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KoreanArtAcademyRaises
Copycats,NotArtists
By HwangJung-hyun
justcopythemodelpicture,sothestudentsarenotdoing
the inspiration expression but imitating. Just after five
H
EditorofCultureSection
yearsofthenewexam,astudentwascaughtforcopying
ongikUniversityhasannouncedthepermanent
other drawings in the entrance exam of Kookmin
elimination of the fine arts talent test from its
University.However,peopleinprivateeducationthought
criteria for selection. It seems that the project
itwouldhavehappenedsometimeorother.
of Korea’s largest arts college will greatly affect the
Be that as it may, it is obvious that no one should be
entranceexamsofdomesticuniversitiesoffinearts.
castingstonesatthestudents.Hakwonhavesolelybeen
Thenewpolicycomesinresponsetothecriticismthat
teachinghowtocopywellsoastoearnthemostprofit,
Korean universities are only cultivating skilled workers
not how to think creatively. In addition, incompetent
awaiting training, not artists. Aside from this, it has
professorsandtheparentsofthestudentswhozealously
beenpointedoutthatthetalenttestdoesnotevaluatethe
buy into private education play a significant part in
creativenessandpotentialofstudents,andithasinstead
perpetuatingthisundesirablesituation.
turned into yet another entrance examination, enabling
In modern art, the most critical skills are vivid ideas
privateeducationalinstitutionstogainmoreinfluence.
and a fertile imagination, not the power of description.
When we look around at our nation’s talent tests at
Withanovelidea,anyonecanbeagreatartist.
arts colleges, it is a drawing of a plaster figure that has
As today’s Korean system of the arts college entrance
constituted the main focal point of the tests. The arts
examhasproducedtheseunintendedresults,eliminating
academy has included a component of turning design
the talent test could be an effective part of clearing
into shape as its most fundamental course since the
the way for cultivating real artists in Korean society at
18th century. However, it is only Japan and Korea that
present.However,itisuncertainwhethertherecanbea
still have a drawing as a talent test today. Starting with
fresh and concrete alternative. And the question arises:
the practicing of drawing in the freshman year of high
Howshouldseniorhighschoolstudentsbepreparingto
school, most aspiring artists’ school schedules are tied
beadmittedtoartscolleges?Admissionofficialsshould
up in design coursework for more than two years. The
promptly set the guidelines for the students to grapple
students’abilitytodrawafigureperfectlywiththeireyes
withtheexistingexamwhentheyareconfrontedwithit.
closed is testament to rote practice. Accordingly, it is a
The most fundamental cause to be resolved is the
naturalresultthatpersistenceandexactnessarethemost
exam “hell” of Korea. Improving the admission exam
important skills for passing the arts college entrance
is no longer effective. As long as an academic career
exam,whilecreativityisnotrewardedorencouraged.
guarantees success, no entrance exam systems can
Adopted by Kookmin University first in 2001,
ease the murderous competition. In addition, university
“Inspiration Expression” has spread and become one
education is useless for the students who attend college
of the ways of talent test for design course. In the test
only as the academic stepping-stone to a career and not
students are supposed to draw their pictures in five to
todevotethemselvestotheirstudies.Alevelingoffwill
sixhoursinaccordancewiththethemewhichisnoticed
be necessary to restore true meaning to education that
onthetestday.Itseemstobeacreativewaybutlotsof
canenlightenindividual’straits.
hakwon, or cram schools, are ruining the test. Hakwon
show students several expected themes and make them
junghyunh@hufs.ac.kr
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