동아시아 전통 회화 데이터베이스 구축에 관한 소고

Abstract

This paper concentrates on the ambiguity that emerges in the process of constructing a database on the subject of East Asian traditional painting, and several limitations caused by those obscurities. These difficulties stem from the fact that art is essentially a nonverbal visual medium and the world of digital is based on standardized regular language. To this end, the paper discusses art historians’ role as subject-matter experts, the humanities attributes of art-related databases, the necessity of raw-data databases, and the importance of research considering various temporality and spatiality. Most of the specific details mentioned are based on the writer’s personal experience in working on a database construction project as an assistant researcher. Therefore, there are clear limitations in the level or depth of concern, and the purpose of the paper is far from evaluating or predicting prospects from a macro perspective. Rather, it aims to articulate thoughts on the practical difficulties an art historian could go through while working on a digital-related project, and thereby seek to further the understanding on this matter.