Animal Sculpture Series
LEOPARD 豹
Speed held in form, strength refined into a free and alert sculptural presence. 速度淬鍊於形體，力量化為純粹自由的生命姿態
Scroll《豹》為施力仁長年延續的創作脈絡。世人熟知豹的兇猛與迅捷，然而帶著生動微笑的豹，唯獨棲身於施力仁的藝術世界。
這件雕塑的肌理充滿塊面感，冷硬邊線俐落勾勒豹的修長身形。拉伸的軀幹與緊湊四肢精準捕捉奔馳速度，同時賦予作品強烈的力量與當代工業美學。
當代雕塑時常熱衷於繁複的圖像意義，施力仁反其道而行，褪去人類強加於野生動物的生存濾鏡與刻板印象。作品保留了野性與靈活，讓豹回歸單純、自由的本然狀態，彷彿正無拘無束地奔跑於廣袤草原。
動物與人類的生存本質始終相互依存。施力仁塑造動物形象，超越提倡生態保育的層次，進而引發對人性的深刻省思。觀者凝視這份從容與野性，實則開啟人類自我救贖與頓悟的契機。
Leopard is one of Shih Li-Jen’s enduring subjects. The animal is widely recognized for its ferocity and agility, yet the faintly smiling leopard belongs uniquely to his artistic world.
In this bronze sculpture, hard edges and faceted planes define the body, drawing speed into structure. The elongated torso, forward-reaching posture, and tightened limbs allow strength to emerge with clarity, while also giving the work a distinct industrial character.
Shih does not overload the leopard with symbolism, nor does he insist on its violence. He preserves its alertness, flexibility, and wild vitality, while releasing it from human projections. What stands before the viewer is neither a domesticated image nor a mythic emblem, but a living presence revealed in freedom.
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創作脈絡：
從平面畫作到立體銅雕
《豹》系列涵蓋施力仁歷年創作的大量畫作。早期的平面作品中，豹的姿態時而低伏回望，時而隱入暗影，神情甚至帶點呆萌可愛的氣息。畫筆直覺捕捉了豹的靜默與游移，與日後雕塑強調的量體動勢形成對比。
畫作絕非單純的雕塑草稿，而是形象生成的必經軌跡。豹的輪廓、神情與移動感跨越媒材反覆辯證，形象在轉換過程中不斷提煉。最終誕生的立體銅雕，精準收攏過往的筆觸，展現出凝練且充滿張力的姿態。
Alongside sculpture, Shih Li-Jen has continued to explore the leopard through painting. While the sculpture emphasizes structure, volume, and momentum, the paintings move closer to intuition and emotional resonance. The leopard appears at times submerged in dark fields, at times crouching or turning back, carrying a sense of stillness, distance, and inward tension.
These paintings are neither supplementary illustrations nor simple preparatory studies. Through repeated appearances across media, the leopard gradually becomes one of the artist’s enduring motifs. The transition from painting to sculpture refines the figure further, allowing Leopard to arrive in bronze with greater precision and completeness.
豹的輪廓
布面油畫 Oil on canvas
輪廓浮現於深色之中，若隱若現。光影之間，豹的存在輕輕顯現。
姿態與氣息
布面油畫 Oil on canvas
豹伏身回望，動勢收於一瞬。節制與從容，在靜止中緩緩展開。
速度凝結：
塊面、硬邊與前行張力
施力仁捨棄張牙舞爪的誇飾，專注於結構的精準收束。頸部、背脊、四肢至尾部連成流暢動線，緊扣前傾欲行的張力。銅雕表面的塊面肌理俐落折射光影，速度感徹底融入材質與量體的節奏，流露強悍的工業性格。
The force of Leopard does not rely on theatrical aggression, but on structural precision and restraint. The neck, spine, limbs, and tail form a continuous directional line that gives the sculpture its forward-driving tension. Faceted surfaces intensify the movement of light across the bronze, embedding velocity not only in posture, but also in the rhythm of material and volume.
自由顯現：
回歸純粹生命
施力仁跳脫對自然形貌的單純複製，開創全新的生命觀看視角。立體空間中的《豹》擺脫所有附加的象徵符號，純粹保有動物的敏捷與警覺，嘴角甚至掛著一抹安然微笑。藝術家藉由這份無拘無束的姿態，映照出人類與自然相依相存的羈絆，喚醒觀者對自我生命的深刻自省。
Shih Li-Jen’s approach to animals is never limited to naturalistic description. Instead, it opens a renewed way of seeing life. Leopard is neither a narrated allegory nor a domesticated emblem. It remains agile and alert, yet carries an ease that comes from release. In this way, the sculpture speaks not only of wildlife, but also of interdependence between human beings and nature, and of self-reflection through that encounter.
豹系列作品
銅，2014
銅，2014
銅，2014
銅，2014