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Yu Liu &
Lief
This series explores the visual intersection between French objects and the twelve Chinese zodiac signs.By re-arranging the shapes, we created a new visual image.
Through this method, we hope to use a simple yet interesting visual language to enable the two cultures of China and France to interact in everyday objects, allowing everyone to more intimately experience the charm of cultural exchange. At the same time, the highly saturated red background not only echoes the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival but also makes the familiar French elements take on a new appearance in the Chinese context.
Title: Untitled
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
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Cheese is one of the most iconic elements of French culinary culture. Inspired by Ratatouille, the image merges a chef-hatted mouse with a piece of cheese, forming a single playful figure.
Title: Souris au Fromage
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
The shape of the croissant is very similar to that of an ox horn. Moreover, the Chinese name “⽜⻆包(Niu Jiao Bao)” literally means a bread shaped like an ox horn. The zodiac symbol “⽜(Niu)” is integrated into the structure of the croissant, allowing the ox’s body to merge with its form.
Title: ⽜ Croissant
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
This work is based on the shape of a canelé combined with the body of a tiger. At the same time, The caramel patterns on the surface of the canelé echo the stripes of the tiger.
Title: CaneléTiger
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
In the Easter culture, rabbits and eggs are traditionally associated with each other. Therefore, we incorporated the outline of a rabbit's body into the structure of the egg, making the egg part of the rabbit.
Title: Lapinde Pâques
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
The incised patterns on the surface of the baguette resemble the scales and flowing body of a dragon. The dragon’s form is embedded within the elongated structure of the baguette, making the dragon's
body the pattern on the surface of the bread.
Title: Dragon Baguette
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
The flowing curve formed when red wine is poured into the glass reminds the shape of a snake. Therefore, we transformed the snake's body into the liquid flowing in the glass, making the liquid's flow resemble the outline of the snake.
Title: Vinet Serpent
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
We combined the brand letter "H" of Hermès with a horse. As the horse represents the historical origin of the brand, and in the Chinese name “爱⻢仕”, the character “⻢” means “horse”.
Title: Her 马s
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
The Longchamp bag is renowned for its simplicity and lightness. Therefore, we retained the basic shape of the bag while transforming the horns into the handle.
Title: ⽺ Longchamp
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
The iconic composition of the Mona Lisa is reinterpreted through a monkey figure. The monkey replaces the Mona Lisa and sits in the center of the composition.
Title: Mona Monkey
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
We combined the body outlines of two chickens to form the shape of a mustache. The posture and feather patterns of the chickens naturally resemble the curves of a moustache.
Title: Barbe etCoq
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
The coffee cup takes on the silhouette of a brown puppy. The deep brown color derived from coffee naturally harmonizes with the puppy's fur color. More importantly, we transformed the curved shape of the dog's tail into the handle of the cup, making the animal's body structure an integral part of the coffee cup.
Title: Café Dog
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026
We embedded the pig's body in the central arched space of the Arc de Triomphe, making the animal image an integral part of the building, transforming the solemn and monumental structure into
something warm and lively.
Title: Arc Pig
Artist: Yu Liu & Lief
Medium: Digital Illustration
Year: 2026