■ Dokdo Belongs to KoreaㆍKorea East Sea

   Dokdo has had several different names depending on who was referring to them and at what time in history.
  In the past, Koreans have variously used Usando, Sambongdo, Seokdo and Gajido ("-do" means "island"). The reason there was no continuity in these names was because, until this century, there was no residents on the Island. The first mention in official texts was as Usando in 512 in connection with a state known as Usanguk, which was incorporated into Korea's Shilla Dynasty (57 BC to 935 AD).
  Some historical texts describe Dokdo as having three peaks when viewed from a certain angle - hence the name Sambongdo, which means "island of three peaks" (even though now it's most known for two main craggy peaks). The "gaji" in Gajido comes from the old Korean word for seal. Seokdo and Dokdo is two different Chinese translations of the same Korean word - Dokseom - which means "rocky island" in the dialect used by the people of the nearest inhabited island, Ulleungdo.
  When translated from Chinese characters on the basis of pronunciation, Dokseom became Dokdo, and this name became commonly used around 1882.

■ Kim JinSeok Art Gallery

   I'll explain my thoughts on my works of Oil painting.
  I was born and raised in the country and was impressed deeply by the nature's hues and forms. This was the main influence in my work as an artist and the reason for the many nature themes in my work during my youth.
  Work that goes on advocating naturalism, depicts nature and contains nature's forms...
  In my work, I mainly tried to capture the feeling of the moment.
  I tried hard to directly capture the emotions felt at the moment of perceiving the hues and forms.
  One's thoughts can change at any time. I did fast works so as to express the instant feeling which changes continuously. After I finished my work, I never moderated it because I wanted to show the instant feeling I felt. So the touches of my brush were fast, thick and strong.

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