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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject: The guy selling his art below Gekko's |
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Has anyone noticed the guy who stands in the entrance of Gekko's and trys to sell his paintings to people who are coming in/ leaving the bar.
Does anyone actually buy his stuff?
Does he actually live off the sale of his work?
He's from somewhere in Africa. I've seen him walk into the Mosque.
What he's doing is kinda the visual arts equivelent of busking. Then again
he might become the next Jackson Pollock.
If you can't paint well, Paint big. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I have known him for years. He gave me one of his paintings a few years ago. He is a well known artist. He has a studio, and in it you will find works priced at well over a million. He sells a lot. Don't let the street scene fool you. |
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beast
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 1:42 am Post subject: |
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| He tried to ID me one time like he was a bouncer or something. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 1:52 am Post subject: |
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| That would surprise me. It's been a couple of years, maybe it's a different guy. |
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Cheonmunka
Joined: 04 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 3:26 am Post subject: |
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Do you guys sometimes scroll down the threads titles and mix 'em up just for a flash in your mind by accident. Like I saw the 'Men going shirtless in Korea' title then hit this one and immediately read 'Guy selling his shirt below Geckos' and I just thought how wierd until reading it properly.
Are the occurences of this type of eye activity you-know-what flashbacks or are these tricks of the eyes more commonplace for everyone? They bloody annoy me. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Early onset alzheimers. |
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Horangi Munshin
Joined: 06 Apr 2003
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Cheonmunka wrote: |
Do you guys sometimes scroll down the threads titles and mix 'em up just for a flash in your mind by accident. Like I saw the 'Men going shirtless in Korea' title then hit this one and immediately read 'Guy selling his shirt below Geckos' and I just thought how wierd until reading it properly.
Are the occurences of this type of eye activity you-know-what flashbacks or are these tricks of the eyes more commonplace for everyone? They bloody annoy me. |
Yeah that happens to me sometimes don't know the reason:) |
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Grab the Chickens Levi
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Ilsan
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I used to chat with him a lot. He's Egyptian. He spends time living between Europe, Japan, Thailand and Seoul. He gets a lot of girls. He's pretty ok to hang out with. I don't like his art though and used to feel a bit guilty about never showing any interest in it. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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Getting back on topic.
His name is Akmed. Don't know his last name. He has a studio nearby.
He's from The Sudan. He left for obvious reasons. He preys at the Mosque onthe top of hooker hill. He's also shown at Geeko's garden. He's won numerous awards from The United Nations for peace related exhibitions .
He has a CV that lists numerous exhibitions thoughout the middle east.
He's been known to employ other Sudanese people to stand in for him when he's busy.
He's actually one of the more intesting characters you meet in Iteawon. |
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Grab the Chickens Levi
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Location: Ilsan
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
Getting back on topic.
His name is Akmed. Don't know his last name. He has a studio nearby.
He's from The Sudan. He left for obvious reasons. He preys at the Mosque onthe top of hooker hill. He's also shown at Geeko's garden. He's won numerous awards from The United Nations for peace related exhibitions .
He has a CV that lists numerous exhibitions thoughout the middle east.
He's been known to employ other Sudanese people to stand in for him when he's busy.
He's actually one of the more intesting characters you meet in Iteawon. |
Told me he was Egyptian.... |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Grab the Chickens Levi wrote: |
| I used to chat with him a lot. He's Egyptian. He spends time living between Europe, Japan, Thailand and Seoul. He gets a lot of girls. He's pretty ok to hang out with. I don't like his art though and used to feel a bit guilty about never showing any interest in it. |
The One I met is Sudanese. Then again there might be more than one of them. Sharing the same place. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
Getting back on topic.
His name is Akmed. Don't know his last name. He has a studio nearby.
He's from The Sudan. He left for obvious reasons. He preys at the Mosque onthe top of hooker hill. He's also shown at Geeko's garden. He's won numerous awards from The United Nations for peace related exhibitions .
He has a CV that lists numerous exhibitions thoughout the middle east.
He's been known to employ other Sudanese people to stand in for him when he's busy.
He's actually one of the more intesting characters you meet in Iteawon. |
Yup. That's him. Good guy. There was a big spread on him in one of the Korean publications. I think he was invited to come to Korea under some artist program.
He does have a brochure which lists some of his accomplishments.
It's funny, we see him selling on the street, and we assume he's broke and nearly homeless. This guy is motivated. He sells from his shows, exhibitions, and studio, but for a little more, he works the street too.
Good for him. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| poet13 wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
Getting back on topic.
His name is Akmed. Don't know his last name. He has a studio nearby.
He's from The Sudan. He left for obvious reasons. He preys at the Mosque onthe top of hooker hill. He's also shown at Geeko's garden. He's won numerous awards from The United Nations for peace related exhibitions .
He has a CV that lists numerous exhibitions thoughout the middle east.
He's been known to employ other Sudanese people to stand in for him when he's busy.
He's actually one of the more intesting characters you meet in Iteawon. |
Yup. That's him. Good guy. There was a big spread on him in one of the Korean publications. I think he was invited to come to Korea under some artist program.
He does have a brochure which lists some of his accomplishments.
It's funny, we see him selling on the street, and we assume he's broke and nearly homeless. This guy is motivated. He sells from his shows, exhibitions, and studio, but for a little more, he works the street too.
Good for him. |
He's probrubly still broke. A million won is nothing for a painting. You still have to buy materials, pay rent on your studio. Some galleries in Insadong are asking for 2 million for a one week show. |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| It may very well be nothing, but when you sell a lot of 'nothing', strangely, you end up with a lot of something. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| poet13 wrote: |
| It may very well be nothing, but when you sell a lot of 'nothing', strangely, you end up with a lot of something. |
He certainly has the potential and ambition to become the next Jackson Pollock. Unfortuanately the fame, and money will come long after he's dead.
I agree what he's doing is pretty cool. Most art's graduates just take the easy rout and become a walking tape recorder for a public school. |
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