CENTRAL READING
Self-Portrait
Painted while Byun Shi-Ji was a student at the Osaka School of Fine Arts, this self-portrait is an act of self-scrutiny through academic drawing, modelling and oil technique.
PERIOD & MOTIFS
Japan years
Japan years
fudofūdo
LIFE & TIME
Chronological coordinates
- 1944Self-Portrait was created and registered in the official archive.
- REVIEWJapan years · Japan years
THE PAINTER’S VOICE
Related oral history
- Session 1Birth and Growth · Osaka School of Fine Arts
- Session 2Tokyo Art World · Terauchi Studio · Kōfūkai
RESEARCH
Research paths
- RESEARCHJapan Period, 1941–1957Open source →
- RESEARCHVerified ChronologyOpen source →
- RESEARCHByun Shi-Ji and the KōfūkaiOpen source →
EVIDENCE
Evidence and interpretation
| Grade | Claim | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1944 · Self-Portrait | Title, year and image in the official 100 Works archive. |
| A/B | Confirmed curatorial reading | The image and the confirmed interpretation held by the estate/archive. |
| B | Japan years | 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 036 · 1965
Autumn at Aeryeonjeong
Splendour is put down one colour at a time. Only one who possessed abundance could choose to relinquish it.
FŪDO 037 · 1970
Changdeokgung Palace
The work stands at a passage from academic representation to fūdo, from form toward existential posture.
FŪDO 096 · 1976
Jeju
Before every colour settled into dried-grass colour, the painter looked for a long time at the place to which he had returned.
FŪDO 100 · 2013
The Last Work
A horse, black sun, small boat, and coastline remain in minimal lines. The final surface is less a closed conclusion than an open resonance.