The Power of Sculpture -
a soaring ode to life
At the dawn of heaven and earth, the four elements —
wind, fire, earth, and qi — became the rhythm of the universe. When they encountered the horse, each found a new expression, becoming a symbol of our inner drive to transcend. Beneath the shifting light of liuli, the form of life itself seems to gallop and flow through space.
Wind is direction—foresight and resolve, the posture of excellence that carries us into the unknown.
Fire is fervor—the surge of momentum in full stride, gathering faith and unity between people.
Earth is foundation—weighty and steadfast, giving strength to every leap.
Air is clarity—the unseen force that lifts the spirit and carries it upward.
Thus, the horse is no longer merely a horse. It is the yearning we never let go, the gesture of surpassing reality, the light that races through the night. As solid as mountains and rivers, as fluid as wind, fire, and breath — ever forward, never ceasing.
Culture
Imbues creation with
spiritual value
At the dawn of heaven and earth, the four elements —
Culture is a kind of belief, an attitude, a way of seeing value.
Culture, requires the slow accumulation of time.
For nearly forty years, LIULIGONGFANG has forged ahead with this conviction.
We have neither lost our way nor ceased our momentum.
It is faith that gives liuli artworks their soul.
The stallion leaps across ten thousand miles, racing without boundaries or borders.
It bids farewell to the long night and embraces the rising sun.
This is the power of the mustang, his eternal compass within our hearts.
An anthem that inspires our own courage.
When an artist channels a lifetime of learning into the expression of a single work, the choice of material and the language of creation inevitably reflect, or respond to, a particular pursuit of the values that shape their life.
- Loretta H. Yang
Unease—
it was the beginning of my path in
liuli art.
I began this journey in 1987. To me, it is simply “liuli art.” To others, it is often called “contemporary liuli art.” The first question I am frequently asked is not about the art itself, but rather: Why did you move from cinema to liuli?
The answer lies in a single word—unease.
I had worked in film for twelve years, acting in more than 120 movies—so many that even I was astonished. In the beginning, I knew nothing; I only knew to work hard each day. I could hardly tell one film apart from another. Yet as time went on, the feeling of unease grew stronger. Was I simply to act in any film that came along? Was this truly the life I wanted?
What I longed for was for all my efforts to accumulate, to gather meaning over time...
When I began LIULIGONGFANG and started creating, I gradually came to understand one thing: sculpture and performance are, in essence, the same act.
My experience in performance has greatly enriched my approach to sculptural form — much like a photographer capturing a moving image. I know how to seize that fleeting instant of emotion and beauty.
In Chinese culture, the horse is a symbol of boundless freedom, strength, and breakthrough.
At LIULIGONGFANG, the horse becomes our language,
through which we carve the enduring light of faith within life.
From every sculpted detail to the flowing radiance of color,
we witness a gallop that begins from within—racing fearlessly toward the unknown horizon.
The gallop of the horse is a farewell to the night, a promise to the future,
and, above all, the undying light that shines from the depths of the soul.
When life rages with such intensity,
racing through an era of storms and turbulence,
ride the waves and chase the wind,
Akin to thunder, akin to lightning,a celestial steed resembles a dragon in motion,
realizing every corner of the world.
