권진규의 조각, 마네킹, 영화미술 - ‘조각(가)’의 경계에 대한 비판적 재고

Why did sculptor Kwon Jin-kyu make mannequins and why did he make a movie set? What did his mannequins and miniatures for film mean to the sculptor Kwon Jin-Kyu? This paper started with these questions. The existing evaluation of Kwon is difficult to answer these questions. In particular, it is more difficult to find the answer with the mythical artist image of a genius sculptor of misfortune who died by suicide. Therefore, this study attempted to review Kwon’s “sculpture” in his relationship with the Japanese art world, where he took his first step as an artist and vigorously engaged in artistic activities, from the perspective that the modern concept of “sculpture” itself is a historical composition. By doing so, I tried to capture his sculptures, mannequins, and miniatures for films in Japan as a more expanded practice of “sculptor.” In other words, in the society of mass production, mass consumption, and popular culture, mannequin production and special effects in film became new jobs for sculptors, and Kwon was an sculptor who experienced and expressed such an historical characteristics. Therefore, this paper included restoring Kwon’s filmography as a meaningful activities in art history, and through this expanded perspective, I tried to critically reflect on the question of the genre concept of sculpture by a sculptor Kwon Jin-kyu.