century did distinctively Korean styles emerged in the works of number of Choson artists. The most well known of these artists was Chong Son, who gave up the traditional Chinese style landscape for the representation of rough Korean scenery as in his painting, "The Diamond Mountains". Genre painting also represents another way in which Choson artists broke away from the imitations of Chinese paintings. A good example of this is the "Boating Scene" by artist Yunbook Shin, which displays the typically Korean skillfulness and wit.Part 2: Modern ArtWith the introduction of Western culture, Korea experienced radical changes in its cherished old values in all areas of life including the fine arts. Although many attempt was made to resist the influence of outside world, new generation of many young artists aimed to break away from tradition and experiment with new ideas and concepts of art. And gradually, the modern painting came to be accepted. The two major competing schools of modern Korean art are the surrealist and abstract expressionist. The first group of artists were educated in France while the other group received their training in America. Though the period of contemporary art is relatively short, Korea has produced a number of painters with great talent and achievement.The traditional ink and brush painting of Korea is dominated by two distinct groups, the classical authoritarian and the innovative experimentalist. While they are two competing schools of art, the traditional (East) and the modern (West), there appears to be some degree of cooperation between the two schools. Hopefully there will be a harmonization of these two groups in the future and the public views are optimistic. Contemporary Korean artists, whether belonging to the "Western School" or the "Asian School" have added something new to the old and have displayed the Korean spirit in their work.Part 3: Personal ReactionSince I was born and raised in Korea for...
