Another reason that landscape painting became the superior art form in Korea was the dominance of Confucianism and neo-Confucianism, adopted from China. This philosophy prescribed, among other things, ...

ANDONG, North Gyeonsang Province ― "Confucianism can serve as the spiritual pillar for the people living in this materialistic and fast-changing age," said Lee Yong-doo, president of the ...

The Yi dynasty (1392-1910) was more concerned with painting. Strict, conservative and Confucian in outlook, the court looked for its models to the Chinese masters. One of the best, Yi In-mun (1745 ...

The early Joseon state was Neo-Confucianist, referring not to contemporary newness but to Korean interpretations of original Confucian teachings dating back hundreds of years in China.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 's Korea Gallery, the first gallery dedicated to Korean art in the southern United States, will reopen on May 16 after a renovation and newly configured installation.

An exhibition at the Asian Art Museum is only the latest step in a long journey to chart the development of Korean identity through art.

Exploring how an artist’s spirituality and philosophy are embedded in their art is an intriguing aspect of fully appreciating ...

Some Korean paintings of this period reflect a playful approach to Confucian and Buddhist ideals, particularly in their attunement to nature. The gyehoedo genre of paintings claimed to depict ...

So just who was Confucius, anyway? It’s a question I’ve been hearing a lot lately. Confucius: Who was he? A kind of Chinese Jesus? A martial arts master? A bitter old man with a long, wispy beard? A ...

The art displayed in this section contains pieces that start to take art to its extreme, replete with all sorts of abstract and contemporary techniques. Korean artists begin to cast off all foreign ...