퇴계와 한국의 자연이미지

Abstract

The art has the characteristics of free and unlimited expression in every aspects. The theory in western world has been enthusiastic about the originality of individual and the new expression being overwhelmed with the previous trend. Also, it has played a huge role for the world to be moved forward. In the second half of the 20th century, the aesthetic idea and pattern along with the philosophy of analysis and criticism have been considered to be important, and only the art itself has been prevailed in separation with the human introspection such as ethics, moral, and virtue. Furthermore, the art has not been an exception under the circumstance when every fields in modern days have been under the influence of modified capitalism. There are many academic fields to suggest various arguments such as art history, aesthetic, arts, criticism of art, etc., but because of the main stream arts led and made by the market such as art-fare, auction, etc., it has been difficult to look at other types of arts which seek the essence of arts itself. Recently the world of art in Korea has shown the combined accomplishments in commercial success through domestic / overseas exhibitions in art museum and art galleries as well as the review of monochrome painting which had been established in 1970s. As of 2016, they shed new light on Minjung Art. All of these have been led by art galleries and art-fare rather than researches and scholarship. This may be deemed as a strategy to reveal the characteristics of Korean identity in arts as a collective personality among the Korean wave made by Korean popular culture. However, there are not many interdisciplinary researches regarding the beauty of Korea which deals with the traditional foundation of Korea. Prior to the research of Korean emotion of arts, the researcher has focused on Toegye, Yi, Hwang, a scholar who had taken the most independent position of Korean emotion. He was a scholar to build the identity of Joseon spirit among Japanese scholars with established academic system and Chinese scholars from gigantic nation in culture with heavy influences. This study has mentioned several times with naturalistic emotion as a Korean identity in the arts, and the interpretation of poem of Toegye “Parwol Sipohya Seohun Daewol” has been used for how the Korean natural image may differ from other countries. When the reason of all creation including human being has become a whole and formed the shape being consisted the same with outside and inside like the nature, the pure and simple art would be created from the natural beauty with beautiful aesthetic value. Moreover, since the attitude of artist has been overlooked in modern art world which focused on the idea combined with capital, it would make us to think timely about the essence of arts by revealing the personality of Toegye and the consolidated world view of implementation.