500 years of the Reformation, Korea (2017)
Artist Statement: "Seongsan Bridge appears over the River Han. Across the bridge stands Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor skyscraper that officially opened in 2017. A cross is floating on the river. Martin Luther, while reminding us of his speech at the Diet of Worms, stands just next to Jesus, pointing to him. Several people surrounding them are watching the event of Jesus' crucufixion. All of them are figures borrowed from Yun-Bok Shin's genre paintings. There are also other figures borrowed from Hong-Do Kim's paintings. The blacksmith in Daejanggan (A Blacksmith's Worshop [sic]) is portrayed as nailing Jesus' hand on the cross; the bow in Whalsogi (Archery) is targeted at Jesus' heart; the indiscreet, crying childin Seodang (A Schoolhouse) is described as mourning over the crucifixion of Jesus; the man who hides himself and steals a glance in BBaleteo (A Washing Place) appears next to the crying child; thos who were enjoying boating and drinking in Deon-yudo (Painting of Boating) are represented as a group of people who are indifferent to, or have nothing to do with, the event of the cross." (from the guide for Min's exhibition, "500 jähriges Reformationsjubiläum, Korea," which ran from July 5-10, 2017, at the Gasthaus Ökumene in Wittenberg and from July 12-August 1, 2017 at the Kreuzkirche Alte Bibliothek in Dresden)
Min, Kyeong Ah
민경아
Kim, Hong-do, 1745-
Sin, Yun-bok
Crucifixion
Koreans
Christianity
Art, Korean
Rivers
Bridges
Skyscrapers
Cities and towns
Archery
Boats and boating
Grief
Jesus Christ
Sin, Yun-bok. Hyewŏn chŏnsinchʻŏp
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Holy Roman Empire. Reichstag (1521 : Worms, Germany)
Korea
Seoul (Korea)
Twenty-first century
Han River (Korea)
Seongsan Grand Bridge
45 x 60 cm
Still image
linocuts (prints)
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