Begins with a resume of ancient Korean art. Then introduces the work of Lee Hyung Pyo, a contemporary Korean painter. Lee’s continuing artistic problem is to find a way of bridging the distance between the traditional culture into which he was born and the inescapable influences of the present.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
005932
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Korea
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Korea - Social life and customs
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and society
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)