'I Live Alone' Featured Gikan 84's Work Listed for 150 Million Won on Secondhand Market..Appears on Danggeun [Star Issue]

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'A work by writer and broadcaster Gikan 84 was listed on 'Danggeun' for 150 million won.

'Byul-i Bichnaneun Cheongdam' (Shining Cheongdam), an original painting by Gikan 84, recently appeared on the secondhand trading platform Danggeun Market, drawing the attention of netizens. Notably, the listing came with a sales price of 150 million won, adding to the surprise.

'Byul-i Bichnaneun Cheongdam' was previously exhibited at Gikan 84's first solo exhibition, 'Full Ownership,' which ran from March 25 to April 5, 2022.

'At the time, Gikan 84 also introduced the work directly on his YouTube channel, 'Life 84.' Regarding his first solo exhibition, he stated, "The main concept I focused on was 'desire.' I thought about what I want most, and what others want most. While this might sound greedy and shallow, in my view, what Koreans cry and laugh over, and even repay through lifelong loans, is real estate."

'He continued, "So, I chose real estate as the main subject, and the first piece I painted was 'Byul-i Bichnaneun Cheongdam.' I often run along the Han River. The Cheongdam Zia building always comes into view. To me, it looks incredibly stylish and like a treasure—not a treasure listed in national treasures or social books, but one I feel modern people consider the Han River apartment buildings as treasures. Since I admire Van Gogh's 'Starry Night,' I created this as a parody."

'Gikan 84 painted 'Byul-i Bichnaneun Cheongdam,' 'Byul-i Bichnaneun Apgujeong,' 'Byul-i Bichnaneun Seongsu,' and 'Byul-i Bichnaneun Jamsil' as a series, repeatedly emphasizing that they were created with "desire" as the theme.

'Additionally, Gikan 84's first solo exhibition was featured on MBC's 'I Live Alone,' which aired on April 15, 2022. Park Na-rae, a regular cast member at the time, praised Gikan 84, saying, "To me, he is Korea's Andy Warhol."

'Gikan 84 also made headlines by donating the entire 87 million won proceeds from his first solo exhibition.

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