Seok Cheoljoo or Suk Chul-Joo (born August 21, 1950) is a South Korean painter and professor. He studied oriental painting in

Chugye University for the Arts Chugye University for the Arts is a South Korean institute of higher education in the fine arts. The campus is in Seodaemun-gu in central Seoul, the country's capital. Academics Undergraduate courses are offered toward Bachelor of Arts, Bachelo ...

and art education in the graduate school of

Dongguk University Dongguk University (Korean: 동국대학교, Hanja: 東國大學校) is a private, coeducational university in South Korea, fundamentally based on Buddhism. Established in 1906 as Myeongjin School (명진학교; 明進學校) by Buddhist pioneers ...

. He is now a professor in Chugye University for the Arts. He started to learn how to draw from well-known artist Lee Sang-beom when he was 16 years old, but did not enter university at the age of 27. Since he started upper education quite late, he started to learn how to describe and draw different kinds of paintings such as figures and still-life objects. His nickname is "the artist of jar" since his works largely used jars in his drawings. According to the National Arts Institute of Korea, he is said to combine oriental drawings with modern materials such as acrylic paints.'국립예술자료원'
국립예술자료원(미술컬럼) Recently, he expanded his reputation by re-interpreting 15c drawing of Ahn Gyeon.

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Naver Cast - Seok Cheoljoo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seok, Cheoljoo 1950 births Living people South Korean painters Dongguk University alumni Chugye University for the Arts alumni