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Rendezvous
The blossom of
history
By HwangKyeong-mi
R: It seems that this work needs an
Reporterof TheArgus
interest in history to draw historical
paintings.Didyoulikehistorywhenyou
wereyoung?
P
ark Kun-woong chose a way of
Park: As a matter of fact, I did not like
comic book artist after graduating
history back in my school days. But as I
Hongik University. Though most
entered the university, I took part in the
peoplepursuitprofitandpowerinsociety,he
student movement and I deeply was
has his own beliefs. He uses friendly media
impressed by the student movement. The
as a source to express the past. He makes
experiences motivated me to draw about
peoplethrowouttheprejudiceofcomicsthat
history.Thoseexperiencestaughtmealotof
theyareeasyandlight.Hedrawscomics,but
thehistoricalbackgroundsbehindstoriesthat
not an ordinary one; it expresses our lives,
Icouldn’tlearninmyhighschoolclasses.
our feelings and lamentations. Let’s meet
himandlistentowhatheisdoing.
R: In terms of articulating history,
what are the difficulties and
Reporter (R): With many possible
advantages?
routesavailabletoyouaftergraduation,
Park: A comic is just like a universe.
why did you choose your path as a
However people’s appetites have declined.
comicartist?
Prejudice makes comics nothing but kid’s
Park Kun-woong (Park): Becoming a
toy,socartoonsaretreatedcontemptuously.
comicartistwasn’tmydream.Though,Ijust
If the public was still captured by such
used to do doodling comics in my notebook
kindofprejudice,therecouldn’tbeanynew
as a way of killing time. Anyway, when I
forms comics. It’s true that people tend to
majored in painting, I felt boundaries and
treat cartoon as familiar thing in contrast to
limitations in drawings. The work couldn’t
history.
represent descriptive construction. It was at
Andmostpeoplehandlehistoryasitisnot
that time “comics” crossed my mind and I
theirbusiness.Thereisnospecificreasonfor
startedtodrawtheoccasionalcomic.
using Korea contemporary history as a
subject matter. Subject and genre aren’t as
R:Yourworkswerespotlightinother
importantaspeople’sattitudes.
countries, how did you feel about that?
Andwhichcomicsdoyoulikemost?
R: Your first work “Flower, vol.1”
Park: Whether it was from Korea or
doesn’t look like a comic because it
elsewhere, the country which I received a
containssofewwords.Whydoyouuse
spot light from wouldn’t matter. Some
various effect and alternative technique
subjectssuchaspolicyandhistoryaregetting
inyourwork?
a lot of attention in the whole world
Park: My first work “Flower” has few
nowadays.Idrawhuman’sformalvalueand
words in first volume. Vol. 1 is starting line
I think that touches people’s heart. Where,
in my stories and I thought few words can
theoriginofcartoonsorcomicsare,itisnot
help people imagine more things than
important. I just like every good work. My
reading words. As people change their
favorite cartoon is Art Spiegelman’s
clothes, an art also needs to change their
“Mouse.”
clothes, effects or techniques because of the
Greatworkdoesn’tlosetherhythm,andit
subject matter, “long term prisoners under
keepstothestorythatitreallywantstotell.
during the era of Japanese imperialism.” I
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