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「Wisdom Of Life, Feeling The Dream Of Folk Painting Meeting」
Special Exhibition (2010. 10. 28~2011. 2. 28)

The Dong-A University museum director Ryu Jong Mok was opened the 51 anniversary last February 28 until next year of folk painting special. The specials folk painting exhibit and open to the public for the first time in society. To let shows the unique features, special ability and distinctive of individual the 22 folk tales of Jeju region. This special exhibition, the Jeju National University museum of Korean language literature who was donated with the 518 relics and a sort of 22 pieces fold painting to Dong-A University museum in a year 1988.
With this theme and topic which is the "Wisdom of Life, Feeling the Dream of Folk Painting Meeting" special place. The geographical exhibition of 6 pieces folk paintings, the beautiful nature, flowers and birds. The 7 pieces examination of persons character, 2 pieces letter, 6 pieces and 1 is the religious painting from cultural folk tales, Professor Sim Yeotaek deep appreciation. To collect the art crafts, ceramics, who was donated and gathering a collection for the sake preservation of relics into our University museum.
The Joseon Dynasty from 18th to 19th century folk painting for the ordinary people stratum portrayed. Generally speaking following and based on the theme, geographical painting, a great people, characteristic, palace, tower also letter, door method, dividing to put with religious picture, and various image of folk tale painting inside. Such as; noble productive, longevity, wealth, harmony there is symbolic messages desire of success, moral, with filled of happiness etc. Compared with the traditional pictures of the nobleman or from buffoonery. Mostly according to the message and the living space of folk custom painting and produced with folding screen the calligraphy scroll pasted in the wall middle class home.
In Korean itself for a longtime life conceives deep emotion the content of idea had to developed to be compared with the traditional picture in polishing retirement the simple form and the composition be conspicuous the beautiful color, which is exception, superior humorous and beautiful feature etc. This time in order to publish and meet the special folk tale displays the piece of work the production outside there are 40 pieces of folk painting. Include relics, antiquities forward commentary and the detailed discussion are being have fully recorded. Ryu Jong Mok is the director of museum he published and exhibited wisdom of life feeling, dream and image of lives are meet. Our folk painting different happiness, long life and origin is a largely desire etc. there is an expression. Please or kindly attend the exhibition and be happy in folk painting and enjoy the beauty, creativity hoping to rediscover and wish to brighten the space and spot.
Our country be the proud of Dong-A University. Last year 2009 the Dong-A University museum in Bumin Gudeok campus of previous museum building. The provincial capital Government Office building in Gyeongnam during the Japanese empire occupation period was built in Korean account of a battle. Again Gyeongnam-do Government Office as well as Busan Regional Trial Court in Busan area and public prosecutors of museum building as the temporary capital. Government Offices re-building is used as a significant history go deep.