Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles (한국의류학회지)

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The Social Perspective on the Female Body in Korean Nude Paintings Focused on the Role of Drapery and Clothes

  • Kim, Sohyun (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chun, Jaehoon (Dept. of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2019.09.04
  • Accepted : 2020.02.12
  • Published : 2020.04.30
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Abstract

In this study, we analyzed the images of women in Korean society through the female body expressed in nude paintings from Korea. The study included a literature study and a case study. Through prior research, we examined the history of nude paintings in Korea and the way people conceptualized the female body in Korean society. The case study focused on nude paintings of Korean artists, produced since 1910, when Western painting concept was first introduced to Korea. The social perspective of the female body in Korea was categorized into the three concepts: Eros, Motherhood and Power. Next, we examined the role of drapery and clothes in expressing these three concepts. Drapery and clothes played active roles in hiding and emphasizing the female body, showing the psychology of a woman or the artist's intention, showing the entire mood of the work, and giving three dimensional feeling and elegance to the work. We could see that the role of clothes changed from expressing a virtuousness in the past to stimulating a voyeuristic gaze in the present.

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