Ju Ming

I don’t have photos about Ju Ming’s works, so please visit the following website:
http://www.juming.org.tw/juming-en/index2_en.html

Born in 1938, Ju Ming was from the countryside of Miao Li. Not being a craftsman, Ju has successfully turned himself into a prominent sculptor.

Ju’s works speak to everyone with precision, divinity, and simplification at the same time. You will also see the Zen philosophy through his works. Combining Chinese spirit with international language of modern art, Ju’s works moved people all around the world and touched the very soul of Taiwan.

1953, Ju was an apprentice of Li chin-Chun who was his first teacher and taught him a lot about wood carving. Finishing his learning in 1955, Ju made his living as a wood carver.

However, Ju still felt that he wanted more than being just a craftsman. In 1968, Ju became a student of Yuyu Yang. In 1976, Ju had his first exhibition scheduled at the National Museum of History. At that time, nativist literature movement was quite popular in Taiwan, and Ju Ming was regarded as the most representative of nativist literature movement.

In 1977, his first overseas exhibition took place in Tokyo Central Museum, Japan.

In 1978, Ju started to learn Tai Chi, which inspired him the Tai Chi series. The spirit of Tai Chi is moving yet still.

Going to New York in 1981, Ju was inspired by pop art there and developed another sculpture series, Living World Series, in that distant city.

His museum opened in 1999 after 12 year’s founding.

To challenge himself, Ju has developed different sculpture with different topic and different material. In 2005, he finished the military series with 300 some life-sized soldiers which put installation art, performance art, and sculpture together. What is his next surprise for us? Let's wait and see.