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Minhwa: Marvelous Korean Folk Paintings with Byumngmo Chung

Event Description This lecture sheds light on some of the unique charms of Minhwa (Korean folk painting) from a modern perspective. Unconventional and free-spirited decorative art popular in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), Minhwa has recently caught on with modern Korean people. Amid the ongoing Korean wave or Hallyu, interest in Minhwa has also been growing outside of Korea and is becoming a major trend in contemporary Korean art. Minhwa could be said to be the most representative form of purely Korean art. A native art that stems from nature, Minhwa reflects the emotions, thoughts, and ways of life of the Korean people. It embodies the traditional style of free expression that has been going on for a long time in Korea. Minhwa consists of paintings driven by a rich popular imagination. As Koreans have dreamed of an equal world, many Minhwa images display a sense of resistance against a hierarchical society and rigidity. Minhwa paintings are full of symbols of happiness. Whereas most traditional Korean court paintings and literati paintings of the Joseon Dynasty represent Confucian ethics and ideologies, Minhwa paintings express practical and instinctive desires such as joy, wealth, success, and longevity. They are a spontaneous expression of the Korean sensibility. Speaker: Byumngmo Chung, Director, The School of Minhwa Moderator: Young Key Kim-Renaud, Professor Emeritus of Korean Language and Culture and International Affairs, The George Washington University