Sin Yun-bok

In thisKorean name,the family name isShin.

"Hyewon" redirects here. For the name (and a list of people with the name), seeHye-won.

Sin Yun-bok
Korean name
Hangul	신윤복
Hanja	Thân nhuận phúc
Revised Romanization	Sin Yun-bok
McCune–Reischauer	Sin Yunbok
Art name
Hangul	혜원
Hanja	Huệ viên
Revised Romanization	Hye-won
McCune–Reischauer	Hyewŏn
Courtesy name
Hangul	입부
Hanja	Nón phụ
Revised Romanization	Ip-bu
McCune–Reischauer	Ippu

Sin Yun-bok(Korean:신윤복;1758–1813), better known by hisart nameHyewon,was aKorean painterof theJoseonperiod. Like his contemporariesDanwonandGeungjae,he is known for his realistic depictions of daily life in his time. Hisgenre paintingsare distinctly moreeroticthan Danwon's, a fact which contributed to his expulsion from the royal painting institute,Dohwaseo.Painting was frequently a hereditary occupation in the Joseon period, and Hyewon's father and grandfather had both been court painters. Together withDanwonand the later painterOwon,Hyewon is remembered today as one of the "Three Wons" of Joseon-period painting.

Biography

Not much is known about Sin Yun-bok's life. He was the son of royal court painter Hanpyeong (한평; hán bình ), who had participated in painting the royal portraits ofYeongjoandJeongjo.Hyewon reached the official rank ofcheomjeoljesa(첨절제사; thiêm tiết chế sử ) at theDohwaseoand was adept at different styles of painting;genre,landscape, and animals.It is speculated that he left a great number of paintings due to the popularity of genre paintings during that era.

There are different studies and theories regarding his life, that he may not have ever been a member of the Dohwaseo nor was he on close terms withKim Hong-do.

Style and legacy

Sin Yun-bok, despite being greatly influenced and overshadowed byKim Hong-doduring his career, developed his own unique technique and artistry.Along with Kim Hong-Do, he is known foremost for hisgenre paintingsof theJoseonera.Whereas Kim depicted everyday life of peasants with a humorous touch, Sin showed glimpses of eroticism in his paintings of townspeople andgisaeng.His choice of characters, composition, and painting method differed from Kim's, with use of bright colors and delicate paint strokes. He also painted scenes ofshamanismand townlife, offering insight to lifestyle and costumes of the late Joseon era.

His ink landscape paintings used clear light strokes in a method similar to that ofYun Je-hong(윤제홍), the pioneer in new style painting of the late Joseon era. He is also known to not have used the traditional method of leaving empty space in his paintings, usually filling the whole canvas.Although he placed short verse and his seal on most of his paintings, none indicate the date nor time of their creation and it is difficult to define the progression of his painting style. As one of the pillars of genre painting in the Joseon era, he influenced many other painters afterwards.

His album,Hyewon Pungsokhwacheop,contains 30 of his paintings and was designated the 135thNational Treasure of South Koreain 1970.

Famous paintings

• Portrait of a Beauty(미인도; mỹ nhân đồ ): Painting on silk. Depicts the standard of traditional beauty in theJoseonera.Realistic details of thehanbokare notable.
• Dano day(단오풍정; Đoan Ngọ phong tình ): Painting on paper. Depicts a scene onDanoday; semi-nudes bathing in the stream, a woman in a bright redhanbokrides a swing, two young monks peek in the background.

Gallery

• 
  Portrait of a Beauty
  (미인도 mỹ nhân đồ )
• 
  Waiting
  (기다림)

Six paintings from the Yeosokdo Album (여속도첩):

• 
  Woman with a cap
  (처네를쓴 여인)
• 
  Women at fish market
  (어물장수)
• 
  Women playing
  geomungo
  (거문고 고르는 여인)
• 
  Woman with a jangot
  (장옷 입은 여인)
• 
  Woman with a red hat
  (전모쓴 여인)
• 
  Woman at Yeondang
  (연당의 여인)

Four paintings from the Pungsokdo Album. SeeHyewon pungsokdofor a complete gallery of this album (30 paintings).

• 
  Scenery onDano day
  (단오풍정 Đoan Ngọ phong tình )
• 
  Holding a drinking bout
  (주사거배 quán rượu cử bôi )
• 
  Dance with two swords
  (쌍검대무 song kiếm đối vũ )
• 
  Lovers under the moon
  (월하정인 dưới ánh trăng tình nhân )

Fictional portrayals

Literature

In the novelPainter of the Windby Lee Jung-myung, Hyewon is portrayed as a woman disguised as a man.

Film and television

• Portrayed byMoon Geun-youngandKim Yoo-jungin the 2008SBSTV seriesPainter of the Wind.
• Portrayed byKim Min-sunin the 2008 filmPortrait of a Beauty.

See also

• List of Korean painters
• Korean painting
• Korean art

Bibliography

• Pratt, Keith L.; Rutt, Richard; Hoare, James E. (1999).Korea, A Historical and Cultural Dictionary.Durham East Asia Series. Routledge. p. 568.ISBN978-0-7007-0463-7.
• Turner, Jane(2003).Grove Dictionary of Art.Oxford University Press, US. p. 32600.ISBN978-0-1951-7068-9.

External links

• (in Korean)Brief information about Hyewonfrom Korean culture figures, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
• New drama on Joseon's legendary paintersfrom official Korea site, 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
• Sin Yun-bok in the Spotlightfrom KBS World, 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
• Arts of Korea,an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Sin Yun-bok