Winners for the 4th woodblock carving competition at Gopanhwa Museum in Wonju were divided into a number of categories, only the top are posted. Out of the approximately 150 woodblock submissions, about 20 were selected and classed into four prize-winning categories, which were the outcome of three levels of artistic background -- professional, art student, and amateur.
Grand PrizeMost ExcellentExcellent (x2)Gopanhwa Museum "Special" (x8)
Other categories like Splendid-Encouragement class (x7) were also made. Certainly not all of the 150 woodblocks submitted were on display -- only 30-40 -- but it was a grand display of talent from the professional all the way down to soldiers, me the foreigner, and young middle school students.
GRAND PRIZE - W5,000,000
MOST EXCELLENT PRIZE - W2,000,000
EXCELLENT PRIZE - W1,000,000
STUDENT EXCELLENT PRIZE - W1,000,000
Some very splendid pieces!
GOPANHWA MUSEUM "SPECIAL" PRIZES (x8)
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| very colorful mixed media woodblock prints - submitted by art students |
CHERYL, ONE OF THE "SPECIAL" PRIZE WINNERS!
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| named by the museum curator(s) "학과 연꽃" (Cranes and Lotus) |
Prize winners in attendance (x4) with Director Han
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| Prize winners of the top classes and the single "special" prize winner in attendance (left to right) excellent winner, most excellent winner, Director Han, grand prize winner, myself a winner of a 'special' original recognized for its "liveliness" and "life-likeness" |
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