Towards In the end of the Joseon dynasty (朝鮮王朝), a politician and painter, Unmi Min Yeong-Ik (雲楣 閔泳翊, 1860-1914) attained the stage of his own unique art through ink orchids and bamboos and, his personal interchange with painters of Shanghai (上海) through calligraphy, and paintings. His influence on modem art world of eastern Asia is very important. This paper analyzes the change of his style of works through the painter's signature, seal and colophon. After that his life, thought, the origin of his paintings and its influence on the succeeding generations are discussed. Min Yeong-ik got involved in politics when he was 18 years old, was appointed to high ranking government posts and, became a major government official, but he felt repugnance to politics after Imo army rebellion (壬午軍亂), his mother's death, Gapsin coup d' etat (甲申政變) and his father's death. After 1884, he often visited China and, in 1895, he settled in Cheonsimjukjae (千尋竹齋) in Shanghai, lived in retirement, associated with Chinese calligraphers and, lived a life of a painter and calligrapher. He had much influence on modem painting circle in Joseon with his paintings, calligraphing and seals. He left many paintings of orchids, bamboos, grotesque rocks, and calligraphic works. His works showed changes in style. The Orchid paintings in the first period of Min Yeong Ik (1879-1895) were formed with the influences of Kim Jeong Hui (金正喜) and Jeong Seop (鄭燮). The Orchid paintings in the second period of Min Yeong Ik emphasized the beauty of curves, and showed changes of the composition of pictures. The Orchid paintings in the third period of Min Yeong Ik emphasized the beauty of straight lines. Besides they were accompanied by seals carved by Wu Chang-Shuo (吳昌碩). He had influence on a painter of Shanghai School, Wu Chang-Shuo (吳昌碩)'s paintings of orchids and bamboos, and created his own paintings of bamboos under the influence of Pu Hua (蒲華)'s paintings of bamboos and stones. It can be seen that paintings of grotesque rocks were influenced by Heo Ryeon (許鍊) and Zhou Tang (周堂) painters in the end of Qingdai (淸代). His influence on modern painting circles can be classified as 'Unmi group (芸楣 一派)'. At that time most of modern painters desired new painting trend eagerly. Min traveled around the world, and associated with great calligraphers at the core of the new painting trend, Shanghai in China. His style of paintings was enough to satisfy their artistic curiosity and desire. They brought his painting style into fashion through Joseon art exhibition. The writer studied Mr. Min's life and art historical meaning of his painting. A study on his political career and life during exile in Shanghai was based on historical materials and the seals on his works. So, the writer could understand when he exiled himself and prepared Cheonsimjukjae (千尋竹齋) clearly. The art historical meaning in his paintings; They could be divided chronicles as clarified the formal feature of Unmi's paintings of orchids, bamboos, grotesque rocks, could be clarified the origin of his paintings. The meaning of his association with Chinese painting circle; he propagated Shanghai painting trend into Joseon, and imparted his own painting of orchids and bamboos to Wu Chang-Shuo, and accepted Pu Hua's paintings of bamboo, and created his own style of painting. The writer learned that he also propagated calligraphic works, paintings and, engravings into the domestic and Japanese art circles directly and indirectly. Especially, it is a very important thing that he aroused a sensation in the stagnated art world in late Joseon.