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What did Monochrome Art artists seek to express in 1970s Korea?
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Dragon jar, porcelain with iron-painted decoration under clear glaze, Korea, mid-17th century; in the Brooklyn Museum, New York. 31.4 × 37.1 cm. Diameter at mouth 12 cm. Diameter at base 9.5 cm.
In the 1970s, Korean Monochrome Art emerged as a significant movement that sought to establish a distinctively Korean artistic identity. Rather than focusing on representational imagery or external subjects, these artists utilized the flat surface of the canvas as the primary foundation for their work.
Their objective was to express a sense of passive, calm, and meditative harmony through their compositions. This movement represented a shift toward minimalism and introspection, contrasting with the earlier Informel movement, which had emphasized the spontaneity and subjective expression found in contemporary Western abstract art.1