dancheong

Dancheong is a Korean decorative style, which for ages has been used to embellish buildings, musical instruments and items of everyday use. Presently its ornaments can even be found on clothes. This painting style inspirated me to try to create something in its canon. My curiosity in this subject occured as a mix of my other interests - fascination in East Asian cultures, which has lasted from the time of my childhood and painting which appeared in my life when I started to learn icon writing. The painting process of dancheongs somehow enables me to experience Korean culture. This way I would like to present this type of painting, showing my experience in dancheong creating process.