Participant Information

First Name: Yijie
Last Name: Li

Self-introduction:
Li Yijie is from Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Fine Arts College of Yunnan Arts University and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture at the same institution under the supervision of Professor Zhang Zhongxia.

Design Information

Title: Noon Horse · Flux

Description:
Using the "horse"—a universal spiritual totem transcending Eastern and Western civilizations—as its prototype, this work employs a parametric perspective of digital aesthetics to explore the "deterritorialized" expression and renewal of traditional zodiac symbols in the cyber era. The creation does not stop at a realistic replication of biological anatomy. Instead, it utilizes algorithmic logic to break the horse's inherent contours, dissolving its physical form into a fluid state of "becoming." This exaggerated fluid language represents a young creator's contemporary reconstruction of an ancient totem through digital technology, achieving a leap from traditional "static representation" to digital "process aesthetics."

The horse symbolizes both the aspirational spirit of the times and a medium of civilizational exchange throughout history. The work freezes a galloping energy field into a static physical entity, serving not only as a tribute to zodiac culture but also symbolizing the relay of intergenerational inheritance. At the boundary where the virtual and the real intertwine, traditional culture is breaking through via digital contexts, giving rise to a new and futuristic artistic language. This "digital horse" is the tangible echo of civilizational dialogue and mutual learning in the intelligent age.