The establishment of the crafts section and the argument on Folk in the Korean Art Exhibitions

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370143
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fine art history
• Research Institution: Yamanashi Eiwa College
• Principal Investigator: LEE SANGJIN 山梨英和大学, 人間文化学部, 准教授 (00515348)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 朝鮮美術展覧会 / 工芸 / 郷土性 / 美術 / 植民統治期 / 日本留学生 / 柳宗悦 / 浅川伯教

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I disclose the background for the establishment of the Korean Art Exhibitions, and analyzed how did the western ‘art’ concept influence Korean society and Korean art world during the Japanese colonial period. By analyzing the　background for the establishment of the ‘crafts section’ and the argument on ‘Folk’, I clarified the influence of the actions by Asakawa Noritaka and Yanagi Muneyoshi. Asakawa and Yanagi found the National Folk Museum of Korea in the 1920s, and by that, a ‘crafts fad’ was arising in both, Japan and Korea.
I elucidated that the ‘Folk’ concept that came from Germany during the late 19th century, was initiatively brought to Korea by young Koreans who studied modern western culture in Japan through the Japanese literary world.Particularly through their artistic activities at the Korean Art Exhibitions, these young Koreans spread their message, to be aware of and respect their Korean ‘personality’ and ‘identity’, to the Koran society and people.

Free Research Field

人文学