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University Daily Kansan, April 21, 1981
On Campus
TODAY
A PERSONNEL SERVICES TRAINING SESSION on "Employment Interviewing" will be held from 1-4 p.m. in 102 Carruth-O'Leary. Call 864-4942 to register.
A MUSIC RECOGNITION CEREMONY will be hefed at 2:30 p.m. in the Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall.
THE SOVIET AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES LECTURE SERIES will host Boguulazale Zaleski, University of Sarawak on Afghanistan and the United States at 30. 10am at the Congress Room of the Kansas University.
THE WESTERN CIVILIZATION FILM SERIES will show "Yesterday, Tomorrow & You" and "Georgia O'Keeffe" at 7 p.m. in the basement of Lippincott Hall.
THE BIBLICAL SEMINAR will discuss "The Great Disturbance" at 7 p.m. in the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
THE TAU SIGMA STUDENT DANCE CLUB will meet t.p. m.e. 242 Robinson.
THE SALT BLOCK BIBLE STUDY GROUP will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Parlors A and B of the Union.
THE MEN'S COALITION will discuss "Institute Relationships Between Men and Women" at 7:30 p.m. in the Big Eight Room of the Union.
THE STUDENTS ANTI-NUCLEAR
AIRCRAFTS will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Pierce C of
the Union.
THE SIERRA CLUB will discuss "Update on the Tallgrass Prairie" at 7:30 p.m. in the Pine Room of the Union.
THE URBAN PLANNING LECTURE SERIES will host Myer R. Wolfe, University of Washington at Seattle, or "Planning, Design and Design" at 7:35 p.m. in the Forum Room of the United
THE SPENCER ART FILM SERIES will host
Judy Chicago at 6 p.m. in the
museum of the Art Museum in
New York, on Friday, March 31.
STUDENT TROMBONE RECITAL by William Ashburn will be at 8 p.m. in the Swarorth Recital Hall in Murphy.
Korean art glorifies an ignored culture
By SHAWN McKAY Entertainment Editor
Bv SHAWN McKAY
Once overrun by American military advisers and Chinese guerrilla forces, Korea has been remembered as a nation of war. With U.S. interest in the area waning, it has become less to the less glorious memories of America's war effort.
Remembering the advancement of this largely ignored culture is the "5,000 Years of Korean Art" exhibit, which opened Saturday at the Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum of Art.
Missing from the exhibit are the war-damaged stone sculptures and tottery wooden huts so vivid to the memories of many American soldiers. In their pieces are orate golden crowns, luminous porcelains and intricate shell-preserved vestiges of a Korean culture remembered for its artistic advances instead of its internal conflicts.
LARGELY IGNORED by the art world, Korean artistic advancement has been labeled a simple duplication of Chinese and Japanese prototypes. However, the critics have argued that these prototypes could apply to the surrounding artistic movements.
"To those who are acquainted with Chinese and Japanese arts, '5,000 Years of Korean Art' will provide many occasions to realize that if Korea frequently assumed the part of a cultural link between her neighbors, this part was by no means a passive one," Marc Wilson, curator of Oriental art at the Nelson Gallery, said.
"In fact, Japanese scholars look back to Korea as much as to China for prototypes of Japanese cultural traits and artistic traditions. One of the main purposes of the Japanese art tradition is to trace the traits most indigenous to Korean art and culture."
That look back reveals a culture rich in artistic advancement. The link Korea assumed between her neighbors was by no means a bridge by which artistic movements were left unaltered in a precise translation.
Korean artists molded the foreign ideals of beauty and symbolism into their own creations of expressive beauty and religious ideals. A suggestion of humanness had been added to the highly formalized Chinese images, and a new simplicity to the Japanese influences that traversed the Korean link.
THE EXHIBITION opens with a brief introduction to the country's cultural heritage. Photographs of traditional Korean monuments, present-day museums and current archaeological activities give the viewer a grasp of the
surroundings. The pottery vase is no longer delegated to the
glass case, but can be seen in its original surround-
Arranged in chronological order, the viewer can trace the growth of a culture and a change in religious beliefs (001 BCE - 2000 CE).
