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conceptual works and

DIGITAL ART

2004 - now

Focusing on the creative use of CG elements in digital media and video

Still frame from director Ziye Liu's 3D short film 'Themes & Variations' featuring a contemporary 3D sculpture artwork inspired by Ai Weiwei's 'Grapes,' set against a grand hallway with stairs.
Red Dot Award logo linking to Ziye Liu's awarded 3D short film Themes & Variations featuring on Red Dot Award's Official Website
"A Different Perspective"
- Yatzer.com, Interview 2017
"A Stunning Display of Animation Prowess"
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- VICE Creators

Award-Winning Short Film

"Themes & Variations" is a computer graphic short film based upon contemporary artworks from artists Yayoi Kusama and Ai Weiwei, the short film explored the infinite possibilities by using 3D digital art to create new “versions” of existing artworks.

While exploring the visual style of 3-D rendering and surrealistic atmosphere, "Themes & Variations" blurred the boundaries between imagination and existing contemporary artworks.

 

In this four minutes visual journey, these "new artworks" brought a completely new level of aesthetic experience to the audience.

WINNER

Red Dot Award 2016

Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival

New Media Film Festival 2016

International Independent Film Awards 2016

 

OFFICIAL SELECTION

ASFF Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2016

BBFF Byron Bay International Film Festival 2016

Cinequest Film Festival 2016

Broadway Film Festival 2016

The Fine Arts Film Festival 2016

Riverrun International Film Festival 2016

Still frame from the 2015 award-winning 3D short film Themes & Variations, featuring a 3D animation of contemporary artist Ai Weiwei's artwork 'Untitled,' shown morphing in a museum hallway.
Red Dot Award logo linking to Ziye Liu's awarded 3D short film Themes & Variations featuring on Red Dot Award's Official Website
Vimeo Staff Pick logo linking to award-winning 3D short film Themes & Variations by Ziye Liu
New Media Film Festival Logo
Broadway Film Festival Logo
Riverrun International Film Festival Logo - Official Selection
Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival Logo - Remi Award Winner
BBFF Byron Bay International Film Festival Logo

Press Coverage and Feature Interviews

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Personal Works

3D artworks from the 2010s, capturing a transformative period where digital technique met artistic vision in explorations of form and space.

无题,摄影图片拼贴,2014年
无题,摄影图片拼贴,2014年
Untitled No.3, Photography, 2016
无题,摄影图片拼贴,2016年
无题,摄影与3D图形,2014年
无题2,摄影图片拼贴,2016年

Work in Progress

2018 VIDEO ART PROJECT

Architectural Visualization & Timelapse

XIN YUE PRODUCTION STUDIO

: Visual Design

: Camera / Layout / Lighting / Compositing

Dreamscape #1 Train Station
Opus X
Dreamscape #2 Scattered Dream
Dreamscape #2 Scattered Dream
Villa 7:30 PM / 8:30 PM
Dreamscape #3 The Parallel Universe
Classroom at 5:30 PM
Palace

Personal Project

TIME-LAPSE SCENE

: All Aspects

Personal Project

​LARGE FORMAT VIEW CAMERA

: All Aspects

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