Metamorphosis by Lee Zih-Cing from Taiwan. Granite, 2012
“The sculpture expresses the love of life through the metamorphosis of the butterfly.” -Lee Zih-Cing

UMaine – Hilltop

Artist Statement

The sculpture expresses the love of life through the metamorphosis of the butterfly. The circular hole is the entrance to the past and the future. The core idea is ‘live in the present, remember the past and dream about the future.’ We can see time passes by from the change of the shadows because the light casting varies during different times.

Artist Biography

“Artworks not only can let people share the beauty, but also they can make the environment more pleasant” Li softly uttered this statement. Seemingly simple, but it is the primary reason why she has been devoted to stone sculpture for the past 20 some years. In the process of stone sculpture may she find tranquility, as thought the kind of peace in mother nature.

Making a stone sculptural artwork to Lee is a delight for she has never felt it’s anything of a pain or a setback. If there would have been anything of inconvenience, it would be the heavy workload of operating stone materials and/or machinery, which does make female art stone sculptors feel fatigued., But other than that, everything remains the same. Lee and her husband are both the renowned stone sculptures people admire in the circle of Hualien stone sculpture. They support each other all the way through, and a great couple people love and admire.