One of the earliest and most uniquely Korean artifacts in the exhibit is a small belt buckle in the shape of a horse. All the traditional Oriental influences are there—the highly stylized shape and smoothly polished surfaces, but with their distinct colors and textures. The Chinese subject has been given a simplicity and almost naive perception in the hands of the Korean craftsman.
The humor and innocence evident in the buckle is apparent throughout the exhibit.
OTHER PIECES of pottery appear extremely crude and simple—much more primitive than more familiar Oriental examples. Yet there persists a beauty in the simple geometric designs that cannot be discounted as
The glazed celandon porcelain are nothing less than superb. Their soft luster and delicate color cannot be matched in any other collection.
Inlaid with small decorative motifs, they resemble the green color of a perfectly polished piece of iade.
Whatever reverence the critics have attached to the porcelain technique, it pales in comparison to the Korean sentiment for the pieces, for they were often compared to the "kingsling" color often seen in the Korean autumn
The most impressive pieces of the exhibit are the gold crowns and girdles excavated from the north mound of the great tomb at Whangangm. The gold crowns, with their ornate finials, are found in the tomb and jade, are the most elaborate unearthed in Korea to date.
THE COMMA-SHAPED JADE and gold artifacts were highly favored by the Siltiaans for the magical protective powers they were supposed to have. Many of the pieces in this collection of ornamental are representations of animal fangs or nails.
It is not impossible to imagine the inspiring quality the monarch must have radiated as the dangling gold pendants created an illusion of shimmering government with each step he took.
The Korean reverence for nature is apparent even in the most advanced works of craftsmanship.
The anter shape of the gold crowns yield an impressive resemblance to a gold of nature and represent the Korean word for "gold."
Toward the end of the exhibit is a personal favorite, the
seated Maitreya, or Buddha of the future. Here all the child-like qualities and simplicity of the artist comes to the forefront. On his face is the peaceful, unopposing nature of a child's a after a long play.
"9000 Years of Korean Art" continues at the Nelson Gallery through June 14. There is no special admission charge beyond the regular museum door charge: $1.30 for adults; and 75 cents for children ages 6-12. Visitors are on Sundays. The Gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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Dr. Jr. Fearfall will be in *Inpeka, Kansas*, for an "I Love America" Rally on Friday, April 24, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.
With him will be Don Norman,
Robbie Hiner, and the "I Love
America team."
Please come to the Rally, to be on the steps of the State Capitol and show your love for your country.
Tuesday, April 21
The Shootist
John Wayne's last film was his best in twenty years. The story of an aging gunfighter with cancer who wants to die in the fight against a gang leader's singing seekers to name this, a fine day-ier day-watering in an exciting moving film, directed by Don Sieg (Escape from Alcatraz). With Laurie Bacall, Ben Johnson and Richard Brown. (89 min.) Color: 7-30.
Wednesday, April 22 Ashes and Diamonds
(1976)
Famed Polish actor Bziwign Ceyuklii stares as resistance fighter at the end of World War II who kills several innocent men in the war. He is also a critic of his political fanaticism. Winner of many awards, brilliantly directed by Andrzej Waida. "Poised by the best film director in the world," New Statesman. (105 min.) B&W, Polish subtilties, 7,30.
Unless otherwise noted; all films will be shown at Woodford Auditorium in the Theatre District, 212 Fifth Street, Friday, Saturday, Popular and Sunday films are $1.50, Midnight films are $2.00. The student discount is $1.25 as aass Union, 4th level. Information 684-930-3200 No smoking or refresher admissions.
He's got to face a gunfight once more to live in the frontend once more TO WIN JUST ONE MORE TIME.
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Commission on the Status of Women
Presents
DR. KARLYN CAMPBELL keynote speaker for Women's Recognition 1981
reception following
Kansas Room, Union
April 27, 8:00 p.m.
Women making ripples turn the tide
partially funded by Student Senate
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