{"id":201,"date":"2010-02-25T20:04:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T00:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=201"},"modified":"2014-08-27T18:09:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T18:09:44","slug":"korean-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/korean-paintings\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>\uc870\uc120<\/strong> era (1392-1910) produced Korea&#8217;s finest painters. Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the most famous traditional Korean paintings and painters.<\/p>\n<p>This painting is called <strong>\uc778\uc655\uc81c\uc0c9\ub3c4<\/strong> (<strong>\u4ec1\u738b\u973d\u8272\u5716<\/strong>) or &#8220;After the rain at Mt. Inwang&#8221;. The painter&#8217;s name is <strong>\uc815\uc120<\/strong>.\u00a0His paintings focus on capturing the majesty of the natural landscape, and are characterized by bold brushstrokes. <strong>\uc815\uc120<\/strong>&#8216;s style of painting is a departure from traditional styles of Chinese paintings. As a result, he is considered one of the few &#8220;original&#8221; artists among Korean painters.<\/p>\n<p>This painting is called <strong>\uc11c\ub2f9<\/strong> (<strong>\u66f8\u5802<\/strong>) or private elementary school in town. The artist who painted this is called <strong>\uae40\ud64d\ub3c4<\/strong>. The subject matter for his paintings are characterized by scenes from the daily lives of lower class citizens. As a result, some of <strong>\uae40\ud64d\ub3c4<\/strong>&#8216;s paintings are treasured much more for the factual\u00a0pictorials they provide about <strong>\uc870\uc120<\/strong> Korea, than for the artistic value of the paintings.<\/p>\n<p>This painting is called <strong>\uc8fc\uc0ac\uac70\ubc30<\/strong> (<strong>\u9152\u8086\u64e7\u76c3<\/strong>) and was painted by <strong>\uc2e0\uc724\ubcf5<\/strong>. <strong>\uc2e0\uc724\ubcf5<\/strong> is considered a rogue painter for the subject matter that characterized his paintings. In fact, he was kicked out of the royal painting school for drawing scenes with prostitutes. Some of his paintings are considered to have an erotic edge to them, and was considered controversial in <strong>\uc870\uc120<\/strong> times.<\/p>\n<p>This painting is called <strong>\uc7a5\uc2b9\uc5c5\uc758 \uad70\ub9c8\ub3c4<\/strong> (<strong>\u7fa4\u99ac\u5716<\/strong>) or &#8220;picture of a herd of horses&#8221;. It&#8217;s by the painter <strong>\uc7a5\uc2b9\uc5c5<\/strong>. The genre of <strong>\uc7a5\uc2b9\uc5c5<\/strong>&#8216;s paintings are varied. Some are on animals, some on nature, while others on daily life. Aside from his paintings, <strong>\uc7a5\uc2b9\uc5c5<\/strong>&#8216;s own life was remarkable in and of itself. In short, he was a poor orphan who grew up to become a royal officer, in addition to being a world class painter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \uc870\uc120 era (1392-1910) produced Korea&#8217;s finest painters. Let&#8217;s take a look at some of the most famous traditional Korean paintings and painters. This painting is called \uc778\uc655\uc81c\uc0c9\ub3c4 (\u4ec1\u738b\u973d\u8272\u5716) or &#8220;After the rain at Mt. Inwang&#8221;. 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