2003年生於苗栗
Born in Miaoli, Taiwan, in 2003.

▌學歷 Education
台北藝術大學 美術系碩士班 2026
台中教育大學 美術學系學士 2025

2026　M.F.A. Program, Department of Fine Arts, National Taipei University of the Arts, Taiwan
2025　B.F.A., Department of Fine Arts, National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan

▌創作自述 Artist Statement
李郁汝的創作以架空敘事建構世界，透過繪畫呈現人類文明如何依附於龐大的系統而運作。這些系統常以龐大宏觀的形態出現，既是空間，也是一種持續運轉的結構。她傾向以剖面與分層的方式處理畫面，使不同空間與事件狀態同時存在，讓觀者在觀看中逐步理解其內部邏輯，透過細節的鋪陳與敘事線索的安排，讓觀者自行解讀。畫面中的人物往往微小，而整體結構龐大，反映個體在系統中的位置關係。這些系統並非穩定不變，而是隨著時間推進逐漸產生裂縫與衰退。

郁汝的作品關注的是系統的建立與消耗，現代社會如何把人納入一個看似合理，實則封閉的系統之中，並逐漸發展出對於依附關係與能量耗散的關注，在看似穩定的運作之下，支撐其運作的基礎是否正在被消耗，甚至逐漸走向衰退。透過這些虛構場景，她試圖思考人類與世界之間的依附關係。

整體而言，李郁汝的創作是一種透過虛構世界來回應現實的方式。這些世界並非逃離現實，而是以另一種形式重新組織與呈現，使那些難以直接被看見的結構，得以被具象化與感知。

Yu Ru Li constructs fictional worlds through speculative narratives, using painting to explore how human civilization operates within vast, interconnected systems. These systems often appear as monumental structures that function simultaneously as physical spaces and as mechanisms in continuous motion. Her compositions frequently employ cross-sectional and layered perspectives, allowing multiple spaces and moments to coexist within a single image. Through carefully arranged details and narrative clues, viewers are invited to gradually uncover the internal logic of these imagined worlds and form their own interpretations. Human figures often appear diminutive in contrast to the monumental structures that surround them, reflecting the relationship between individuals and the larger systems to which they belong. Rather than remaining static, these systems gradually reveal signs of fracture, exhaustion, and decline over time.

Li’s practice focuses on the construction and consumption of systems, examining how contemporary society incorporates individuals into seemingly rational yet ultimately closed structures. Her work investigates relationships of dependency and the dissipation of energy, questioning whether the very foundations that sustain these systems are gradually being depleted beneath their appearance of stability. Through these fictional environments, she reflects on the interdependent relationship between humanity and the world it inhabits.

Ultimately, Li’s paintings use fictional worlds as a means of responding to reality. Rather than offering an escape from the real world, these imagined systems reorganize and reinterpret it, making visible the underlying structures that often remain unseen and allowing them to be experienced in a tangible and perceptible form.