The Hawaii Korean Association held a traditional Korean art, Minhwa workshop from July 16 to 19, and had a time to introduce the colors and culture of traditional Korean painting styles.
On this day, Korean folk painting experts Lee Jeong-rim and Kim Kyung-joo were invited as instructors to introduce the world of traditional Korean folk painting to residents and compatriots.
Korean folk painting, which developed in the late Joseon Dynasty, depicts auspicious symbols such as peonies, peaches, ten longevity symbols, and stones, which are used by people from the royal family to the common people, in vivid colors using bunchae and bongchae on sunji, a type of Korean paper.
Artist Lee Jeong-rim said that the love of the Korean Wave among people around the world is now spreading to K-art, and that interest in folk painting is increasing among Koreans as well as people around the world. She expressed her joy at introducing folk painting to residents and the compatriot community in Hawaii, the ancestral home of Korean immigrants to the Americas.
Artist Kim Kyung-joo said, “Minhwa started as a court painting in the late Joseon Dynasty and became popular among the common people. The auspicious meaning of each painting’s subject matter has recently led to the growing interest in Minhwa among modern people, as it has been applied to various items such as decorations for living spaces, fashion, and daily necessities.”
Hawaii Korean Association Holds Minhwa Workshop Successfully
This workshop was attended by students majoring in art at the University of Hawaii with their instructors, and the participants’ response exceeded expectations, raising expectations for continued Minhwa classes.