Nothing Lasts Forever😭 [My Neighbor Charles : Ep.426-2] | KBS WORLD TV 240311

So what's the plan, man? I need to make a frame for this painting. - You're going to make a frame? / - Make a frame. - Alright, make a frame. / - Yeah. A frame? Here we go. (Music on) (Sawing) (Hand planing) What's going on? What is it? (And even drilling) What are these artistic vibes? He's so cool. You're making a canvas. Making a canvas is much cheaper than buying one. If you buy this from a store, it's around $50. But if you make it yourself... The canvas only costs $10. So he's making the f

rame himself. - It's expensive. / - It is expensive. (I must save every penny) (What's next?) Are you doing something with Photoshop? I'm working on the composition in Photoshop. Like a collage? That's interesting. (It takes all day to collect these pictures) I need people and characters with great expressions and appearances. That good feeling, that good atmosphere. I take this one. I take another one, and more and bring them altogether for the perfect composition. And I can create an artwork w

ith this composition. (Before painting) Using the photograph. It looks really vivid. So that's how you do it. Then you turn it into an oil painting. His idea... He has extraordinary ideas. This is an oil painting I just completed. We have the carp bread, we got all the customers. We got a little girl hanging out. Anyway, we just capture all the normal people visiting Namdaemun market that day. (Aaron and James are walking around Itaewon) (Aaron wants to show us something) Before I started painti

ng portraits, I worked on this mural. (Aaron's artwork) This one is from 2017. That's a comic book style. Is this from the past? It's different from your current style. Oil painting. (They greet someone delightfully) Who is it? (Lee Sou, cafe owner) - Did Aaron... / - Did you paint it? That's an amazing mural. (A mural painted by Aaron) It was really dangerous when I painted this mural. Yeah. This was really difficult to make. The first thing I did when it was decided that the business would end

was call Aaron. I called him first and said, "I'll be closing the business here." Then what about that painting? "I don't know what will happen to your painting." It still remains unknown. I'll remember it always. (The times are changing) (Reality is bitter and sorrowful) Then if the building is torn down, is your work also going down with it? In English we say, "Nothing lasts forever." - That's sad. / - Why? - Why? / - Everything changes. No. Diamonds last forever. Diamonds forever? It's true.

How many days did it take to paint? That was one week. - One week. / - One week, all day. It was really hard. Aaron, can't you remove it... - And take it? / - Can't you move it? Move the mural? (Okay, I'll try tearing the wall off) (They arrive at a nice bar) (And exchange friendly greetings with the owner) Yo, man. I thought I could draw your face tonight. My face. Yeah, this is my collection of artwork. He's going to draw some faces, and I'm going to do what I do best. (Painting from last yea

r) Your paintings are everywhere in Itaewon. I'll do a terrific job. (He tries striking a pose) You're drawing on the spot. (Drawing his strokes without hesitation) At this rate, you seem to be drawing so you can get free drinks. He visits often to draw our customers. And Aaron also painted this. They're all customers who visit regularly, so they love it. Aaron is a true genius. (He completes the portrait in no time) I don't know if that's me, but I love it. (Thank you) A genius. He's a genius.

(Aaron leaves another trace behind in Itaewon) It's nice. (That night) Yes, look what I got. (A load of insulation) You're attaching bubble wrap because it's cold. Foreigners are fascinated by that bubble wrap. That bubble wrap won't suffice. You need curtains. James, you're doing a good job. It will be worth it. We don't have to pay $200 in gas bills. I don't think we'll find a studio as big as this one. If they're this size, they're probably all underground. But I hate the basement. Basements

are humid so it makes our artworks moldy. (I don't like the basement) But Aaron, currently in your studio and house... You don't have hot water. So you couldn't even wash your face properly. I guess there's no hot water available. Yeah. Well... We have to wait, like, five minutes for the hot water. - You have to wait five minutes? / - Yes. Then where do you take a shower? We shower in the bathroom. Is there a bathroom? Yeah, I can shower. Did you shower today? Yeah, I even showered today. So you

draw whenever you meet someone. Figure paintings tend to be hard to sell. Because it isn't what people want to hang at home... When you enter a dark room and turn the lights on, if there's a figure painting on the wall, it can get a little scary. You have a massive self-portrait in your restaurant. I get startled every time I visit. Aaron, are your paintings in high demand? Sometimes, people are interested in my work. But mostly, I'm interested in the real documentation of Korea for Korea. I wa

nt my paintings in a national exhibition, in a museum, so people can remember and feel these same experiences. Yes, that's right. It's not always made for money. It's made for the people. I just received some information. - What is it? / - Aaron strives for the natural. He described himself as someone who is natural. But he wants to paint BLACKPINK. BLACKPINK. Do you want to paint BLACKPINK? Yes. Let's do it. All the members of BLACKPINK? Every member? Yeah, together. But there are pictures of t

hem, so you could just paint them with those pictures. Do you need their permission? No, we have to meet them, have to have a conversation. - So I can understand their character. / - No, no, no. You just want to meet BLACKPINK. ♪ Ddu-du ddu-du du ♪ It's hard even for us to meet BLACKPINK. Then how do you make ends meet? - Living expenses? / - How do you make a living? I do freelance work in America. I do this project and that project. You know, and just the universe. Aaron, you must sell your ar

twork. Even when we run a store, we give discounts. Aaron isn't the businessman type of person. - He's an artist. / - He's an artist. That's why he finds this difficult. Let's see if he can say that even as he freezes in the cold. It's hard living as an artist. I told you. There are people who want to invest in art. People purchase artworks from artists before they become famous. And then the artist actually becomes famous. Van Gogh gained recognition after his death. The same could happen to yo

u, Aaron. That might happen. Aaron, let me apologize on her behalf. Sorry, sorry. Crazy. She's crazy. It's okay. I'm crazy too. No problem. If you were to paint a self-portrait, how would you like to depict yourself and in which background? If I was painting myself? It'll probably be in the studio with the three cats. Like a crazy cat man. That's what I would paint. Okay.