영화 <아가씨>에 표현된 페미니즘의 상징적 요소를 반영한 네일아트 디자인 연구

A Study on Nail Art Design, Reflecting Symbolic Feminine Elements Expressed in the Film ‘Agassi (The Handmaiden)’

In a modern Korean society, feminism which pursues gender equality and targets to secure social equality has emerged as a hot topic across all sectors such as economy, politics, society, art and culture. As a dominant form of popular art & culture, film has a significant influence on people. In terms of the history of movie, descriptions on women have become more elaborate. In modern films, especially, perspectives on women have evolved from sexual consciousness to feminine growth. In feminist films, it not desirable to create a myth which emphasizes women’s tough aspects only or just focus on superficial resistance or women’s liberation. Furthermore, feminism should not be satirized as a formal or commercial jest. Instead, descriptions on women have to be more serious with sincerity. In particular, Director Park Chan-wook often starred a woman as a main character in his films, and his mise-en-scène is unbelievable. His unusual pictorial sense which will never be found elsewhere around the globe also shined in ‘Agassi (The Handmaiden)’. Therefore, this study attempted to investigate this feminist movie which has a lot of symbolic fine-art elements. For this, four symbolic characteristics of feminism expressed in ‘Agassi’ were chosen through analysis on previous studies, and 4 different nail styles were created, using diverse nail art techniques and materials. The study results confirmed that symbolic feminine elements expressed in films could make a contribution to new nail art with diverse motives.