그림을 만지다― 觸覺을 통한 조선시대 그림 감상

Abstract

In order to discuss that East Asian painting of pre-modern period, especially of Joseon era, has been appreciated in tactile sense, this study showed valuable cultural properties of touch that has been studied in the West and the tactile forms of the pre-modern paintings in East Asia, and then investigated the cases of tactile appreciation through literary records in the Joseon Dynasty. According to this survey, the reasons for appreciation of touching paintings were largely divided into two types: as communication media and as art works. When dealing with painting as a social communication medium, the viewer has a deep relationship with the artist, the collector or the person drawn in the painting. The value of the painting was determined in the meaning of the viewer’s social relationship. Or, when understanding the subject of painting as academic, literary, and moral contents based on learning, it is impressive to communicate with academic consensus in an intellectual community with similar learning experiences. The other type is to touch paintings as artworks. The viewers expressed delight at the excellent drawing skills of famous artists. In addition, the very precious works were touched with the vicarious pleasure of owning the work. In the two types above, the feeling evoked from appreciation were multiplied through touching the paintings. It can be understood that the appreciation method of premodern East Asian painting was not limited to the ‘visual’ sense under the modern perception, but was in the dimension of a richer sense, such as ‘tactility’.