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A charcoal drawing of a small, white boat floating on a still body of water. The boat is dwarfed by towering, blurred vertical forms that resemble a forest of ghostly trees.

Art: Be beckoned into the dream-like, pencilled world of Dukhoon Gim

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Date
26 September 2013

It’s pleasant to escape to a pencilled world of meadows and willow trees when you’re in an office all day, which is probably why Dukhoon Gim’s images appeal so much to us. Rather than a showcase of skill and dedication with no real idea behind it – which so often hyper-real art can be – Dukhoon’s images have these weird little touches to them that tempt you to lean in even further. A bit like the girl in the painting in The Witches, there are tiny characters lost in these drawings, added on as if afterthoughts, that beckon to you to come and join them on their inflatable whale, or whatever it is they’re playing with. Don’t mind if I do.

A pencil drawing of a vast, surreal landscape of towering grey rock formations. Two small figures stand at the base of a waterfall, shaking hands.
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Dukhoon Gim: Weeping Willow 6

A charcoal drawing of a person floating on a black inflatable ring in a still body of water. They are surrounded by towering, textured cliffs that resemble draped fabric or vertical brushstrokes.
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Dukhoon Gim: Weeping Willow

A pencil drawing of a person in a yoga pose, stretching one leg high above their head. They are positioned between two large, dark, textured shapes that resemble hanging curtains or clouds.
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Dukhoon Gim: Weeping Willow 4

A pencil drawing of a surreal landscape with towering, jagged rock formations and slender trees. Three small figures stand at the base of the cliffs, looking up at the scale of the terrain.
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Dukhoon Gim: Weeping Willow 1

A pencil drawing of a small caravan parked in a surreal, rocky landscape. Jagged, draped cliffs tower over the vehicle, while a thin, spindly tree reaches upwards.
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Dukhoon Gim: Garden 4

A pencil drawing of several pigs wandering through a manicured garden. Tall, slender cypress trees and rounded shrubs surround a light-coloured path leading towards a building in the distance.
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Dukhoon Gim: Garden 3

A pencil drawing of a vast, frozen landscape with towering, dripping ice formations. A small, open book floats on the still water in the foreground.
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Dukhoon Gim: Weeping Willow 3

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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