Contemporary Chinese painter and sculptor Wu Ching Ju was born in the quiet rural surroundings of Fonglin, Taiwan. She grew up fascinated by the ancient traditions of China and, after high school, came east to study humanities. She soon became interested in the traditional art of flower arranging, which covers the disciplines of simplicity, elegance and harmony, which are essential ingredients
Contemporary Chinese painter and sculptor Wu Ching Ju was born in the quiet rural surroundings of Fonglin, Taiwan. She grew up fascinated by the ancient traditions of China and, after high school, came east to study humanities. She soon became interested in the traditional art of flower arranging, which covers the disciplines of simplicity, elegance and harmony, which are essential ingredients of the ancient Chinese culture and spiritual well-being.
Meeting of the Netherlands for her husband to be at the age of 22, Wu Ching Ju moved from Taiwan to the United States, where her husband had been assigned to work. A chance encounter with an elderly Taiwanese family friend in LA led Ju Wu Ching was presented to an old Chinese artist who encouraged her to start drawing and painting, as well as its teaching about the ancient Chinese culture and legends.
Moving in Taiwan at the end of the 80s, he became known for his art of flower arranging. In 1993, he moved to Holland, enroll in art classes at Maastricht to dominate Western techniques. From here, which was submitted to the discipline of the sculpture, who fell in love with immediately. Finding a casting artesian in Belgium allowed finalize the same cast, sanding and polishing patination, she believes it is an integral part of the sculpture.
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