관계망을 통한 여성주의 작업 동력의 회복 과정: 윤석남, 박영숙, 정정엽을 중심으로

Abstract

In the history of Korean art, the work activities of female artists are increasing. There are various factors in this pattern of change, but this study analyzed the long-standing forces in social relationships. The production of works seems to be limited to the creative areas of the artist’s individual, but long-term work activities take place amid multi-layered relationships in the art world. In particular, the artist’s personal network is an important driver of ongoing work activities. This study noted that the work of art, led by Yoon Suknam(1939- ), Park Youngsook(1941- ), and Jeong Jeongyeop(1962- ), who are considered the first generation of feminist art, has been carried out through the establishment of a solidarity of artists beyond the independent work of individuals. They formed a coalition in two ways. One is the ‘simultaneous artist community’ through studio sharing or research gatherings, and the other is the ‘historical community’ solidarity through women in their works. Their relationship has been based on the discovery and sisterhood of femininism, and is recorded in physical spaces such as the studio and each other’s works. Their relationship has served as a stepping stone and a catalyst to building a direct network of relationships with society. They have been pushing a series of projects as comrades based on sisterhood, and their work has been the aggregate of such relationships.