CENTRAL READING
The Departing Boat
A person no larger than a dot governs the image; the smaller the dot, the deeper the solitude.
PERIOD & MOTIFS
Middle Jeju I, 1980–1987
Ieodo, dried-grass colour, storms, wavering horizons and the black sun.
boatfiguresolitude
LIFE & TIME
Chronological coordinates
- 1984The Departing Boat was created and registered in the official archive.
- REVIEWMiddle Jeju I, 1980–1987 · Ieodo, dried-grass colour, storms, wavering horizons and the black sun.
THE PAINTER’S VOICE
Related oral history
- Session 5The Jeju Style and Return
- Session 6Scenes of Life in Jeju
- Session 7Imagined Landscape
RESEARCH
Research paths
- RESEARCHPainter and FūdoOpen source →
- RESEARCHA Century of WindOpen source →
- RESEARCHOral-History CommentaryOpen source →
EVIDENCE
Evidence and interpretation
| Grade | Claim | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1984 · The Departing Boat | Title, year and image in the official 100 Works archive. |
| B | Visible form and recurring motifs | Direct comparison of image, artwork text and related works. |
| B | Middle Jeju I, 1980–1987 | Formal comparison within the reviewed chronological group. |
| C | Links to life, testimony and research | Curatorial relations proposed for research navigation. |
Related Works
Works to view together
FŪDO 076 · 1983
The Departing Boat
Consolation does not erase sorrow; it remains quietly beside it.
FŪDO 025 · 1987
The Wavering Skiff
Endurance means sharing the wavering of a distant existence and refusing to withdraw one's gaze.
FŪDO 079 · 1987
The Old Pine and the Old Man
The old man cannot go inside, fearing that the boat will vanish the moment he turns away.
FŪDO 062 · 1987
The Empty House
The tree gestures toward departure while the rock opens toward return: one sends away, the other waits.
FŪDO 088 · 1982
Annyeong
Annyeong contains both farewell and return: a greeting that does not hold back, yet promises not to forget.
FŪDO 067 · 1983
The Gale
Even when the place of return collapses, life can begin again if another being remains beside us.