Song of Hope #2 (Translation)
희망곡2 근현대 남정예 지본설채 (Primary Title)
希望曲2 近現代 南貞禮 紙本設色 (Primary Title)
Nam Jung-ye 남정예 南貞禮, Korean, born 1962 (Artist)
A fine example of Korean folk art by artist Nam Jung-ye, this painting depicts in a warm color palette nine of the ten Korean longevity symbols, including the sun, clouds, water, rocks, pine trees, bamboo, fungus, turtles, and cranes. Mounted as a kite with bamboo ribs, the work refers to the Korean tradition when children fly kites at the beginning of the first lunar month, sometimes cutting the kites loose to carry away bad luck in the New Year. VMFA acquired this painting, along with Kim Chun-ok’s Nature-Relationship 0902 #1, at a joint exhibition of Korean and American artists held in Richmond in 2010.
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