{"id":57314,"date":"2012-06-16T05:54:33","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T10:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=57314"},"modified":"2012-06-16T05:54:33","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T10:54:33","slug":"dean-ogorman-middle-earth-dwarf-artist-and-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/06\/16\/57314-dean-ogorman-middle-earth-dwarf-artist-and-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean O’Gorman: Middle-earth dwarf, artist and photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"

You surely know of Kiwi actor Dean O’Gorman<\/a> as the dwarf Fili<\/a> from Peter Jackson’s adaptations of The Hobbit. But it’s good odds that you’re unaware (I’ll raise my hand for starters) of his work as a photographer and an artist — occupations he’s pursued for years.<\/p>\n

O’Gorman’s first exhibition opens in Wellington this week.<\/p>\n

O’Gorman says for the past five years he’s spent almost as much time on photography and painting as acting. He’s aware that, for some, “Dean O’Gorman – artist” will raise eyebrows. “You can be a musician and become an actor or you can be a painter and become an actor. But actor to something else is always greeted with a fair amount of scepticism.”<\/i> <\/p>\n

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