Traditional Symbols Should Be Reinterpreted, Not Copied

A wall that has been tampered with traditional symbols. Dragon patterns are broken down into geometric color blocks, auspicious clouds are drawn as rounded cartoon outlines, and the shape of ruyi is made into glowing light tubes. The origins are recognizable, but nothing is copied exactly as it was; each has been simplified, deformed, or had its material changed. A large area of monochrome background is left next to it, allowing these images to float. Avoid: directly applying antique reliefs and wood carvings, reproducing traditional patterns in their original proportions, having too many symbols that interfere with each other, or creating a scene from a temple or period drama.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面拿傳統符號動過手腳的牆。龍紋被拆成幾何色塊、祥雲被畫成圓角的卡通輪廓、如意的形狀被做成發光的燈管。認得出來源,但沒有一處是原樣照抄,每一個都經過簡化、變形或換材質。旁邊留出大面積單色底,讓這些圖像浮起來。避免:直接貼上仿古的浮雕與木雕、把傳統圖案原比例複製、讓符號多到互相干擾、做成廟宇或古裝劇的場景。