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.
Early Jeju, 1975–1979
Return at fifty, blue Jeju, horses and boats, labour and absence.
Chronological coordinates
- 1978The Cow and the Calf 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 5Journey to Jeju and the Formation of the Jeju Style
- Session 6Jeju’s Primal Landscape and Folklore
- Session 7Dried-Grass Colour and Imagined Landscape
Research paths
- RESEARCHPainter and FūdoOpen source →
- RESEARCHA Century of WindOpen source →
- RESEARCHOral-History CommentaryOpen source →
Evidence and interpretation
| Grade | Claim | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1978 · The Cow and the Calf | 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
The Pony
Soon this colour will settle into dried-grass colour and warmth into solitude. The two ponies stand leaning toward each other.
The Shore and the Pony
The closer the bond, the fewer the words. This quiet is the everyday life of Jeju.
The Shore and the Pony
Dried-grass colour is not nature's surface colour, but the colour left by life exhausted through waiting.
Sunset
Depth appears when several times are allowed to remain together within one pale light.
Plowing
Dried-grass colour is the living colour that remains after life has endured for a long time.
The Returning Boat
To return is not to restore the time before departure, but to understand at last the meaning of the place left behind.