Ju Ming was born in Miaoli, Taiwan. He developed his unique artistic style through various apprenticeships with mentors including master sculptor Yuyu Yang (1926-1997), who advised Ju to take up Taichi. Studying this martial art subsequently inspired Ju’s distinctive Taichi series. Ju’s other sculptural series include the ‘Nativist’ and ‘Living World’ series. Following his 1976 exhibition at the Natural Museum of History in Taipei, Ju received a number of accolades including one of ten prestigious Outstanding Young Persons from Taiwan awards and an Arts Award from the Chinese Cultural and Arts Association. The Juming Museum, where much of his work is housed, was established in Chin-shan, Taipei County in 1999, under Ju’s direction. He continues to work in Taiwan and became the second Taiwanese artist to receive the Fukuoka Art and Culture Award in 2007.
Juming Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan, 1976
Tokyo Central Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 1977
Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 1980
“Living World Series - Painted Wood sculptures” Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, USA, 1981
“Taichi Sculptures” Southbank Centre, London, United Kingdom, 1991
“Taichi Sculptures” Place Vendôme, Paris, France, 1997
“Taichi Sculptures” Berlin, Germany, 2003
Artworks
JU Ming 朱銘