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Hearts Inclined to Ink: Oriental Painting
Korean original:
동양화에 기운 Hearts Inclined to Ink
All three painters take landscape as their subject. Han Jinman and Jin Heelan climb the mountains themselves and watch the seasons change before painting, while Yoo Seungho studies the history of Northern Song landscape painting and builds his landscapes out of written characters. Twenty-five landscapes are on view. The title, Hearts Inclined to Ink, also plays on giun (氣韻), the term in East Asian painting theory for the life of a work.
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- Dates
- Nov 3 – Dec 13, 2026
- Venue
- Kyobo Art Space (교보아트스페이스) · City Hall & DeoksugungOpen in Naver MapOpen in Google Maps
- Hours
- 9:30~22:00
- Admission
- Free
Visit planning
The calendar entry covers the whole run of the exhibition. Please check opening hours and closing days before your visit.
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Credits
- Artists
- Seungho YOO, Heelan JIN, Jinman HAN
Knowledge cards
Dongyanghwa (Eastern-style painting)동양화In Korea, the name for painting made with traditional East Asian materials and techniques, coined in contrast to Western painting.Read moreClose
01About
Dongyanghwa is a Korean term shaped in contrast to Western painting. It is a general name for pictures made with traditional East Asian materials and techniques, such as paper or silk, brush, ink, and colour. In 1922 the painting section of the Joseon Art Exhibition, organised by the Japanese colonial Government-General, was divided into Western and Eastern painting, and the name became official. From around 1970, because the name had been attached from outside during the colonial period, some began arguing for hangukhwa (Korean painting) instead. The three painters in Hearts Inclined to Ink all work with landscape: two climb the mountains themselves and watch the seasons change before painting, and the third builds landscapes out of written characters.
02In the gallery
Before naming the subject, look for where ink gathers, where colour enters, and how the brush leaves its edge.
Wall label terms in Korean
- 동양화
- Dongyanghwa (Eastern-style painting)
- 한국화
- Hangukhwa (Korean painting)
03Notes
Dongyanghwa is seen through brush, ink, colour, and paper or silk rather than through subject.
This time, at Hearts Inclined to Ink: Oriental Painting —
Which materials and brush marks do you notice first?