MVM 是來自菲律賓奎松市的視覺藝術家,自 2011 年起便展開了游牧式的生活。他早期疫情前的創作以攝影與數位繪畫為主,近年則延伸至大型裝置與壓克力繪畫。無論形式如何轉換,他的創作始終圍繞著「身分」、「記憶」與「人類處境」等主題,並以融合真實與幻想的方式,讓人物與自然、科技等元素交織於夢境般的景觀之中。
他近年的作品著重於「追夢」的情感狀態,描繪人在追尋目標過程中所經歷的停頓、疑惑與掙扎,以及這些追求對個人、社會、人際關係,甚至與寵物之間的溫柔聯繫所帶來的影響。
MVM 曾參與多項國際藝術博覽會和藝術家駐村,包括 Art Copenhagen(2015、2016)、東京國際藝術博覽會(2017)、Manila Art(2010、2014、竹圍工作室(2014) 自由人 (2014),駁二藝術特區(2015), Art Fair Philippines(2023)、高雄光之季(2022)、台北插畫藝術節(2023–2024)等。其重要獎項與肯定包括:
2010 – 義大利奇揚恰諾美術館數位藝術首獎
2011 – 美國華盛頓 Redmond 數位藝術節最佳攝影插畫獎
2014 – 新加坡美術館 APBF Signature Art Prize 提名
2014、2017 – 馬來西亞 Top 10 Publications「亞洲十大最具啟發性藝術家」
2015 – 英國 Curious Duke Gallery「Secret Art Prize」第二名
2020 – 義大利 Arte Laguna Prize 入選
他的合作計畫橫跨多個重要單位,其中包括與 GIANT 合作,將員工的騎行故事轉化為可實際騎乘的藝術單車;2021 年為「Taichung Chill」設計象徵台中城市意象的單車;2022 年於象山濕地創作聲響+影像裝置,讓觀眾沈浸於在地環境的聲景之中。同年亦參與 Arte Laguna Prize、巴黎羅浮宮 Focus Art Fair、象山濕地藝術節、高雄光之季等展覽。
自 2023 年起,他陸續參與 Taipei Night Art Fair、Art Formosa、高雄 Young Art、台北插畫藝術節、Art Fair Philippines、Free Art Fair 等展會,成功售出多件作品並持續拓展收藏群。其間也為台中康乃爾國際學校設計城堡造型結構;在台中期間創辦「Art Factory」,作為即興音樂、藝術分享與創作交流的基地;並為邑展藝術打造「公羊」作品,於 2024 年 Free Art Fair 帶來全新裝置創作。
2025 年,他從台中搬至台北,並積極籌備台北與新竹的新展覽。近期他於「加沃文行+wòCultural Practice」完成個展,展出的大部分作品將於 2026 年 2 月前持續由該畫廊代理出售。
MVM, a visual artist from Quezon City, Philippines, has lived a nomadic life since 2011. His early pre-COVID practice moved fluidly across photography and digital painting, and in recent years expanded into large-scale installation and acrylic painting. Across these forms, his work consistently engages with themes of identity, memory, and the human condition. His imagery blends the familiar with the fantastical, merging human presence with elements of nature and technology to create surreal, dream-infused landscapes.
His recent works reflect on the emotional terrain of chasing ambitions, the pauses and doubts that accompany the journey, and the impact these pursuits have on the self, on relationships, on society, and even on the tenderness shared between humans and their pets.
MVM has exhibited internationally at notable art fairs such as Art Copenhagen (2015, 2016), Tokyo International Art Fair (2017), Manila Art (2010, 2014), Bamboo Arts Studio (2014), Freedom Men Art (2014), Pier 2 Artist-Residence (2015), Art Fair Philippines (2023), the Kaohsiung Light Art Festival (2022), and the Taipei Illustration Fair (2023–2024). His achievements include:
2010 – First Prize, Digital Art, Art Museum of Chianciano Terme, Italy
2011 – Best Photographic Illustration Award, Redmond Digital Arts Festival, Washington, USA
2014 – Nomination by Singapore Art Museum for the APBF Signature Art Prize
2014 & 2017 – Named among the “Top 10 Most Inspiring Visual Artists in Asia,” Top 10
Publications, Malaysia
2015 – Second Place, Secret Art Prize, Curious Duke Gallery, UK
2020 – Finalist, Arte Laguna Prize, Italy
His collaborations extend to notable institutions, including GIANT, where he transformed employees’ cycling stories into rideable artworks. In 2021, he designed a symbolic bicycle representing Taichung City for the Taichung Chill event. In 2022, he created a sound–visual installation at Xiangshan Wetlands, allowing audiences to experience the local soundscape, and also participated in the Arte Laguna Prize, Focus Art Fair at the Louvre, the Xiangshan Wetlands Art Festival, and the Kaohsiung Light Art Festival.
From 2023 onward, he has joined exhibitions and fairs including Taipei Night Art Fair, Art Formosa, Young Art Kaohsiung, Taipei Illustration Art Fair, Art Fair Philippines, and Free Art Fair, selling multiple works and expanding his collector base. He also designed a castle-like structure for Taichung Kornell International School. During his time in Taichung, he founded Art Factory—a creative space for improvisation sessions and artist-sharing events. He produced the “Ram Piece” for Yizhan Art Gallery, and in November 2024 created a new installation for the Free Art Fair.
In 2025, MVM relocated from Taichung to Taipei, where he continues preparing for new exhibitions across Taipei and Hsinchu. Most recently, he completed a solo exhibition at 加沃文行+wò Cultural Practice, where the majority of his works remain available through the gallery until February 2026.
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