{{Short description|Korean painter (1758–1813)}} {{redirect|Hyewon|the name (and a list of people with the name)|Hye-won}} {{family name hatnote|Sin||lang=Korean}} {{Infobox Korean name/auto |image=Hyewon-Wolha.jeongin-3.jpg |image_size=270px |hangul=%신윤복 |hanja=申潤福 |hangulho=%_혜원 |hanjaho=蕙園 |hangulja=%_입부 |hanjaja=笠父 }}{{Commons category}} '''Sin Yunbok''' ({{Korean|hangul=신윤복}}; 1758–1813), better known by his art name '''Hyewŏn''', was a Korean painter of the Joseon period. Like his contemporaries Kim Hongdo and Kim Tŭksin, he is known for his realistic depictions of daily life in his time. His genre paintings are distinctly more erotic than Kim Hongdo's, a fact which contributed to his expulsion from the royal painting institute, Tohwasŏ.<ref>Choi Yongbeom (최용범), ''Reading Korean history in one night'' (하룻밤에 읽는 한국사) p. 299, Paper Road, Seoul, 2007. {{ISBN|89-958266-3-0}}.</ref> Painting was frequently a hereditary occupation in the Joseon period, and Sin's father and grandfather had both been court painters. Together with Kim Hongdo and the later painter Chang Sŭngŏp, Sin is remembered today as one of the "Three Wons" of Joseon-period painting, referring to the shared particles in their art names.<ref>{{in lang|ko}} [https://archive.today/20120708150059/http://culturedic.daum.net/dictionary_content.asp?Dictionary_Id=10017348&mode=title&query=%3Cb%3E%BD%C5%C0%B1%BA%B9%3C/b%3E&dircode=0 Sin Yunbok] at Daum Culture Dictionary</ref>
==Biography== Not much is known about Sin Yunbok's life. He was the son of royal court painter Hanpyeong ({{Korean|hangul=한평|hanja=漢枰|labels=no}}), who had participated in painting the royal portraits of Yeongjo and Jeongjo.<ref>Lee Younghwa ({{Korean|hangul=이영화|labels=no}}), ''Joseon era, Joseon people'' (조선시대, 조선사람들) p102, Garam Publishing, Seoul, 1998. {{ISBN|89-85466-02-X}}</ref> Sin reached the official rank of ''cheomjeoljesa'' ({{Korean|hangul=첨절제사|hanja=僉節制使|labels=no}}) at the Tohwasŏ and was adept at different styles of painting; genre, landscape, and animals.<ref name="syb ekc">{{in lang|ko}} [http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=262922&v=42 Sin Yunbok] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610014355/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=262922&v=42 |date=2011-06-10 }} at Encyclopedia of Korean Culture</ref> It is speculated that he left a great number of paintings due to the popularity of genre paintings during that era.<ref>{{in lang|ko}} [http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=102131 Sin Yunbok] at Doosan Encyclopedia</ref>
There are different studies and theories regarding his life, that he may not have ever been a member of the Tohwasŏ nor was he on close terms with Kim Hong-do.<ref>{{in lang|ko}} [https://archive.today/20120713134436/http://news.mk.co.kr/outside/view.php?year=2008&no=646609 3 mysteries of Sin Yunbok], Maekyung, 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2010-07-07.</ref>
==Style and legacy== Sin Yunbok, despite being greatly influenced and overshadowed by Kim Hongdo during his career, developed his own unique technique and artistry.<ref name="syb aks">{{in lang|ko}} [http://people.aks.ac.kr/front/tabCon/ppl/pplView.aks?pplId=PPL_6JOc_A1758_1_0006433 Sin Yunbok] at The Academy of Korean Studies</ref> Along with Kim Hongdo, he is known foremost for his genre paintings of the Joseon era.<ref>{{harvnb|Pratt|1999|pp=421–422}}</ref> Whereas Kim depicted everyday life of peasants with a humorous touch, Sin showed glimpses of eroticism in his paintings of townspeople and ''kisaeng''.<ref name=turner>{{harvnb|Turner|2003|p=(28)782}}</ref> His choice of characters, composition, and painting method differed from Kim's, with use of bright colors and delicate paint strokes. He also painted scenes of shamanism and townlife, offering insight to lifestyle and costumes of the late Joseon era.<ref name="syb ekc"/><ref name="syb aks"/>
His ink landscape paintings used clear light strokes in a method similar to that of Yun Chehong ({{Korean|hangul=윤제홍|labels=no}}), the pioneer in new style painting of the late Joseon era. He is also known to not have used the traditional method of leaving empty space in his paintings, usually filling the whole canvas.<ref name="hyewon psd doosan">{{in lang|ko}} [http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=189827 Hyewon pungsokdo] at Doosan Encyclopedia</ref> Although he placed short verse and his seal on most of his paintings, none indicate the date nor time of their creation and it is difficult to define the progression of his painting style. As one of the pillars of genre painting in the Joseon era, he influenced many other painters afterwards.<ref name="syb aks"/><ref>{{in lang|ko}} [http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=B&i=162981&v=42 Sin Yunbok] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610014431/http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=B&i=162981&v=42 |date=2011-06-10 }} at Britannica Korea</ref>
