Ruo-Hsin Wu
Painting
Drawing
Exhibition
Illustration
Animation
About
吳若昕（Ruo-Hsin Wu，1993）是一位台灣視覺藝術家，創作橫跨繪畫、插畫與動態影像。畢業於英國皇家藝術學院視覺傳達（插畫）碩士，以及台北藝術大學動畫學系學士。她的創作承襲東方繪畫的精神，融合西方繪畫技法，並受到日本美學與當代流行文化的影響。作品經常受邀於世界各地展出，包含美國、英國、法國、印尼、韓國、新加坡、西班牙與台灣等地。
她的靈感多源於個人經驗與記憶，特別是童年的片段。畫面中經常出現少女與動物的身影，在深色背景中如底片般浮現，捕捉日常與夢境的交界。她以手指與畫筆交錯使用，反覆塗抹與擦除，讓低飽和的色彩在畫布上層層堆疊，營造出記憶在「顯現」與「消逝」之間浮動的半透明空間，探索那些轉瞬即逝的瞬間如何連結我們的過去與當下。她的作品帶著夢幻而微苦的氛圍，在純真與詭譎之間搖擺；每一幅作品都飽含溫柔與深度，引領觀者進入情感與記憶緩慢流動的世界。
藝術家表示：「生命中有些時刻會永遠留在我們心裡，而我並不試圖重現那些場景，因為記憶是個人的。我希望捕捉的是那一刻的情感與氛圍，也許是透過描繪一個眼神，或捕捉空氣中的水氣。」
Ruo-Hsin Wu (b. 1993) is a Taiwanese visual artist working across painting, illustration, and moving images. She holds an MA in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art in the UK and a BA in Animation from Taipei National University of the Arts. Wu’s works inherit the spirit of traditional Eastern painting, blending Western painting techniques with influences from Japanese aesthetics and contemporary pop culture. Her paintings have been presented in solo and group exhibitions across the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, South Korea, Singapore, Spain, and Taiwan.
Her inspiration often comes from personal experience, especially memories from childhood. Her paintings depict recurring figures of girls and animals set against black backgrounds, like film negatives capturing moments of childhood and daily life. Using both her fingers and brushes, she rubs and layers paint on the surface, leaving traces and textures. Through low-saturation colors and overlapping layers, she creates translucent spaces where memory drifts between presence and absence, exploring how fleeting impressions connect the past and the present. Within these scenes, a dreamy yet bittersweet mood fluctuates between innocence and the grotesque. Each image carries both tenderness and depth, inviting viewers to enter the movement of emotion and memory.
The artist notes: “There are moments in life that stay with us forever. But I don’t try to recreate those scenes, because memory is personal. What I hope to capture is the emotion and atmosphere of that moment—perhaps through the depiction of a gaze, or the moisture in the air.
Education:
MA in Visual Communication (Illustration), Royal College of Art, 2020
BFA in Animation, Taipei National University of the Arts, 2016
Solo Exhibition:
Corner, Chime, and Home, Soka Art, Taipei, Taiwan, 2025
Gentle Like Water, Eligere Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2024
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Vlab Gallery, Madrid, Spain, 2023
Sunlight, Air, and Water , Cuturi Gallery, Campong Glam, Singapore, 2022
‘Lizard&Lullaby’ Ruo-Hsin Wu × Lene Kilde duo exhibition, Mizuiro Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan, 2021
Transitional Object, Mizuiro Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan, 2019
Group Exhibition:
‘Taipei Dangdai Art Fair’ Tang Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan, 2025
‘Art Busan’ Tang Contemporary Art, Busan, Korea, 2025
‘Eye of the Day’ Srisasanti Gallery ,Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2025
‘Uncanny Cuteness’ Tang Contemporary Art, Singapore, 2024
‘Summer Show’ Allouche Gallery, US, 2024
Korea International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea, 2023
‘Little Red Dot’ Cromwell Place, London, UK, 2022
‘Shooting Stars’ Eligere Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2022
‘A Sizzling Summer’ GR Gallery, New York, US, 2022
Royal College of Art Degree Show, London, UK, 2020
Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, 2019
Visual Foriences, London Canal Museum, London, 2019
Honors:
Florida Animation Festival, Honorable Mention, US, 2021
V&A Illustration Awards, Shortlisted, UK, 2020
Animation Dingle, Selected, Ireland, 2020
Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films, 2018
New Taipei City Art Exhibition, Media Art, winner, Taiwan, 2017
Indie-AniFest, Shortlisted, Korea, 2017
Anibar Animation Festival, Shortlisted, Kosovo, 2017
Taichung International Animation Festival, Best Student Film, Taiwan, 2016
