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South Korean illustrator (born 1958)
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
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The Children of the Donggang River, Yeong-I’s Plastic Umbrella, In the Forest, Cat School
Kim Jae-hong (Korean: 김재홍) 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.
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.
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
