Taipei mural painters bring the soul back to art

The streets of Taipei serve up a feast of eye-catching murals, from vast skyscapes of the universe and celestial bodies to the tiny green foliage of summer plants. The delicate brushstrokes and unique details are a testament to the dedication of these mural painters.

Mural painter Jiang Jun-jie (江駿杰) feels that with fewer and fewer hand-painted things around, it's important to keep this tradition alive. To him, murals are a way of bringing attention to little-known places and rural corners of the country, which assists local communities through stimulating tourism.

Thanks to the existence of mural painters like Jiang Jun-jie, ordinary life scenes are transformed into an extraordinary visual feast, and more people are reminded that life can, and should, be full of freshness and creativity.

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行走在台北的街頭，常常會被一些新穎有趣的壁畫吸引，大到浩瀚無垠的星球宇宙，小到爬滿墻壁的夏季綠植，都是由壁畫彩繪師一筆一劃手繪而成。細膩的筆觸，獨到的細節，都能看得出他們的用心。

壁畫彩繪師江駿杰覺得現在手繪的東西越來越少了，希望可以盡量保留這個傳統，有些地方都可能比較沒有人知道，或是比較偏鄉，藉由壁畫的彩繪帶動它附近的一些觀光，有幫助到在地，讓更多人知道。

正是因為有壁畫彩繪師的存在，生活中最平凡的場景與物件也可以帶來獨特的視覺饗宴，同樣也讓更多人關注到生活應該是充滿新鮮感與創意的。

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