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The Light at Cheonhwadae Peaks, from the series Twelve Scenes of Mount Geumgang
Shin Jangsik Korean
Not on view
Shin has almost exclusively devoted his energy to the subject of the Diamond Mountains since the early 1990s. He began painting the mountains in 1993 before ever visiting them. When the Diamond Mountains reopened to tourism in 1998, he was on the first ship sailing for Geumgang. Since then, he has journeyed multiple times, through different routes and locations and at all times of the year.
In 2014 he painted a series of twelve scenes depicting various sites within the mountains in the four seasons. The Light at Cheonhwadae captures the brilliant sunlight reflected off the snowcapped peaks. Shin, who trained in Western techniques, typically uses acrylic on canvas (or on Korean mulberry paper over canvas), capturing the effervescence and luminosity of the landscape in bright colors.
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