Korean Life of Christ

November 17, 2017

Korean Life of Christ

This series of paintings was drawn by 'Unbo' Kim Gichang in 1952.

Unbo experienced the tragedy of going deaf and partially mute in the aftermath of a deadly fever when he was 7 years old... His devoted mother introduced him to writing and, later, painting. He became a pupil of the famous artist Kim Eun-ho (1892-1979) at the age of 16. To Unbo, the world was filled with silence. The only sound was the voices from inside. These led him deeply into art.
Unbo’s “The Life of Christ” paintings were inspired from his physical handicap and the tragedy of the Korean War. Still, most of the paintings have a peaceful mood.
- Christ’s life, from a Korean perspective-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily

I bookmarked some of them several years ago from http://jangheungcatholicchurch.blogspot.kr but at some point the blog went down and I thought they were gone. They were backed up on another site, and I found some more I'd never seen at http://larca.egloos.com/3646620. I'll put copies here so they don't go missing again. They really are beautiful and precious.