T.O.P recently shared good news regarding a recent art auction involving his great-grandfather Kim Hwan Ki's work.
On November 24 KST, the idol took to his personal Instagram account to write: "I'm so proud of my great-grandfather, whose masterpiece has set another world record tonight. A true artist who bridged between modernism and contemporary art! His new world record that he broke again! #anotherworldrecord #15.5bil #13mil #mygreatgrandfather #koreanlegend #kimhwanki."
The post included a short video from Christie's auction house's Asian social media account, which went over not only a bit about Kim Hwan Ki's art personality, but also introduced his painting 'Universe,' which sold during a Christie's auction in Hong Kong for over $13.2 million USD.
'Universe' is a 254 cm x 254 cm (roughly 8 foot x 8 foot) two-panel painting, easily the artist's largest work. It is comprised of a series of blue dots ranging in hue, with no two dots being exactly the same. The painting is the first by a Korean painter to be sold for over 10 billion won (roughly $8.5 million USD).
In response to this exciting news, T.O.P's Instagram followers left comments such as: "Wow, a true masterpiece! It's beautiful!," "Wow, art really runs in your blood," "Congratulations!," and "'Universe' is pretty. Kim Hwan Ki painter created really beautiful pieces."
Check out T.O.P's Instagram post below!
wow they even looked alike!