Tag Archives: Korean paintings
Danwon Posted by Ginny on Jul 12, 2011
Starting from July 15th to July 20th of this year, the Danwon Art Festival (단원미술제) will take place in the city of Ansan (안산). Ansan is in the district of Danwon (단원구), which is located in Gyeonggi Province (경기도). The District of Danwon is named after the famed Korean painter Danwon, whose real name was…
Korean Paintings Posted by Ginny on Feb 25, 2010
The 조선 era (1392-1910) produced Korea’s finest painters. Let’s take a look at some of the most famous traditional Korean paintings and painters. This painting is called 인왕제색도 (仁王霽色圖) or “After the rain at Mt. Inwang”. The painter’s name is 정선. His paintings focus on capturing the majesty of the natural landscape, and are characterized by…