At first I thought that it might be some sort of bad translation. Mabye the word chicken has a dual meaning in Korean for "modern". Then again, maybe it is art done with the dead carcases of chickens or with buckets of fried chicken (yum!). Even better, maybe it's art made by chickens. I was hoping for that one. In reality, it turned it to be a museum full of art that had chickens it it.
On the surface it's not a terribly exciting museum. Yup, those are pictures of chickens, all right. But, the curator of the museam is worth the price of admission. He seemed to knows English fairly well, even if he didn't pronounce it quite right, and took us to every item, explaining what each one was and what things symbolized. According to him, a rooster signifies 5 things, none of which I can remember right now (I'll take notes next time, sorry!). So people painted pictures with chickens in them to represent these ideas.
Here are some examples of the art:
This is an amazing example of embroidery!
We're silly and adventurous, computer geeks and yoga peeps.
September 08, 2009
DADDIO ( senior font of wisdom )
1. The symbolic act of being an early riser like a rooster will bring you success in life...
2. Growing colorful feathers will bring you fame like "BIG BIRD"...
3. Producing many babies born within egg shells is a symbol of fertility...
4. Surrounding yourself with clucking chickens and a rooster leader as you walk down a city street is a symbol of great wealth...
5. A man driving in a convertible with a rooster and chickens in the back seat is a symbol of compassion and lust, great for attracting single women to ask you out on dates.
I hope this has been helpful...................... :>) ............................
September 11, 2009
Linda
September 13, 2009
Julian