Ha Jung-woo reveals his artwork
by javabeans
Actor Ha Jung-woo is exploring his creative side with an individual exhibit of his artwork (his first ever), which will be on display for the next month at a gallery in Yangpyeong, Kyeonggi-do. A recent spread in the March issue of Vogue magazine also featured a few of his paintings, pictured here.
This opportunity came through a bit of happenstance; a scriptwriter on Ha’s movie team had seen photos of the paintings in Ha’s cell phone, and made the recommendation for the exhibit. Curators then visited Ha’s home to take a look at his work, which led to the planning of this show.
Ha is currently filming The Murderer, which reunites him with director Na Hong-jin of the hit thriller The Chaser, and said, “I act as a murderer at night, and paint in the mornings. Acting alone without an opponent, I feel these pressing emotions. I take those feelings home and paint with them.”
Regarding his interest in art: “It began in my university days as a hobby, and I started painting in earnest starting in 2007 because I wanted to give my father [actor Kim Yong-gun] a painting to cheer him up.” (Ha seems close with his father and younger brother, who is also trying to break into acting; the three have lived together since his parents divorced some time ago.) He also explains that Go Hyun-jung, Kim Hye-soo, and Yoo Hae-jin encouraged him in his artistic pursuits, and he has also painted together with his girlfriend, model Go Eun-ae.
The exhibition opened on March 6 and will run through April 4.
Via Newsen
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1 isabella
March 7, 2010 at 5:54 AM
Interesting! Quite a talented artist, eh?
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2 all4movies
March 7, 2010 at 6:41 AM
Is this the same gallery that was used in the series Who Are You?
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3 eda
March 7, 2010 at 6:41 AM
is it just me, or the gallery look an awful lot like the one in 'who are you?' is it the same one?
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4 eda
March 7, 2010 at 6:42 AM
haha, all4movies...that's what i think too...
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5 heejung
March 7, 2010 at 6:42 AM
hey, that's the gallery from who are you, isn't it? neat!
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6 heejung
March 7, 2010 at 6:43 AM
haha, geniuses think alike!
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7 lsk4020
March 7, 2010 at 6:49 AM
The one in the first picture looks a lot like a Jackson Pollock...
It's nice to see that he has a healthy way of letting out those pent-up emotions from acting a murderer.
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8 Sere
March 7, 2010 at 8:00 AM
@ all4movies, eta and heejung
haha, I was just going to same the same thing!
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9 glencorajane
March 7, 2010 at 9:21 AM
yes look like a fusion of kandinsky and jackson pollock. but still a talent!
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10 mimi
March 7, 2010 at 9:24 AM
That top painting he's sitting next to is just a JACKSON POLLACK look-a-like. If he did this in the U.S., he'd be criticized big time for passing it off as his own original work.
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11 Kender
March 7, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Hahaha, I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed the gallery! I think it IS the one from Who Are You. :D
I really like the black-and-white painting from the group picture.. It looks like a galaxy or something. I'd totally hang that in my apartment. :)
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12 müge
March 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM
I really like him! his acting and charicma makes him different and more successful for me!
a real artist is never one sided talent as we can see it with him!
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13 LadyIgraine
March 7, 2010 at 11:31 AM
a very talented man he is!
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14 Icarusfalls
March 7, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Nice work!
I liked him in Lovers in Prague.. I wonder what else he has done....
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15 Snikki
March 7, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Impressive! I wanna see more...
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16 Anna
March 7, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Omo, I never knew he could draw O_O These are amazing. I wanna see more =) Thanks for translating
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17 Rev
March 7, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Awww, he painted a happy little foot! :-p
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18 k4ice4thu
March 7, 2010 at 8:43 PM
I liked the look of the swirly blue/purple one in the 2nd photo.
and, with the risk of being repetitive, HEY! Its the art gallery from Who Are You! *has a fond memory of WAY*
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19 Bero
March 8, 2010 at 4:41 AM
hmm hmm
Picasso + Pollock feeling
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20 Soobi
March 8, 2010 at 8:10 AM
whoa very impressive! I just love this guy!
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21 Lise
March 8, 2012 at 10:56 PM
just finished watching H.I.T...sex on legs the man is ; )
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