Summer Trees
Song Su-nam. 1983 C.E. Korea. Ink on paper
He wanted to show appreciation for the ancient Asian brush techniques and to redisplay/re-envoke the Asian landscape. This painting blends traditional subtle brush techniques with modern day style
Form:
- ink on paper
- 1983
- Korean artist employs the traditional use of ink on paper
- large vertical lines of various thickness
- "Sumukhwa" = a new type of ink painting
Function:
- revitalizes ink painting in a modern context
Content:
-ink lines of varying thickness on paper
Context:
-within modern painting
-many artists have begun using computers: this has revolutionized the creative spirit of fine art
-artists who are "for the ages" (like to look back to the classics) still use oil paints (as seen here)
-marble carving is dead
-rise in assemblages (which, if big enough are called installations)
- a three-dimensional work made of various materials such as wood, cloth, paper and miscellaneous objects
