Early Spring Drawing-Four Seasons 2

Artist TitleJochun-Do - Sagye 2

Artist Lee Lee-Nam (Korean, born 1969)

Date2011

MediumH.264 MP4 file (on SanDisc)

DimensionsDuration: 6 minutes, 29 sec.

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the William T. Kemper Foundation–Commerce Bank, Trustee, and gift of the artist

Object number2016.34

Edition/State/Proof2/6

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Not on view

Collections

East Asian Art

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DescriptionThe film is an animated adaptation of a masterpiece of landscape painting, Early Spring, by Guo Xi in 1072 in the Northern Song dynasty of China. Set in a loop, the film reflects the endless cycle of seasons. It begins with the image of Early Spring, which gradually transforms into each of the four seasons. The accumulated snow in early spring gives way to the pinkish blossoms of spring, the verdant foliage of summer, vibrant autumnal colors, and finally winter snowfall. The animated images that reflect the four seasons are seen in the color changes, cascading waterfall, lightning, rainfall and snowfall, all of which are attended by the sound effects such as birds’ chirping and thunder. Two images of actual buildings in China are added to the ancient mountain landscape. The Gate of Heavenly Peace to the Forbidden City of Beijing sits at the bottom of the landscape, while the Oriental Pearl Tower of Shanghai stands on the terrace in the middle of the landscape composition.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Dillusion, Kwai Fung Hin Gallery, Hong Kong, May 16 - July 31, 2012.

(Exhibition tilte unknown), ARTMIA, Beijing, China, March 23 - May 12, 2013.

Flowers to Frost: Four Seasons in East Asian Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, July 18, 2015 - July 17, 2016.

Published References

"Seasons' Greetings: "Flowers to Frost" Exhibit Explores Significance of the Seasons in East Asian Art", KC Studio (November-December 2015): 30-33.

"Art Insider, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art", The Independent (September 5, 2015).

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