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Shortlisted, Japan, 2016
The Kuandu International Animation Festival, Shortlisted, Taiwan, 2016
她的靈感多源於個人經驗與記憶，特別是童年的片段。畫面中經常出現少女與動物的身影，在深色背景中如底片般浮現，捕捉日常與夢境的交界。她以手指與畫筆交錯使用，反覆塗抹與擦除，讓低飽和的色彩在畫布上層層堆疊，營造出記憶在「顯現」與「消逝」之間浮動的半透明空間，探索那些轉瞬即逝的瞬間如何連結我們的過去與當下。她的作品帶著夢幻而微苦的氛圍，在純真與詭譎之間搖擺；每一幅作品都飽含溫柔與深度，引領觀者進入情感與記憶緩慢流動的世界。
藝術家表示：「生命中有些時刻會永遠留在我們心裡，而我並不試圖重現那些場景，因為記憶是個人的。我希望捕捉的是那一刻的情感與氛圍，也許是透過描繪一個眼神，或捕捉空氣中的水氣。」
Ruo-Hsin Wu (b. 1993) is a Taiwanese visual artist working across painting, illustration, and moving images. She holds an MA in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art in the UK and a BA in Animation from Taipei National University of the Arts. Wu’s works inherit the spirit of traditional Eastern painting, blending Western painting techniques with influences from Japanese aesthetics and contemporary pop culture. Her paintings have been presented in solo and group exhibitions across the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, South Korea, Singapore, Spain, and Taiwan.
Her inspiration often comes from personal experience, especially memories from childhood. Her paintings depict recurring figures of girls and animals set against black backgrounds, like film negatives capturing moments of childhood and daily life. Using both her fingers and brushes, she rubs and layers paint on the surface, leaving traces and textures. Through low-saturation colors and overlapping layers, she creates translucent spaces where memory drifts between presence and absence, exploring how fleeting impressions connect the past and the present. Within these scenes, a dreamy yet bittersweet mood fluctuates between innocence and the grotesque. Each image carries both tenderness and depth, inviting viewers to enter the movement of emotion and memory.
The artist notes: “There are moments in life that stay with us forever. But I don’t try to recreate those scenes, because memory is personal. What I hope to capture is the emotion and atmosphere of that moment—perhaps through the depiction of a gaze, or the moisture in the air.
Education:
MA in Visual Communication (Illustration), Royal College of Art, 2020
BFA in Animation, Taipei National University of the Arts, 2016
Solo Exhibition:
Corner, Chime, and Home, Soka Art, Taipei, Taiwan, 2025
Gentle Like Water, Eligere Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2024
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Vlab Gallery, Madrid, Spain, 2023
Sunlight, Air, and Water , Cuturi Gallery, Campong Glam, Singapore, 2022
‘Lizard&Lullaby’ Ruo-Hsin Wu × Lene Kilde duo exhibition, Mizuiro Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan, 2021
Transitional Object, Mizuiro Gallery, Tainan, Taiwan, 2019
Group Exhibition:
‘Taipei Dangdai Art Fair’ Tang Contemporary Art, Taipei, Taiwan, 2025
‘Art Busan’ Tang Contemporary Art, Busan, Korea, 2025
‘Eye of the Day’ Srisasanti Gallery ,Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2025
‘Uncanny Cuteness’ Tang Contemporary Art, Singapore, 2024
‘Summer Show’ Allouche Gallery, US, 2024
Korea International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea, 2023
‘Little Red Dot’ Cromwell Place, London, UK, 2022
‘Shooting Stars’ Eligere Gallery, Seoul, Korea, 2022
‘A Sizzling Summer’ GR Gallery, New York, US, 2022
Royal College of Art Degree Show, London, UK, 2020
Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan, 2019
Visual Foriences, London Canal Museum, London, 2019
Honors:
Florida Animation Festival, Honorable Mention, US, 2021
V&A Illustration Awards, Shortlisted, UK, 2020
Animation Dingle, Selected, Ireland, 2020
Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films, 2018
New Taipei City Art Exhibition, Media Art, winner, Taiwan, 2017
Indie-AniFest, Shortlisted, Korea, 2017
Anibar Animation Festival, Shortlisted, Kosovo, 2017
Taichung International Animation Festival, Best Student Film, Taiwan, 2016
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Shortlisted, Japan, 2016
The Kuandu International Animation Festival, Shortlisted, Taiwan, 2016
Contact:
ruohsinwustudio@gmail.com