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An Chung-sik (1861-1919) was the Korean language painter, the past gentleman artist of the wonderful Korean Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1910). He was likewise called Shimjon (Korean: “Heart Field”). His operate belongs to the top achievements of Korean lifestyle. He was a key person to pursue the transition that started from your true view landscape of Jeong Seon (1676-1759) towards nowadays method of handling the fine disciplines in the two Koreas.
A great Chung-sik came to be in Seoul and analyzed painting below Owon Jang Seung-eop. Together with Jo Seok-jin (1853-1920), he was sent to China for schooling by the Korean court. During this one-year sojourn, he examined Chinese plus the next approaching painting styles. After his return he became an excellent painter of the popular Southern style, that was depending on fingertip approach. He was as well an outstanding calligrapher who mastered almost all the writing styles. In 1900, A great Chung-sik coated the royal portrait of King Gojong.
In 1918 he organized the association of paintings and writings artists. As the best of the affiliation, he made an attempt to educate the younger artist era.
An Chung-sik died in 1919. As a proof of his achievement in confirming the new styles, he was, as well as Jo Seok-jin, criticised 12 months later since his works of art were conservative, lacking vitality and must be reborn.
In the 19th century, some Korean artist started to adopt European painting methods like geradlinig perspective and chiaroscuro, suggestion an growing interest in fresh types of art. An Chung-sik was one of them. Having been highly famous painter in the Bureau of Painting that supplied paintings for the Choson courtroom.
In his period, the western modern art was released to Korea, and the Korean classic art was declining. He not only tried to succeed the regular art but also adjust the american art, a realistic trend. He worked in the tradition, which in turn became the basis of early on twentieth-century true- view scenery. His design of art was unique in its pursuit of the enervated The southern part of style of the Qing period, with its emphasis on a fingertip.
Chiaroscuro is known as a particularly visible feature of the artwork, usually when the designer is employing extreme clashes of light and shade, daring contrasts impacting on a whole make up. The main principle of chiaroscuro is that solidity of type is best attained by the effect of light falling on it, allowing the shading to give two-dimensional figures a sense of volume. Throughout the value succession of color as well as the analytical label of bright and shadowed forms, the artist creates the illusions of three-dimensional varieties and of the light coming from a specific source, generally achieving dramatic effects in paintings.
Needless to say, the specialist made the magnificent contribution to the development of modern artwork. His artwork hide a secret meaning that unique persons can expose. Moreover, every of us should plunge into their deep circumstance in order to understand the main substance.
Throughout his life, An Chung-sik has established paintings and sketches. Having been excellent by landscape, symbol, flowers, and birds in the drawings. Between his famous paintings would be the following:
Cheon-guboyeodo (천보구여도天保九如圖)
Spring Start at Mt. Baegak (Baegakchunhyo백악춘효)
Seongjasugan�(성재수간)
Sansoodo (산수도山水圖)
Dowonmunjin�(도원문진)
