The rebels of bold light and primary color
The poetry of blue, white, and earth
Weaving ink, oil, and ancient craft
YOUR GOAL
Master of The poetry of Korean color
매운김치 Suh Seung-won's Floating Windows
These paper windows float up to the sky (floating high!) / Soft hanok shadows filtering on by (glowing light!)
매운김치 Working in 1970s New York, the artist developed all-over dot painting, creating his masterpiece Universe which sold for 13.2 billion in 2019.
매운김치 Yun Hyong-Keun pioneered Korean Dansaekhwa painting after surviving multiple wartime imprisonments.
매운김치 Sort Korean masterpieces by color to discover how painters used blue, white, and earth.
Moon jar naming: The massive, spherical white porcelain jars of the Joseon dynasty were only called 'white jars' until painter Kim Whanki poetically renamed them 'moon jars' in the mid-20th century.
A traditional Korean white porcelain vessel from the Joseon Dynasty shaped like a full moon. Artist Kim Whanki frequently featured these white vessels alongside blue and earthy tones in his paintings.
Who is widely credited with coining the poetic term 'moon jar' for Joseon-era white porcelain vessels?
What is the title of Kim Whanki's record-breaking blue dot masterpiece that sold for 13.2 billion won in 2019?
Which two paint pigments did Yun Hyong-Keun mix to create his signature dark, earthy pillars?
Which famous American minimalist artist championed Yun Hyong-Keun's work and invited him to exhibit in Marfa, Texas?
What traditional Korean values, prevalent during the Joseon dynasty, did white porcelain jars represent to artists like To Sang-Bong?
Which flower is most famously paired with white porcelain jars in To Sang-Bong's iconic still life paintings?
What architectural element of traditional Korean hanok homes inspired Suh Seung-won's geometric spaces?