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Chang Sung-op [ho Owon]
(b 1843; d 1897). Korean painter. His parents died while he was young, and he was forced to live a vagabond life until he was about 20, when he began to work at the house of Yi Ung-hon in Sup’yo-dong, Seoul. There he began to learn how to paint as he studied Yi’s personal collection. Initially, he composed landscapes in the very standardized style of the Chinese SOUTHERN SCHOOL (Kor. Namjonghwa). When Chang reached his thirties he began to produce more dynamic compositions. Exaggerated shapes and bolder brush strokes indicated a move towards the style—but not the character—of literati painting. During his forties Chang’s reputation spread widely. He was invited by the king to produce works of art and was given an official position as a government inspector (kamch’al ). He did not, however, like to be tied down.
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