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Ju Ming was named Ju Chuan-tai also nick named “92”in childhood. He was born as the youngest in a poor family which could not afford him a better education in Maoli County and that is why his academic accomplishment is only elementary school level.

Ju Ming created his sculptures with the subject of matter like historical characters, folktale and the muddy buffalo. His success in the National Museum of History Exhibition marked a major turning point of his life. Yuyu Yang had ever said “The art demand fresh elements and new expression concept. ” and Ju Ming keeps the word in mind again. So that he carves his works with simple, natural style instead of exquisite technique.

Although admired by public, Ju Ming never satisfied and always wants to break through his own achievement and explore every new subject of matter to create new artwork. Once when practicing the Taichi boxing he recognized the wisdom of Taichi that “ A soft word is much more powerful than the hard sword.” While gave the birth to the artworks of Taichi Series. Ju Ming’s art is multivariate and with a dramatic tension in different aspects but the spirit of exploring is consistently through all of the works.

The Living World Series are produced in 1980, the style of “Living World Series-- Painted wood” was totally different form the simple and casul tone of Taichi Series those seems created without thinking and in a mood of relaxing, Ju Ming sculpted this series with various dramatic technique.

Ju Ming is good at describe the living world by his art. He creates the sculpture as a man of observer to reflect human situation with his own principle. He expresses “Just like the birth of an egg with no mind, the art appears suddenly and naturally that you never have chance to reject it.” as well as “That’s the point to throw it away and forget it, throw those you learned and forget yourself then you are able to return to your being.” Ju Ming enjoys to create his artwork outdoors for the generating energy from mother nature, he emphasizes that there is always a seed in the heart of every artist, it is the spring of the creation and inner spirit. He consistently try new materials and new subject, the spirit and the face of concentration makes him reaches the top of sculpture art community and well known in the world.

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