CENTRAL READING
Wide Sea, Narrow Path
Life may be less about finding a straight road than about walking a bent path to its end.
PERIOD & MOTIFS
Late Jeju, 1996–2013
Survival, reduction, noon, the single dot and the last work.
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LIFE & TIME
Chronological coordinates
- 2004Wide Sea, Narrow Path was created and registered in the official archive.
- REVIEWLate Jeju, 1996–2013 · Survival, reduction, noon, the single dot and the last work.
THE PAINTER’S VOICE
Related oral history
- Session 7Technique · Dried-Grass Colour · Imagined 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 | 2004 · Wide Sea, Narrow Path | 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 | Late Jeju, 1996–2013 | 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 054 · 2006
Going On as It Is
The old man seemed to walk alone, yet the horse, staff, boat, and entire landscape were carrying him forward.
FŪDO 034 · 1998
The Path Rejoined
The line thins almost to breaking, then joins again. An entire life can enter a single line.
FŪDO 098 · 2004
A Day
One person bears the day on land and another at sea, beneath the same sky.
FŪDO 007 · 2005
A Wavering Horizon
To endure is not to survive alone.
FŪDO 012 · 2007
Noon
Endurance is not waiting for a windless day, but keeping one's path while the wind continues.
FŪDO 010 · 2011
The Sea of Jeju
The sea does not only divide; it also keeps distant lives within the same body of water.