Chen Guangyao, a student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, drew inspiration for his sculpture from the 2002 movie “The Pianist.” Image credit: Chen Guangyao

Chen did the same for this head statue he created. Image credit: Chen Guangyao

A pair of hands on the desk are poised to play the piano. Image credit: Chen Guangyao

A set of sculptures express the artist’s view on pianists. Image credit: Chen Guangyao

A sculpture created by Yan Wenhao reproduces the famous French painting “The Death of Marat.” Image credit: Yan Wenhao

Yan created this celebrity-focused sculpture while studying at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. Image credit: Yan Wenhao

Yan expresses himself through his work. Image credit: Yan Wenhao

An artistic sculpture of a portrait. Image credit: Yan Wenhao

Wang Ruoqi, a master’s student in sculpture at the Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, has created a sculpture of a mechanical worshipper praying to a mechanical sitting Buddha. Image credit: Wang Ruoqi

In this sculpture, a traditional Buddha statue sits inside the mechanical Buddha. Image credit: Wang Ruoqi

The mechanical Buddha and the traditional Buddha. Image credit: Wang Ruoqi

The mechanical figure prays. Image credit: Wang Ruoqi

This work of Weng Suman, a sculpture major at Tokyo Zokei University, aims to visualize balance. Image credit: Weng Suman

Weng’s other work also focuses on the same theme. Image credit: Weng Suman

Weng talks with herself and nature through her work. Image credit: Weng Suman

A Yoga girl. Image credit: Weng Suman

Zeng Qi started to learning woodcarving in 2016. Image credit: Zeng Qi

A carved wooden boat sails to a carved wooden lighthouse. Image credit: Zeng Qi

Zeng building stories into her work, from which people can let their imagination run free. Image credit: Zeng Qi

A wooden flower stands in front of a wooden tower. Image credit: Zeng Qi