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Korean Art Culture |
Traditional Asian arts and crafts from
the Korean antiques gallery of Antique
Alive. Asian and
Korean art wares by master Korean artists famous for celadon porcelain, bamboo art,
mother of pearl, paper craft, traditional music, home decor like table lamps. |
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Antique
Alive presents exquisite works of art created by illustrious Korean master
artists
who are revitalizing Asian artistic traditions, which have been bequeathed
through the generations for millennia.
Korean artisans have made distinguished aesthetic achievements in Asian
traditional art by demonstrating a demure, natural beauty with the least
artificiality
within elegant, graceful forms. Antique Alive provides a rare opportunity
for visitors
to appreciate the magnificence of these historical and cultural artifacts
reborn for modern living spaces and lifestyles.
Begin a breathtaking journey into the past with Antique Alive,
and bring the beauty of yesterday into your home today! |
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Ancient Korean poets often used expressions such
as ‘blind silhouettes’ and ‘blind waves’ when they
wrote lyrical prose about a summer day. For them,
trembling images captured through a bamboo blind
waving gently in the cool summer breeze were an
important source of poetic inspiration. The role of
Korean traditional woven blinds is similar to
curtains in that both are used to reduce light or heat.
However, while curtains block out light or heat, the
translucent blinds allow air to circulate through
them and let those inside to see out... more |
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Bamboo
Blind with
Red Threads featuring
“Double Joy”
and Tortoise Design |
By
using this exquisite traditional
Korean bamboo blind, a material so
finely woven that it is often described
as bamboo silk, one can delight in
the incredibly unique and serene
ambiance of the dim outside view
seen through the blind, the cool
shade inside the house provided by
the blind and the beautiful rhythmic
movements of the tassel pendants
that gently move in the... more |
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| Today's
Korean Traditional Music |
| Korean
traditional music quoted as “the sound that baptizes
your soul” is distinguished from other Asian or
Western music by its unique tempo distribution,
warm and soft tone color, calm and meditative character,
and spontaneous creativity in folk music.
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| Korea is a country renowned for its rich cultural and aesthetic beauty borne from its noble history dating back 5,000 years. Come visit Korea and begin a fantastic journey into the
cultural traditions of the past – today! |
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Today's Work of Art |
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Today's Gift Idea |
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| Visit our store and discover naturally beautiful Korean handicrafts created from traditions lasting millennia! |
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Antique Alive has the largest and most diverse collection of mother of pearl artistic creations in the world. Korean lacquerware inlaid with mother of pearl is renowned across the globe for possessing both the iridescent color of the abalone shell and its unique inlaying techniques, creating extraordinarily splendid and exquisite mother of pearl designs. |
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These
essays provide resources and in-depth information
about Korean Handicrafts and arts, including historical
backgrounds and details of techniques and designs,
as well as the poignant life stories of the master
artists.
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| Multilingual pages : العربية , 简体中文, 繁體中文, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, 日本語, Português, Русский, Español, , Svenska |
| Traditional Asian arts and crafts from
the Korean antiques gallery of Antique
Alive. Asian and Korean art wares by master Korean artists famous for celadon porcelain, bamboo art, mother of pearl, paper craft, traditional music, home decor like table lamps. |
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