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8 out of 10
artists are shut out by banks
354
loans extended to fellow artists
95%
repayment rate — trust comes full circle
~KRW 140M
interest saved vs. predatory rates
Until the next exhibition, the next performance. For artists, income gaps are an unavoidable reality. For fellow artists forced into predatory loans just to afford paint, canvas, and studio rent, proceeds from this artwork become the Seed Fund — extending a fair hand at fair rates.
Voices of fellow artists
“The memory of going hungry for three days, alone, so my children wouldn't know.”
— 50s, theater artist
“I've been putting off urgent dental treatment because I can't afford it. I should be seeing a doctor regularly, but enduring instead of going has become a habit.”
— 50s, actor
“I kept delaying ear treatment because I had no money, and the symptoms in both ears worsened.”
— 30s, musician
“I couldn't pay my hospitalized mother's bills, so we had to delay her discharge, and she had to give up tests and treatment she needed.”
— 50s, actor/broadcaster
“Because of money troubles I had nowhere to go — drifting between gosiwon rooms and rehearsal studios, and for a while sleeping rough.”
— 30s, musician
“Because of unpaid rent, my collective was forced to vacate our shared workspace and home. Neither bank loans nor artist loans could help.”
— 50s, actor
“Without money, life collapses — and creating art? Out of the question.”
— 50s, artist
“It's painful that solving this month's money problems has to come before the work itself. As an artist, I can only earn well when the work succeeds — yet I have to chase odd jobs every month instead. It feels like being trapped in a vicious cycle.”
— 40s, musician
“Debt collection calls disrupted my rehearsals and performances, and the psychological burden made every day painful and the next day frightening.”
— 40s, theater artist
“Many times the loan payments looming each month forced me to step away from performing and focus on part-time work.”
— 50s, actor
“Sleeping less than four hours a night, juggling part-time jobs and theater — but the more I performed, the more debt piled up. Eventually I decided to quit performing.”
— 30s, actor
“When things were hardest, I couldn't even attend close friends' weddings or funerals — and as a result, relationships were severed.”
— 50s, actor/broadcaster
“When I said I was a stage actor, the loan officer called me "unemployed."”
— 50s, actor
“The shame and severed friendships that came with borrowing from people I knew, the pressure of failing to pay it back, the helplessness.”
— 50s, cartoonist/visual artist
“Even with programs meant for low-income citizens, I feel shame when I can't produce enough documentation simply because I'm an artist.”
— 30s, film/broadcasting professional
98 artworks sold, each becoming a seed of solidarity
One artwork becomes the oxygen that keeps a fellow artist creating.
Sales proceeds go to the artist mutual-aid fund.
Horse of Byeongo 1
U Yongmin
About the Artist
Woo Yongmin is a Korean ink painting (hanguk-hwa) artist who has expanded the possibilities of ink wash through contemporary sensibility. He has held numerous solo exhibitions at venues including Haengchon Museum of Art (Haenam), Inyoung Gallery, Gallery Mua, Doin Museum of Art, and the Artist Center—presenting series such as 〈Duryun〉 (2020), 〈Tangjin Sumuk (Squandered Ink)〉 (2019), 〈Birch Trees of Inje〉 (2024), 〈Permano〉 (2023), and 〈Sumuk: Four Gentlemen〉 (2025). He has actively participated in international biennales and curated exhibitions, including the Jeonnam International Sumuk Biennale, the Pungryu Namdo Art Project, and the Whanki Art Festival. His monographs Duryun (Hexagon, 2020) and Jiri (Hexagon, 2025) have been published. His works are held in collections at the Haengchon Museum of Art, the Jeonnam Museum of Art, and Gallery Northbruga in Austria.
About this work
〈Horse of Byeongo 1〉 is a Korean Painting work by U Yongmin. Created in 2026 on Ink on hanji, measuring 71x36cm. Available as an original Korean contemporary artwork at SAF Online.
