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Bamboos in Wind

바람 속의 대나무

1934

Kim Jin-woo 김진우

(Korean, 1883–1950)
Korea, Japanese colonial period (1910−1945)
Ten-panel folding screen; ink on paper
Each panel: 128.9 x 33 cm (50 3/4 x 13 in.); Each panel framed: 194.3 x 47.6 cm (76 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2022.91
Location: not on view
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The artist’s prolific artistic production were a major part of fundraising efforts to support resistance activities for Korea’s independence.

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Active during the Japanese colonial period in Korea (1910–45), the artist Jin-woo Kim earned his artistic reputation for his expressive renditions of bamboo swaying in a strong wind. His piercing bamboo shoots are often compared to an iron spear, and their sharp leaves to a knife. It is believed that he deliberately emphasized sharpness in his brushstrokes to express his strong resistance against Japanese colonial oppression.
Bamboos in Wind

Bamboos in Wind

1934

Kim Jin-woo

(Korean, 1883–1950)
Korea, Japanese colonial period (1910−1945)

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