Posts Tagged ‘korea’
The Art of the Chair
The chair is a familiar and artistically inspiring every-day-object, found all over the world. Here is one of Jean’s chairs covered in fabric that she hand-painted. Jean has always been inspired to paint chairs as they remind her of past homes and journeys. Here’s an old photograph of a corner of our…
Read MoreKorean Folk Art and Laughing Tigers
Living in Seoul, South Korea, during the early 70s, Jean was introduced to Korean folk art. This style of naïve artwork was very graphic in design. Compositions could be simple or intricately decorated with bright colours and patterns, often portraying humour and satire. Korean folk art was based on Shamanism, a religion that believes that…
Read MoreKorean Folk Art – Crane Inspiration
Jean began painting cranes in South Korea. She was inspired by these birds featured in Korean folk art, which were colourful, full of character and often humorous. Here’s a detail of a painting by Jean from 1978, “The Emperor’s Nightingale”. The humorous depiction of cranes in Korean folk art added to its…
Read MoreKorean Folk Art – Chaekkori
The Korean chaekkori (chaekgeori) is a still-life genre of painting that focuses on books and other objects associated with the scholar, such as inkstone, calligraphy brush and paper. Below are examples of details of screens from the late 19thcentury. During the Joseon (Chosun) Dynasty (1392-1910) silk screens were painted in this style for the royal court,…
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