CENTRAL READING
Jeju
Before every colour settled into dried-grass colour, the painter looked for a long time at the place to which he had returned.
PERIOD & MOTIFS
Early Jeju, 1975–1979
Return at fifty, blue Jeju, horses and boats, labour and absence.
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LIFE & TIME
Chronological coordinates
- 1976Jeju was created and registered in the official archive.
- REVIEWEarly Jeju, 1975–1979 · Return at fifty, blue Jeju, horses and boats, labour and absence.
THE PAINTER’S VOICE
Related oral history
- Session 5Experiments Toward the Jeju Style
- Session 6Jeju’s Primal Landscape and Folklore
- Session 7Dried-Grass Colour · Technique · Imagined Landscape
RESEARCH
Research paths
- RESEARCHOral-History CommentaryOpen source →
- RESEARCHPainter and FūdoOpen source →
- RESEARCHA Century of WindOpen source →
EVIDENCE
Evidence and interpretation
| Grade | Claim | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1976 · Jeju | 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. |
Related Works
Works to view together
FŪDO 053 · 1975
The Pony
Soon this colour will settle into dried-grass colour and warmth into solitude. The two ponies stand leaning toward each other.
FŪDO 071 · 1975
Sunset
Depth appears when several times are allowed to remain together within one pale light.
FŪDO 027 · 1976
Rite to the Sea God
The prayer goes to the deity, while the heart goes to the boat. A single rite binds those who leave and those who remain.
FŪDO 004 · 1977
Brother Islands
Fūdo is not a background. It is a condition.
FŪDO 045 · 1978
Sea Village
A sea village is where sea and land divide the work of sustaining life.
FŪDO 008 · 1983
Tropical Sun
This yellow is not merely local colour; it is the colour of life that has endured.