Publications
About me

My name is Kim Ouweleen, I was born in 1988 and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I am an illustrator, author, proofreader and go teacher. My artist pseudonym is Murugandi.

From a young age I started drawing and discovered that I love to explore my creativity. During elementary school I was fascinated by animals, which filled the pages of my sketchbooks. During high school I became interested in surrealism, developed my own style and started writing. In 2006 I studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie (Rietveld School of Art & Design) and began my studies of art history at the University of Amsterdam. During my university studies I mostly focused on modern art, particularly surrealism, absurdism and humor in art. In 2012 I received my MA degree.
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I am the author of three books:
  •  Weird and Wonderful - Volume 1: Extraordinary Moves by Professional Go Players. 
    Published in 2021 by the Kiseido Publishing Company. 
    For the paper version click here. For the e-pub, click here.
  • Kamagurkistan. Voorbij de grenzen van de ernst. 
    Published in 2018 by Waanders Uitgevers.
    Click here. 

    Based on my book, an art exhibition with the same title was held in Het Noordbrabants Museum in Den Bosch from July 28th to October 28th 2018, which I co-curated.
    ​'De pijn van het zijn: zwarte humor als troost', a chapter from the book, was published as an article in NRC Handelsblad on 26th of July 2018 (click here).
  • 2016 European Go Yearbook. 
    Published in 2017 by the European Go Federation.
    ​Click here.
    You can read an interview with me about the 2016 European Go Yearbook here.​
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Shops & social media

I have two online shops where I sell prints & mugs (Etsy) and clothing & other merchandise (Spreadshirt).
For Etsy, click here. For Spreadshirt, click here.
 
I am also an enthusiast for vintage and antiques, from oil lamps to West-German ceramics, Japanese lacquerware and Italian hand-blown glass. For unique items to decorate your home with, have a look at my online shop Vintage Kadijk here.

​You can follow my art on Facebook (click here) and Instagram (click here).