Plowing
Dried-grass colour is the living colour that remains after life has endured for a long time.
Early Jeju, 1975–1979
Return at fifty, blue Jeju, horses and boats, labour and absence.
Chronological coordinates
- 1979Plowing was created and registered in the official archive.
- REVIEWEarly Jeju, 1975–1979 · Return at fifty, blue Jeju, horses and boats, labour and absence.
Related oral history
- Session 5Formation of the Jeju Style
- Session 6Life and Primal Landscape in Jeju
- Session 7Independent Artistic World · Technique · Dried-Grass Colour
Research paths
- RESEARCHPainter and FūdoOpen source →
- RESEARCHA Century of WindOpen source →
- RESEARCHOral-History CommentaryOpen source →
- RESEARCHIconography of the Bent BodyOpen source →
Evidence and interpretation
| Grade | Claim | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1979 · Plowing | 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 | Early Jeju, 1975–1979 | Formal comparison within the reviewed chronological group. |
| C | Links to life, testimony and research | Curatorial relations proposed for research navigation. |
Works to view together
Haenyeo
Depth does not come from darkness alone, but from long endurance and weathering.
The Sea Is the Haenyeo's Tears
Faded colour is not empty. To look for a long time is to discover an old cry within it.
Mother and Fish
The horizon is the distance between mother and father: unreachable, yet unbroken.
The Beggar
The wind calls him a beggar, yet he is one who has passed through wind and cloud, light because he owns and risks little.
The Pony
Soon this colour will settle into dried-grass colour and warmth into solitude. The two ponies stand leaning toward each other.
The Cow and the Calf
The return is not merely to a homeland, but to a mother's embrace, before warmth has settled into solitude.