申師任堂과 玉山 李瑀의 書畵 藝術哲學

Abstract

This study aims at understanding the spirits of vivid artistic philosophy of woman artist Shin Sayimdang in Chosun dynasty and her son Oksan Lee Woo (1542-1609) by evaluating their paintings and calligraphic works. Shin Sayimdang, as well-known to us, born as a woman in Chosun dynasty overflowing with Neo-Confucianism about 500 years ago, became a good wife and wise mother and grew as an artist who was proficient in poetry, paintings and calligraphic works, still praised for her talents and personality. On the contrary, although his past and achievement were not so much more known than his mother Shin Saimdang or his brother Yoolkok Lee Yi, Oksan Lee Woo was an artist who was famous for poetry, paintings and calligraphic works and Qin music, known as one of the Four Great Masters, since he inherited the artistic talents from his mother and showed a great artistic ability in the end of the 16th century. This study will explain how the ability of his mother was embodied in his works by evaluating their works of art on the common subjects and discuss the spirits of their artistic philosophy which has been handed down by their works. As for calligraphic works, evaluating her "Choseo Byeongpung (Cursive Characters on Folding Screen)" and his cursive characters on "Oksan Seobyeong (Oksan's Cursive Characters on Folding Screen)", we will discuss their influences, since later their works formed "Sayimdang Calligraphic School." As for paintings, focusing on their common subjects and material, we will discuss the symbolic meaning of their material. Their works are still praised for the high artistic value, since their artistic talents are combined with their benevolence and virtue. Every piece of artistic works contains not only the talents of the artist, but also the body and mind, thoughts and personality of his. Therefore, that piece can represent the artist. It can be concluded that the spirits of their artistic works are the ultimate of the Confucius esthetics based on reconciliation and love. It will be possible that, from their works, we can find their right personality completed by their benevolence and virtue as well as their minds of reconciliation and love, although their works lost color as the years went.