[Korean Modern Art Series #3] The Birth of Abstraction (1950-70)
After the war, Korean art began to draw again. In a time of poverty and ruin, artists turned away from depicting reality and began searching for the spirit beyond it. That was the beginning of Korean abstract art.Four artists — Chu Kyung, Lee Ung-no, Kim Whanki, and Yoo Young-kuk — each pioneered a new way…

