Various experiments have been tried on the modern landscape paintings. In this study, I tried to approach them in the different view from the expression methods of the existing works. In addition, I tried to consider the spirit and the expression ways...
Various experiments have been tried on the modern landscape paintings. In this study, I tried to approach them in the different view from the expression methods of the existing works. In addition, I tried to consider the spirit and the expression ways immanent in the traditional landscape paintings while having its roots in the current of modernity, and concatenate it to the activities for creation.
These experiments and the studies on the new expression methods can be found in the true-view landscape paintings, too. So, I have a pretty affinity for the true-view landscape painting with its own style in the Korean paintings. The Korean true-view landscape paintings in the 18th century had accepted the advanced and highbrow style of China, but through conversion of awareness, the exhibition of the Korean own spirit and the experiments on new creation were embossed. In my case, I not only chose the theme based on the images of mountains and waters through continuous sketches and experiences, but focused on reinterpreting works in the modern angles.
The landscape painting is a pictorial form which includes the specific style and awareness and implies the way of Oriental thinking. The first considerations, therefore, are to understand how the landscape painting to be established and developed and what the ideas inherent in it are and to study and understand the views of artists according to the circumstances per era. This study was aimed at right succession of tradition by understanding the differences on the expressions of the landscape paintings due to the cultural differences between Korea and China and considering its previous place before modern times. In addition, on the basis of the previous stated things, in this study, I tried to find out the link connecting tradition and modernity and seek for the role model for my future.
The subject matters of the landscape paintings have been limited and it has followed a specific and definite form, but it still has lots of possibilities for development. This point of view is based on the fact that it is possible to reinterpret it newly through harmonizing the infinite formative characteristics of the landscape painting's images with independent and immaterial sensitivities. Ultimately, my direction for creation is to develop the true-view landscape painting independently and characteristically by pursuing it involving ideological elements. I, hence, focused on expressing it in my own sense, not reality, while not failing to notice that sketching from nature is a quite important element of method in modern interpretation and having sympathetic feeling continuously and drawing it in my mind. Furthermore, I tried to reflect the modern view, not using the subject matters indiscreetly, and paint a landscape with the mind of the general public while sublating the exclusive landscape painting of the literary men and the recluses of the past.
The reason that the formative mountain and, sometimes, the modern-style environment and house in the scenery of background appear in my works is because I want to share the specific images, which a dream and imagination added to the landscape, with all people, as previously stated. Of course, I think maybe the attempt that pursues the harmony through organization of antinomy, nature and artificial materials, can give rise to contradictory impression. The elements on the picture, however, were aimed at expressing the scenery of idealized realities through the subjective view on the relation between nature and human. In other words, it means that the modern landscape painting I think is possible only when the sympathy all the present people can consider is built up, rather than a problem related to establishment of the perfectly different shape from that of the existing landscape painting, and a sense of the theme is established first.
To step up to the essence of all nature's things closely, we have to respond to the visible phenomena sensitively and be able to move it. Of course, the above stated things have to be done with sharing experiences with many of contemporary people. In this study, I recognized that the above statements are the course for expressing the landscape painting I think and tried to seek for the possibility of development through the activities for creation.