Key Career Highlights
Solo Exhibitions 2025 Ink — Four Gentlemen Exhibition, Haengchon Museum of Art, Haenam 2024 The Stream That Heaven Sent, the Birch Trees Inje Tended (Miracle Library, Inje) 2023 Permano (Du-in Museum of Art, Seoul) 2022 Hwaeom Jiri (Hwaeomsa Temple Museum); Tiger Comes Down, Fortune Comes Down (Sinan) 2021 Moon and Stars at Kim Whan-ki's Old House (Kim Whan-ki House) 2020 Duryun (Haenam, Haengchon Museum of Art) 2019 Tangjin Ink Exhibition (Seoul, Inyoung Gallery) 2017 Artist Center (Seoul) 2005 Lee Hyung Gallery Group Exhibitions 2025 2025 Sehwa Exhibition <Blue Dream> Haengchon Museum of Art; Travel Sketch (Space Gyeol, Seoul) 2024 Poetic Landscapes (Northbruga Gallery, Innsbruck, Austria); Haenam from Spring at the Museum (Haenam Cultural Arts Center); Beautiful Tastes of Haenam (Haenam Cultural Arts Center); Inkblack — Painting Answers (Andong Arts Center); Husohoe Exhibition (La Mer Gallery); Heart Sutra Exhibition (Insa Art Plaza); Anpyeong-Angyeon Spirit of Art (Hanbyeokwon Gallery); The Brush Is Right (Dongduk Gallery); International Art Festival (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 2023 2023 Jeonnam International Sumuk Biennale; 17th Pochang International Art Festival (Bangkok); Heart Sutra (Insa Art Plaza); Plum Blossom Fragrance Spreading at Bogugot (Bogugot Small Museum) 2022 Accumulated Improvisation (Jeonnam Gallery); Pungryu Namdo Art Project — Mongryu Imha (Haengchon Museum of Art); Woo Yong-min and Park Tae-jun Two-Person Exhibition (Haengchon Museum of Art) 2021 1st Kim Whan-ki Art Festival (Moonlight, Falling into the Sea — Kim Whan-ki House); Accumulated Improvisation (Gallery J&G); Korean Painting Figurative Exhibition (Insa Art Plaza); 2021 Jeonnam International Sumuk Biennale Haenam Exhibition 2020 Cockscomb Not Yet Wilted (Sunset Sky Museum); Figurative Booth Exhibition (Insa Art Plaza); Dunjang Village Museum Inaugural Exhibition 2019 Sunrise Exhibition (Yun Gallery); Following the Brush (Space Naljip); Pungryu Namdo Art Project — Spring (Suyun Museum); Haenam International Sumuk Workshop; Gyeongbuk Independence Movement Sites Painting Exhibition (Gyeongbuk Provincial Office); Figurative Exhibition (Insa Art Plaza); Gongjae and the Painter's Self-Portrait (Haengchon Museum of Art) 2018 Eastern Inkblack Exhibition (Yeongwol); Jeonnam International Sumuk Biennale (Fragrance of the Head Family); Namdo Table Exhibition (Inyoung Gallery); Barim Exhibition (Daejeon City Hall) 2017 Jeonnam International Sumuk Biennale; Pungryu Namdo Art Project — Sumuk Namdo; Mihwangsa Exhibition (Hakgojae); Tangjin Ink Exhibition (Dongduk Gallery) 2016 Tangjin Ink Exhibition Awards 2005 Special Selection, Mudeung Art Grand Exhibition 2004 Selected, Seoul Art Grand Prize Exhibition 1989 Selected, National Exhibition 1988 Selected, Mokuhoe Collections 2020 Haengchon Museum of Art, "Duryun" 2020, 198×545cm, ink on hanji 2023 Jeollanam-do Museum of Art, "Snow Flowers" 2022, 180×720cm, ink on hanji 2024 Gallery Northbruga, "Snow Pine Tiger" 2022, 145×74cm, ink on hanji 2023 Jeollanam-do Museum of Art, "Jirisan Banyabong" 2022, 181×360cm 2025 Gallery Northbruga, "Peacock" 2025, 145×74cm, ink on hanji, plus 12 works including plum blossom landscapes Publications "Duryun," Hexagon Publishing, 2020 "Jiri," Hexagon Publishing, 2025
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