What defines “Koreanness?" The aesthetics of Korean tradition cannot be narrowed into a single idea, having evolved over centuries of history. Yet, the question was one painter O Syng-yoon relentlessly pursued throughout his life, refusing to follow artistic trends.
What captured him was "obangsaek," the five traditional cardinal colors.
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