Diamond Mountain (Kumgangsan)
2004
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2004
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Diamond Mountain (Kumgangsan) is a 2004 by In Jae Hwang, depicting Zhejiang Province, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Hwang In Jae made *Diamond Mountain (Kumgangsan)* in 2004 as a print. It’s a bold, graphic take on the Diamond Mountains where land meets sea. The artist used sharp, repeated cuts to shape both rocky peaks and crashing waves. Check out how the lines push downward, making the scene feel wild and steep. Pine trees stand dark against the mountain. A few seabirds circle high above. If you like this, look up Hwang, In Jae.
The woodblock print shows the Diamond Mountains meeting the sea along Korea's east coast, with the composition directed forcefully downward through repeated linear cuts that define the jagged rocks and crashing waves. Pine trees appear as dark silhouettes against the mountainside, while a few seabirds circle high in the empty sky. The scene vividly conveys the wild coastal atmosphere of the region.
Read the full account in the museum source.
This Korean artist once spent a year alone in a Seoul studio painting nothing but mountains from memory.
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