20세기 초 金圭鎭(1868~1933)의 금강산 유람과 예술 활동

Abstract

This study examines artworks by Kim Gyu-jin that relates to his tour of Korea’s Mt. Geumgang region, focussing on his travelogue Geumganghaeng (金剛行; “To Geumgang”) and his travel gasa poem Geumgang yuramga (金剛遊覽歌; “Song of Touring Geumgang”), which were serialized in the daily newspaper Maeil Sinbo in 1919. When Kim toured Mt. Geumgang, in the early 20th century, the area had started being developed into a modern tourist spot by the Japanese colonial authorities. During Kim’s tour, which incorporated elements of modern culture such as trains and cars, he produced the travelogue, the gasa and a large number of sketches. He wrote poems and produced paintings at various scenic spots in the area and met monks at Buddhist temples, where he wrote calligraphy for signboards and column inscriptions. Kim was also commissioned to carve text into local rocks. The sketches he made on his trip show several modern aspects, from subject matter to means of expression, painting manner and consumption by viewers, incorporating new themes, capturing scenes from realist perspectives and approaches, and being published in newspapers. Kim’s tour and sketches also influenced subsequent Geumgang paintings. Chongseokjeong jeolgyeong (叢石亭絶景; “A Wonderful View of Chongseokjeong Pavilion”) and Geumgangsan manmulcho seunggyeong (金剛山萬物草勝景; “Extraordinary Views of Manmulcho, Mt. Geumgang”), which are housed inside Huijeongdang Hall at Changdeokgung Palace, are based on factual depiction but also reflect the personal feelings and inspiration experienced by the artist on his journey. In Cheongseokjeong jeolgyeong, Cheongseokjeong is depicted from Kim’s perspective as he looked back from a boat while leaving this place, its rocks standing powerfully like upturned swords in the sunlight. In Geumgangsan manmulcho seunggyeong, Kim combines the view he discovered when passing from Hanhagye to Manmulcho with the view of Sinmanmulcho after he had climbed up to Cheonseondae, thus including various spatiotemporal elements of his journey in a single canvas. Kim expressed his early 20th-century tour of Mt. Geumgang in a variety of media, including literature, painting and calligraphy, while the resulting works combined modern realism with the artist’s personal emotions.