His album, ''Hyewon Pungsokhwacheop'', contains 30 of his paintings and was designated the 135th National Treasure of South Korea in 1970.<ref name="hyewon psd doosan"/>
===Famous paintings=== *''Portrait of a Beauty'' ({{Korean|hangul=미인도|hanja=美人圖|labels=no}}): Painting on silk. Depicts the standard of traditional beauty in the Joseon era.<ref name="turner"/> Realistic details of the hanbok are notable.<ref>{{in lang|ko}} [http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=760339 Portrait of a beauty] at Doosan Encyclopedia</ref> *''Dano day'' ({{Korean|hangul=단오풍정|hanja=端午風情|labels=no}}): Painting on paper. Depicts a scene on Dano day; semi-nudes bathing in the stream, a woman in a bright red hanbok rides a swing, two young monks peek in the background.<ref>{{in lang|ko}} [http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=42729 Scene of Dano] at Doosan Encyclopedia</ref>
==Gallery==
<div align=center><gallery perrow="4"> Image:Hyewon-Miindo.jpg|Portrait of a Beauty<br>(미인도; 美人圖) Image:Hyewon-Gidalim-763x644.jpg|Waiting <br>({{Korean|hangul=기다림|labels=no}}) </gallery></div>
Six paintings from the Yeosokdo Album ({{Korean|hangul=여속도첩|labels=no}}): <div align=center><gallery perrow="3"> Image: Hyewon-cheonesseun.yeoin.jpg | Woman with a cap <br> ({{Korean|hangul=처네를쓴 여인|labels=no}}) Image: Hyewon-eomul.jangsu.jpg | Women at fish market <br> ({{Korean|hangul=어물장수|labels=no}}) Image: Hyewon-geomungo.goleu.yeoin.jpg |Women playing <br> geomungo<br> ({{Korean|hangul=거문고 고르는 여인|labels=no}}) Image: Hyewon-jangos.ibeun.yeoin.jpg | Woman with a jangot<br> ({{Korean|hangul=장옷 입은 여인|labels=no}}) Image: Hyewon-jeonmosseun.yeoin.jpg | Woman with a red hat<br> ({{Korean|hangul=전모쓴 여인|labels=no}}) Image: Hyewon-yeondangui.yeoin.jpg | Woman at Yeondang <br> ({{Korean|hangul=연당의 여인|labels=no}}) </gallery></div>
Four paintings from the Pungsokdo Album. See Hyewon pungsokdo for a complete gallery of this album (30 paintings). <div align=center><gallery perrow="4"> Image:Hyewon-Dano.pungjeong.jpg|Scenery on Dano day <br>(단오풍정 端午風情) Image:Hyewon-Jusa.geobae.jpg|Holding a drinking bout <br>(주사거배 酒肆擧盃) Image:Hyewon-Ssanggeum.daemu.jpg|Dance with two swords <br>(쌍검대무 雙劍對舞) Image:Hyewon-Wolha-jeongin-2.jpg|Lovers under the moon <br>(월하정인 月下情人) </gallery></div>
==Fictional portrayals== ===Literature=== In the novel ''Painter of the Wind'' by Lee Jung-myung, Sin is portrayed as a woman disguised as a man.<ref>Lee Jeong-myeong (이정명), ''Painter of the Wind'' Vol. 1 & 2, Million House, Seoul, 2007. {{ISBN|978-89-91643-26-0}} & {{ISBN|978-89-91643-27-7}}.</ref>
===Film and television=== * Portrayed by Moon Geun-young and Kim Yoo-jung in the 2008 SBS TV series ''Painter of the Wind''. * Portrayed by Kim Min-sun in the 2008 film ''Portrait of a Beauty''.<ref>[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/include/print.asp?newsIdx=32393 Mysterious Artist Resurfaces on Modern Culture Scene],The Korea Times, 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2010-07-07.</ref>
==See also== *List of Korean painters *Korean painting *Korean art
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==External links== * {{in lang|ko}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20090214192208/http://person.mct.go.kr/person/data/person_view.jsp?cp_seq=80 Brief information about Hyewon] from Korean culture figures, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism * [http://www.korea.net/detail.do?guid=24493 New drama on Joseon's legendary painters] from official Korea site, 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2010-07-07. * [http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/culturenlife/culturenlife_realfield_detail.htm?No=1308 Sin Yunbok in the Spotlight] from KBS World, 2008-11-12. Retrieved 2011-02-16. * [http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/46962/rec/1 ''Arts of Korea''], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Sin Yunbok
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