Traditional perspective shown in traditional landscape expresses well Korean's
ideological background and the concept of art. This study aims to uncover the
implications for current ways of teaching traditional art education and to search
the possibility of teaching Korean art based on an in-depth understanding of the
philosophy and aesthetics of Korean tradition.
This study focused on the traditional idea of traditional perspective based on
the traditional landscape. The two elements of traditional landscape and
perspective, the spiritual element and the aesthetic element, will be analyzed on
how they can be applied to traditional art education. The spiritual element of
traditional perspective contains traditional naturalism, the theory of the boundaries
of landscape, and the theory of Do in landscape will be examined and the
educational value will be extracted. The Orient strived for harmony with nature
and thought landscape not only as simple topography but as a spiritual place.
Furthermore, people used nature to cleanse their minds. From the aesthetic
element, I will be exploring the bird-eye view, reverse perspective, and the
viewing method of the 4th dimension and look upon how these aspects can be
used in traditional art education. The bird-eye view is a viewing method of
looking down from the sky, while inverse perspective is a method of showing
closer things to be smaller, where the size of objects can be subjective to the
artist. The viewing method of the 4th dimension is a method that includes time
within space when looking at the object. With this understanding as a backdrop I
propose ways of using this in education. Through a thorough understanding of
traditional perspective I suggest creative education that allows one to look at objects at multiple perspectives and an education on the abstract that allows one
to stay aware of relationships. Through this study I expect to expand an
understanding of traditional art and bring diverse changes to traditional art
education.