When a visitor steps into a temple called Sudosa, in Incheon, west of Seoul, decorative colored patterns on eaves, walls and pillars might be the first thing to come into sight. Jung Sung-gil, 50, a ...

Dancheong continues to play a significant role in representing Korean culture in modern times. Many historical and cultural architectures in Korea, such as palaces, temples, and historical buildings, ...

In the old days, Koreans were known for revering the color white. They enjoyed wearing white clothes that they thought symbolize peace. But when it came to paintings and crafts, they were all for ...

Marrying the centuries-old tradition and the modern has never been an easy task for traditional artists and it still remains a path that has not been travelled by many. Buddhist artist Kim Seok-gon, ...

On June 7, we hosted a special Dancheong workshop at the Korean Cultural Centre Canada, presented in collaboration with OIS ART OF CANADA and Moowoosoo Gallery. Participants explored the beauty and ...

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) — State-run National Intangible Heritage Center (NIHC) announced on Monday that it will launch an exhibition spotlighting the life and work of a master craftsman who devoted ...

Dancheong is a distinctive traditional style of decorative coloring in Korea used on wooden buildings and artifacts. It features the colors blue, white, red, black and yellow to reflect the yin and ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. At first glance it looks like an indecipherable tangle of colours and competing designs. Aqua blues bleed into deep reds, straight ...

Along the way, restorers made a complete three-dimensional scan of the structure, excavated around the foundation for research, scoured mountains in Gangwon province for pines that could provide the ...