@article{ART001680696},
author={Mok Soohyun},
title={Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -},
journal={The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art},
issn={1229-0246},
year={2012},
volume={35},
pages={115-136},
doi={}
TY - JOUR
AU - Mok Soohyun
TI - Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -
JO - The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art
PY - 2012
VL - 35
IS - null
PB - 한국미학예술학회
SP - 115
EP - 136
SN - 1229-0246
AB - This thesis attempted to examine Yohan Joh's interest in Korean arts in his philosophy of art, commemorating the memory of Yohan Joh(1926-2002) in the 10th anniversary of his death. Although he, as a philosopher, began with observing Western ancient philosophers' concept of art by searching the philosophy of Greeks, he had a keen interest in Korean arts that he faced.
Yohan Joh sought the essay on art focusing on the works of art rather than theories while facing art. His association with Whanki Kim, a painter, Soonwoo Choi, an art historian or etc. played an important role in making him think of art by focusing on the works of art. In addition, he was influenced from Yuseop Goh, an art historian and interested in Korean fine arts in various aspects such as the dance performed by Sunghee Choi, a dancer, paintings by Angyoun and Jungsun, the shijo by Sammoon Seong and Paengnyun Park, the words by Jungcheol and etc.
Yohan Joh made efforts to arrange the historicity of Korean aesthetic value. He abstracted the concepts of ‘asymmetry’ and ‘natural adaptation’ from the concept of ‘skills of non-skills’ in which Yuseop Goh mention Korean beauty and drew the concept of ‘excitement’ by considering that Korean culture had originated from Shamanism.
Therefore, his such research was centered in establishing the methodology of art history that linked Korean art history and aesthetics. He attempted to the spirit penetrating a time in the flow of styles in Korean art history and insisted for the objectification through the comparison with surrounding countries such as Japan, China and etc. as well as between the East and the West rather than maintaining the identity by observing the flow of Korean art itself.
KW - Yuseop Goh;Whanki Kim;the methodology of art history;asymmetry;philosophy of art;natural adaptation;Yohan Joh;Soonwoo Choi;Korean beauty
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Mok Soohyun. (2012). Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 35, 115-136.
Mok Soohyun. 2012, "Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -", The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, vol.35, pp.115-136. Available from: doi:
Mok Soohyun "Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 35 pp.115-136 (2012) : 115.
Mok Soohyun. Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -. 2012; 35 115-136. Available from: doi:
Mok Soohyun. "Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 35(2012) : 115-136.doi:
Mok Soohyun. Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 35, 115-136. doi:
Mok Soohyun. Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art. 2012; 35 115-136. doi:
Mok Soohyun. Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -. 2012; 35 115-136. Available from: doi:
Mok Soohyun. "Reflections on Art through the Whole - Yohan Joh's Methodology of Art History on Korean Beauty -" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 35(2012) : 115-136.doi:
