Cleveland Museum of Art

Bamboos in Wind

Kim Jin-woo

Date

1934

Medium

Ten-panel folding screen; ink on paper

Culture

Korea, Japanese colonial period (1910−1945)

Department

Korean Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Active during the Japanese colonial period in Korea (1910–45), the artist Jin-woo Kim earned his artistic reputation for his expressive renditions of bamboo swaying in a strong wind. His piercing bamboo shoots are often compared to an iron spear, and their sharp leaves to a knife. It is believed that he deliberately emphasized sharpness in his brushstrokes to express his strong resistance against Japanese colonial oppression. The artist’s prolific artistic production were a major part of fundraising efforts to support resistance activities for Korea’s independence.

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