조선전기 한글서예 中心軸의 美學的 고찰

Abstract

When creating and appreciating the calligraphy works, one of the most important things is how the center of each letter was expressed and the center of letters connected. Through the connectivity of axis in each letter, we can feel the flow, which determines the features of the works and the individuality of the artist. The central axis in Hangeul Calligraphy is also important to affect the esthetic sense flowing in the whole work. During the creation and transition progress of Hangeul, the letter styles as well as the central axis styles were changed. This was affected by the spirit of the times, which formed the characteristics manifesting itself in different type of the esthetical awareness in process of time. Transition progress of Hangeul letter types was made not by the artistic level for appreciating, but by the practical level for communicating and educating. Sejong the Great in love with the Chosun people, created Hangeul, ‘Hunminjeongeum’ with the principle of Universal moral virtue, which give birth to all things in the universe continuously. He made the lines and letters based on the shape of spot ‘ㆍ’ modeling after the logic of Taegeuk(太極) and set it in the middle of the font with the shape of the letter in square so that the central axis going through the center. Therefore, The font of Hunminjeongeum emanates the beauty of Jungjeong(中正美), which does not incline to any side but keeps the center and rightness, by building the standard with the Universal logic in the letter that people use everyday. Since Hunminjeongeum created in 1446, the square type of letters with central axis built, had been kept strictly in 15th century. while there has been irregularities on the axis and some changes on the letter shapes, since the middle of the 16th century. This kind of the letters was developed and used freely by people of every class without any rule and standard lines to keep. It is meaningful to study the transition progress of Hangeul letters in the various types by identifying esthetical awareness and esthetics reflected in the flow of Hangeul Calligraphy, in that we can create the new types based on the old styles of letters in Hangeul calligraphy.