The poster for the 7th Pusan International Film Festival is by Yusan MIN KyungKap (酉山 閔庚甲), a master of color paintings who has depicted the nature as a state that is free from thoughts or a world of unification. This work, which plays up the significance of the nature and the festival, is based on two shapes: origami paper and film, or curtain. The fluttering origami papers represent the festivity and joy of the festival, while the curtain or film signifies the film festival that opens up to a new, unknown world. The blue background symbolizes the regional trait (seaside city) of Busan, where the Pusan International Film Festival is held, and produces a fantastical effect in conjunction with the pop of colors.

Artist Profile: Yusan MIN KyungKap (酉山 閔庚甲)

• Born 1933 Graduated from College of Fine Arts, Seoul National University
• Member of The National Academy of Arts, Republic of Korea as of 2002
• Invited to the Bienal de São Paulo (1969) and to the Olympiad of Art (1988)
• Received the Korea Culture and Arts Award (1996)
• Invited to ST-ART (Strasbourg Art Fair), France, and to Art Paris (2001)
• Received the Seoul Culture and Arts Award (2001)