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Artist: Muran Muran, whose real name is Xu Ruizhi, was born in 1982 in Kaohsiung and works in printmaking.
The works draw inspiration from people, events, and things in everyday life; the artist enjoys creating by hand, including printmaking and clay sculpting.
Artwork: Paul (Pekingese) Year created: 2013 Medium: oil-based woodblock print / single-block reproduction Edition: 12 in total, signed. Paper size: 15 × 16.5 cm
(Measurements refer only to the original sheet. The wider white border visible in the photograph is the backing paper.)
Artwork condition: Sold as is. Sold as is; paper only, with framing available upon request (no returns).
Mounting mock-up: Add acid-free mat board with a window opening; add protective acrylic glazing as needed.
Finished size: 30x30cm * Please contact us to discuss other ideas, including alternative mounting options.
Artist introduction: Muran “I’ve always been drawing; I simply exchanged the brush I started with for a carving knife.”
Born in Kaohsiung in 1982, Muran graduated from the Department of Fine Arts at Tunghai University and the printmaking program at Taipei National University of the Arts. From lush, secluded forests and quietly blooming plants to comfortable homes and spirited scenes of everyday life, his work ranges widely. Whether making reduction color prints or black-and-white water-based prints, he is concerned with more than appealing forms, colors or finely decorative carving. At its heart, his work expresses a deep understanding of painting, a commitment to it, and a thoughtful cultivation of everyday life and taste.
For him, what he depicts is his own everyday life. A leisurely breakfast, the play of light and shadow outside the window, potted plants on the balcony, and a dash of his own boundless imagination make the best images. With such calm and quiet beauty, Mu Ran uses his carving knife to create small chapters of life as bright and pleasant as winter sunshine. Into every cut and stroke, he pours his appreciation for the idea of “finding fulfillment within oneself and feeling wholly content,” expressing his serene enjoyment of everyday life.
In 2022, to mark the opening of Cartier's new Taipei 101 flagship store, Muran created the reduction print A Ten-Year Promise.
An artist who has worked with Cha Tzu Tang for many years Art criticism: Liu Jieting, “A Guide to Experiencing the Magical Everyday—On Artist Mu Ran’s Recent Works”
Television interview: Creative Danube / Muran Collection: Acquired by the Art Bank in 2014. Awards
2009: first prize in printmaking at the 14th Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition, and recipient of the Da Dun Award.
2013: selected for the printmaking category of the National Art Exhibition, Taiwan.
2020: selected for the 19th International Print Biennial of the Republic of China, Taiwan.
2020: Visual Arts category, 8th Hung Mei New Artist Award. 2021: first prize in printmaking, 26th Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition.
2023: loophole, GALERIE OVO × ArtSticker / Shifang Art Space, Japan, international exhibition.
2023: Return Line, joint exhibition by Muran and Liang Hai-Sha, Mr. Wing Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan. 2022: ART KAOHSIUNG, Mr. Wing Gallery, Booth A01, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2022: Mr. Wing Gallery × Yuntian Foundation Christmas Pop-Up Art Concept Exhibition, Mr. Wing Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan.
2022: Summer in Full Swing, Muran solo print exhibition, Shifang Art Space, Taipei, Taiwan.
2021: Life Condition: Fresh Generation II, Mr. Wing Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan.
2016: Muran 2016 Print Exhibition, Fubon Art Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan. 2016: Dreamborn, Muran solo print exhibition, Yami Art, Taichung, Taiwan.
2015: Midsummer Night, Muran solo print exhibition, MBmore, Taipei, Taiwan.
2015: Youth Flows Beyond the Years, group print exhibition by Lin Yi-Shu, Yang Chen-Hua, Wang Wu, Muran and Chen Yu-Ning, Silent Aesthetic Art Space, Taichung, Taiwan.
2014: Bright Days and Blossoming Flowers, prints by Wang Wu and Muran, Little Gallery, Taiwan.
2014: A Bright, Brilliant Summer, Hutong and BAFA, Taichung. 2013: An Idle Afternoon, Ger Art, Tainan. 2012: Riding the Cold Dew, Yongchuntang Art Museum, Taichung.
2012: Hsu Jui-Chih Solo Exhibition, Hutong, Taichung. 2012: Hsu Jui-Chih Solo Exhibition, Chiu Chi Dou, Taichung.
2011: Hsu Jui-Chih Solo Exhibition, National Conscription Agency, Nantou. 2010: Hsu Jui-Chih and Lien Yu-Pei Two-Person Exhibition, Beitou Public Assembly Hall, Taipei.
2010: Hsu Jui-Chih Solo Exhibition, Hutong, Taichung. 2009: Hsu Jui-Chih Solo Exhibition, Hutong, Taichung. 2008: Spring Rest, Hutong, Taichung.
Mu Ran
“I've been drawing, changing from the original brush to an engraving knife.”
Born in Kaohsiung in 1982, he graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of Donghai University and the Printmaking Department of the Institute of Styling of Taipei University of the Arts.
The quiet mountains and forests, the quiet blooming flowers and trees, and the comfortable nest of homes and pleasant daily landscapes; whether it is a single edition reproduction of color works, or pure black and white watermark works, it is not just the cute and interesting visual shapes and colors on the surface, or even the rich and colorful and decorative delicate knife method; it is the deep experience and attachment to painting, as well as his own observation and management of life taste that is the true core of his works.
For him: the narrative is his daily life. A leisurely breakfast, light and shadow outside the window, a potted plant on the balcony, and then put in his own sky horse is the best picture, so calm and quiet, Mu Ran carved a small chapter of life as bright and pleasant as the warm sun in winter with a carving knife, and put this "get by yourself, be fast and self-sufficient" interest under its knife and brush, showing that he is comfortable with the state of life.
In 2022, with the opening of the Cartier 101 flagship store, Muran created a single-edition duplicate engraving, The Covenant of the Decade.
An artist who has been working with Tea Seed Hall for many years