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A Year Of Inner Escape

This calendar design project was created in 2023 during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when I was largely confined indoors and disconnected from the outside world. The sense of restriction and uncertainty shaped both my emotional state and creative... More

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Anticipation渴望

Anticipation Picture this: a pair of determined legs, firmly grounded, reaching upward with unwavering focus. From this posture of hopeful expectancy, a magnificent lily, the Lilium Divinans, blooms in vibrant, joyful bursts of orange and... More

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Carefree淡然

Carefree The central figure is a hand, its posture loose and relaxed, with fingernails that are painted and stylized into the delicate, swirling shapes of unfurling ferns. These fern motifs do not stop at the fingertips but continue as a series... More

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Defiance不屈

“Defiance” is grown from a singular, powerful specimen. This illustration shows a hand tightly formed into a fist. It is not just a hand, but is also the ancient, textured wood of a tree trunk. This defiance is deeply rooted and possesses organic... More

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Digital Clinic

This series explores the growing issue of smartphone addiction among children. It visualizes how screens have become modern pacifiers—offering stimulation, distraction, and even emotional dependency, all under the guise of connection.

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Greed贪婪

Greed The concept of greed is realized as a grotesque blend of anatomy and flora. This visceral art piece transforms a carnivorous plant into a monstrous, gaping human mouth, where rows of sharp, jagged teeth and a fleshy, undulating tongue... More

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Heart Attack

This work centers on the image of a heart, reconstructed through soft material and fragile surfaces. The form suggests a body under intervention, echoing the visual language of surgery and repair. At its core, a structure appears, holding the heart... More

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Jealousy忮忌

Jealousy In this evocative piece, the Gardener cultivates jealousy as a visceral, biological transformation. At the heart of the composition, a hyper-realistic eyeball—veined with crimson strain—is depicted in a slow, agonizing emergence from... More

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Numbness麻木

Numbness I envisioned a delicate, pure white lotus flower emerging from a dark pool, a flower that blossoms but with a touch of fragility. Its stem is made of a dense, black, twisted braid of hair, a rope that seems to bind the flower to the... More

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Reversed

This pair of UNO card designs explores the idea of reversal through both environment and narrative. One card presents a world turned upside down, where spatial orientation is disrupted. The other focuses on a reversed moment, depicting a lobster... More

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Sadness悲伤

Sadness A skeletal figure on the left sits in a contemplative, somber pose, its bony hand supporting its skull. From its downward turning face, a thick, layered, cascading blue flow emerges like tears that turn into an unstoppable river. This... More

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Sedateness沉静

Sedateness is a fusion of human perception and natural stillness. A detailed, attentive human ear grows directly from a single, textured aquatic plant stalk. This unique botanical ear is crowned by large, circular floating leaves like those of a... More

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The Grave of Effemination

The Chinese government has recently taken action against what it calls "sissy men" - males, often celebrities, deemed too effeminate. The government said that nowadays Chinese men are losing their "masculinity" by wearing makeups, having manicure... More

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Two Sides of a Day

This skateboard design presents a reversed composition of day and night. One side depicts daytime, where figures gather, talk, and share space, forming a sense of community and connection. The other side shifts into night, where the same... More

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Women’s Rights-International Women’s Day

Inspired by International Women’s Day, this series explores women’s rights through themes of resistance and empowerment. The first piece focuses on taking action: a female figure breaks free from a confined cage, symbolizing the struggle against... More

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Fangying Zhu aka. Cynthia

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“The Emotion Gardener” invites you to cultivate all feelings as rare botanical specimens, visualizing how emotions are harvested and repurposed to shape a resilient self.”