Li Kh. Common Features of the Development of Contamporary Art in Russia and South Korea: the Use of Open Space as a Strategy for the Artistic Survival

Abstract: This article focuses on the study of the similarity of the circumstances of the art world in the Soviet Union and South Korea 1960-70s., when started to be formed the new movement in the history of contemporary art in the two countries. Because of different administrative and canonical obstacles to creative activity of young artists, who are not consistent with outdated principles of art, the artists of the new generation had to find a breakthrough from the stagnant state of the art scene in their countries. In the course of struggle to solve the problems, similar approaches are observed. In order to clarify and show the similarities, which were observed in the history of the two distant countries, the author uses the method of comparative analysis of historical materials. A special contribution of the author's research theme is that despite the great distance between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea, the author was able to find a common feature in the history of contemporary art of the two countries. In both countries, the same was observed commensalism amongst leading artists and the political authorities. Consequently, the artists of two countries whose work has been distant from the requirements of the official art world, had to develop a similar strategy for the resistance to the circumstances and for the survival of his courier as an artist. The use of open space was their general strategy.

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