Table 2 Artists classification by stylistic orientation
From: Toward enhanced unsupervised clustering of 20th century Korean paintings via multimodal features
Stylistic Orientation | Artists | Stylistic Features |
|---|---|---|
Realism | Do Sang-bong (1902–1977) Park Soo-keun (1914–1965) | Rooted in traditional realism; depicted everyday life and national sentiment with warmth and authenticity |
Ink painting | Lee Sang-beom (1897–1972) Byun Kwan-sik (1899–1976) | Developed distinctive schools of ink landscape painting (Cheongjeon style, Sojeong style), modernizing traditional aesthetics |
Abstraction | Kim Whan-ki (1913–1974) Yoo Young-kuk (1916–2002) Byun Jong-ha (1926–2000) | Leaders of postwar abstraction and experimental art; combined Korean motifs, geometric abstraction, and spatial innovation |
Expressionism/ Individual Styles | Lee Jung-seob (1916–1956) Chun Kyung-ja (1924–2015) Chang Uc-chin (1917–1990) | Strongly personalized idioms: expressive line and form, vivid colors, lyrical and simplified visual language |
Folk-inspired/ Hybrid style | Kim Ki-chang (1914–2001) | Reinterpreted traditional folk painting and genre painting through his unique “Foolish Paintings” series |
