a. 사랑받는, 사랑하는
Kim Whanki, one of the most beloved Korean artists, is considered the leading figure in the first generation of Korean Abstract painters.
abstract
a. 추상적인
During this period, objects were given more simplified shapes, and his art became more abstract.
devote … to -ing
…을 ~에 바치다[헌신하다]
All his life, he devoted himself to discovering the essence of Korean beauty.
cease
v. 중지하다; 중지되다
He was a man who never ceased to challenge himself and grow as an artist.
challenge
v. 도전하다
He decided to go to New York to challenge himself and extend his artistic boundaries.
occupation
n. 점령
During the Japanese occupation, he spent most of his adolescent years in Seoul and then
studied painting in Japan.
adolescent
a. 청소년의
During the Japanese occupation, he spent most of his adolescent years in Seoul and then
studied painting in Japan.
independence
n. 독립
After Korea achieved its independence from Japan, he became both a promising painter and respected professor at an art college in Seoul.
promising
a. 유망한
After Korea achieved its independence from Japan, he became both a promising painter and respected professor at an art college in Seoul.
break out
발발하다
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, he went to Busan for safety.
portray
v. 그리다, 묘사하다
His paintings Shanty and Refugee Train
portrayed the hard life of the common people during wartime.
give in to
~에 굴복하다
If we give in to external force, we cannot initiate even the initial phase of reformation.
pottery
n. 도자기 (그릇들)
He collected old Korean paintings and pottery.
porcelain
n. 도자기
He especially loved large white porcelain moon jars.
blossom
n. 꽃
Along with jars, he often included mountains, plum blossoms, and the moon as subjects in his paintings.
subject
n. 대상, 소재
Along with jars, he often included mountains, plum blossoms, and the moon as subjects in his paintings.
represent
v. 나타내다
Most of these paintings were in his characteristic blue tones, which represented the color of the sea near his hometown.
object
n. 사물, 대상
Paintings like Jars and Plum Blossoms and Jar and Moon represent his love of Korean
pottery and other traditional objects.
simplify
v. 단순화하다
Viewers could see certain forms in his paintings although the objects were simplified.
outstanding
a. 뛰어난
He was not satisfied with being an outstanding painter only within Korea.
resign
v. 사임하다
In 1956, he resigned from the college and went to Paris.
concentrate on
~에 집중하다
He concentrated on delivering the beauty of traditional Korean objects on canvas to the people of France.
eternal
a. 영원한
In his famous work Song of Eternity, he included natural objects from the sipjangsaeng, the 10 symbols of eternal life, such as water, stones, mountains, clouds, and pine trees.
critic
n. 비평가
The painting was praised by art critics for combining Asian concepts and ideals with abstraction.
combine ... with ~
~와 …을 결합하다
The painting was praised by art critics for combining Asian concepts and ideals with abstraction.
ideal
n. 이상
The painting was praised by art critics for combining Asian concepts and ideals with abstraction.
prominent
a. 저명한
Kim Whanki returned to Seoul in 1959 and quickly regained his fame as a prominent artist.
boundary
n. 경계(선)
He decided to go to New York to challenge himself and extend his artistic boundaries.
negative
a. 부정적인
In the beginning, he received negative reviews from critics.
review
n. 비평, 감상
In the beginning, he received negative reviews from critics.
exhibition
n. 전시회
A group of paintings were lost during an exhibition.
financial
a. 금전의
With loneliness and financial difficulty, he tried to find a way to survive in New York as an artist.
survive
v. 살아남다
He tried to find a way to survive in New York as an artist.
eventually
ad. 결국
During his 11 years in New York, Kim Whanki’s style eventually reached complete abstraction.
element
n. 요소
He gradually took away figures and filled his canvases with basic elements such as dots and lines.
dot
n. 점
He gradually took away figures and filled his canvases with basic elements such as dots and lines.
long for
~을 갈망하다
The whole nation is longing for the end of dispute and the prospect of peace.
unique
a. 독특한
He began to use only dots and created his own unique style called “dot painting.”
countless
a. 수많은
In dot paintings, he filled big canvases with countless dots.
characteristic
a. 특징적인
Most of these paintings were in his characteristic blue tones.
pass away
사망하다
Kim Whanki passed away in New York in 1974.
entire
a. 전체의
Throughout his entire life, his artistic passion never grew old or became weak.
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