@article{ART003312589},
author={Hee-Jin Jun},
title={The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction},
journal={The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art},
issn={1229-0246},
year={2026},
volume={77},
pages={178-200}
TY - JOUR
AU - Hee-Jin Jun
TI - The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction
JO - The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art
PY - 2026
VL - 77
IS - null
PB - 한국미학예술학회
SP - 178
EP - 200
SN - 1229-0246
AB - This study examines Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction as a contemporaneous reinterpretation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting. While previous scholarship has focused on its connection to Eastern spirituality or Western abstraction, little attention has been given to its structural and aesthetic reconstruction of traditional calligraphy-painting theory. The theory of the same origin of calligraphy and painting posits that calligraphy and painting share identical formative principles and aesthetic origins, grounded in the belief that their artistic spirit derives from the concept of Taiji. It constitutes a core theoretical framework of traditional East Asian aesthetics. Building upon the aesthetic structure of this theory, this study analyzes the calligraphic abstraction and transgeneric characteristics evident in Lee’s Letter Abstraction. By examining the process through which the boundaries between calligraphy and painting are dismantled in Letter Abstraction, the paper seeks to reexamine the aesthetic significance of Lee’s art as a contemporary enactment of the theory of the same origin of calligraphy and painting that mediates between tradition and contemporaneity.
KW - Contemporaneity;East Asian Aesthetics;Lee Ungno;Letter Abstraction;Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting
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Hee-Jin Jun. (2026). The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 77, 178-200.
Hee-Jin Jun. 2026, "The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction", The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, vol.77, pp.178-200.
Hee-Jin Jun "The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 77 pp.178-200 (2026) : 178.
Hee-Jin Jun. The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction. 2026; 77 178-200.
Hee-Jin Jun. "The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 77(2026) : 178-200.
Hee-Jin Jun. The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art, 77, 178-200.
Hee-Jin Jun. The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction. The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art. 2026; 77 178-200.
Hee-Jin Jun. The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction. 2026; 77 178-200.
Hee-Jin Jun. "The Contemporary Manifestation of the Theory of the Same Origin of Calligraphy and Painting in Lee Ungno’s Letter Abstraction" The Journal of Aesthetics and Science of Art 77(2026) : 178-200.
