Mt. Geumgang ID 1994-007

Mt. Kumgang

1994 · 162×130 cm · Paper, Acrylic on Canvas

Keywords #Mt. Geumgang

Notes

· Current main image is sourced from a reproduction in SPACE Magazine, January 1995 (via the artist's blog) — to be replaced with a higher-resolution photograph at the artist's review. Korean title and series name to be confirmed.

SPACE Magazine, January 1995 — Shin Jang-sik's Artist Essay "Drawing Mt. Geumgang" (1995)

An artist essay 'Drawing Mt. Geumgang' contributed by Shin Jang-sik to the January 1995 issue of SPACE (Arts & Architecture & Environment) magazine. Following his earlier 'Arirang' series, the artist describes turning toward 'the vitality of nature' as a subject and arriving at Mt. Geumgang — drawing inspiration from the iconography of Jeong Seon, Korean folk paintings, and Kim Gyu-jin's Mt. Geumgang painting at Huijeongdang Hall (Changgyeonggung), while also addressing the nation's longing for a mountain made inaccessible by division. The essay is accompanied by an English translation by Park Hyun-Joo, and the magazine's cover features Shin's 〈Mt. Kumgang〉 (1994, paper and acrylic on canvas).

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