Images of Hanbok by contemporary foreign illustrators for children - Focusing on children’s books published since the 2000s - 현대 외국인 작가의 삽화에 나타난 한복 이미지 - 2000년대 이후 출판된 아동도서를 중심으로 -
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The aim of this study is to investigate morphological characteristics of Hanbok images in children’s books and propose a direction for the modernization and globalization of traditional culture. This study examines 43 children’s books by contemporary foreign illustrators that contain Hanbok illustrations and analyzes them from postcolonial perspective. The results include the following three attributes: first, the transformation of clothing structure and donning method that confuse fundamentals of Korean costume; second, the Westernization of silhouette drawing with tailored garments analogous to Western dress; and third, extension to East Asian dress that represents Hanbok mixed with Chinese or Japanese costume and use what is considered to be the East Asian patterns instead of Korean traditional ones. These attributes are based on Eurocentrism, which expresses and interprets the East from the Western view point with continuously distorted image of the East. Korean illustrators also painted Hanbok incorrectly, which could influence foreign illustrators. Nevertheless, traditional dress illustrated in various ways has artistic value and has a popular global impression. Further, it enables children to experience either own or other cultures through dress illustrations. Thus, the outsider requires an in-depth understanding of other cultures, while the insider needs a critical perception of their own culture as described by others while revisiting the original resources. Furthermore, we suggest follow-up research on Hanbok for subsequent generations; publishing translated books on various topics, producing and disseminating a primer for diverse readers, and essentially receiving counsel from experts.
I. Introduction
Ⅱ. Background
1. Influences of dress illustrations by foreigners
2. Postcolonialism discourse in dress studies
Ⅲ. Analysis of Hanbok Images byContemporary Foreign Illustrators in Children’s Books
1. Formal analysis of Hanbok representation
2. Discussion
Ⅳ. Conclusion
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