the International Children's Book Award from the Foundation Espace Enfants in Switzerland for his first Picture book, The Children of the Donggang River.
Kim Jae-hong
- Name
- Kim Jae-hong
- Birthplace
- Gyeonggi, South Korea
- Born
- 14 February 1958
- Occupation
- Author, illustrator
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Education
- Hongik University
- Languages
- Korean
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Kim Jae-hong (born February 14, 1958) is a South Korean illustrator. He has held solo and group exhibitions presenting works based on the theme of "humans and nature as one." In 2004, he received the International Children's Book Award from the Foundation Espace Enfants in Switzerland for his first Picture book, The Children of the Donggang River.
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Kim Jae-hong (born 1958) is a South Korean illustrator. The illustrator was born in Uijeongbu. Kim Jae-hong studied at Hongik University. Languages used include Korean.
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• Name — Kim Jae-hong • Birthplace — Gyeonggi, South Korea • Born — 14 February 1958 • Occupation — Author, illustrator • Language — Korean • Genre — Picture Books, Drawing • Notable Works — The Children of the Donggang River, Yeong-I’s Plastic Umbrella, In the Forest, Cat School
Career
Career
Kim received the International Children's Book Award in 2004 from the Foundation Espace Enfants in Switzerland for his first Picture book, The Children of the Donggang Rive. One of the original illustrations of the book, entitled Mother and Child, has been featured in the art textbook for first-year high school students in Korea. Cat School (written by Kim Jin-kyung) released in 2001 was subsequently translated and published in Taiwan, China, Japan, and France. The book received Le Prix des Incorruptibles, a French children's literature award, in 2006. It is the only work from Asia to have been selected for the CM2/6e. The book was officially invited to the Paris Book Festival. In 2007, Yeong-I’s Plastic Umbrella received the Children's Jury Award at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava. In 2016, he produced illustrations for Taebaek Mountain Range, a novel series by Jo Jeong-rae. He has also created illustrations for works by Park Wan-suh, Kim Yongtaek, Kim Hyang-Yi, and Lee Guem-yi. His illustrations often contain hidden illustrations. For example, the landscapes of rocks and the river in The Children of Donggang River contain hidden images of a large bird, a bear, a mother, a father and children. The forest scene in In the Forest features hidden images of a cicada, tigers, rabbits and dragonflies.
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Works as writer and illustrator
• 2013 Roadkill, we're out of our way (spoonbook) • 2000 In the Forest (Gilbut Children Publishing) • 2013 在樹林裡 (廣智文化事業股份有限公司, China) • 2007 Dans les bois (Picquier Jeunesse, France) • 2000 The Children of the Donggang River (Gilbut Children Publishing) • 2008 Les enfants de la riviere (Picquier Jeunesse, France) • 2007 かわべのトンイとスニ (小学館, Japan) • 2005 Les enfants de la riviere-DONG (Les Portes du Monde, France)
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1081772255, Kim, Jae Hong.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q97420180: Kim Jae-hong
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Awards
• 2019 Korean Nominations for Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB) - That Autumn • 2007 Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB), Children's Jury Prize - Yeong-I’s Plastic Umbrella • 2006 Winner of the Le Prix des Incorruptibles, a French children's literature award - Cat School Series • 2004 Winner of the Le Prix International du Livre Espace- Enfants - The Children of the Donggang River
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- 1.김재홍 - 작가. Ridi.
- 2.Dynamism of Korean Illustrations Yokosuka Museum. Yokosuka Travel Guide.
- 3.Jae Hong Kim: A Voice For Peace Through Art.
- 4.Introduction of author Kim Jae-hong, K-BOOK.
- 5.zoom, 10 illustrator in korea.
- 6.Mother and Child illustration.
- 7.List of Le Prix des Incorruptibles winners.
- 8.Official invitation to the Paris Book Festival - cat school.
- 9.L’illustration dans les albums et les contes. keulmadang.
- 10.KBBY BIB Recommended Books.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1081772255, Kim, Jae Hong.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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