As the Year of Bingwu Fire Horse dawns, fire steeds gallop with boundless vigor. In this zodiac year of the horse, the Bayin Foundation, in collaboration with artist Mi Qiaoming, proudly presents her hyperrealistic horse series solo project—Galloping Light · Steed Heralds a New Era—for the first time in Singapore, a fertile land of multicultural coexistence.

The horse is a spiritual totem symbolizing strength and faith in human civilization, an eternal carrier of humanity’s “journey on the road”: it bears distant travels, connects homeward journeys, and defines new beginnings. Through long years of forging ahead, it has tempered the spiritual core of resilience, loyalty, and courage, turning “exploration” from a choice into an innate instinct etched in the blood. Artist Mi Qiaoming wields the Western hyperrealistic techniques honed at the Repin Academy of Fine Arts as her brush, and infuses Oriental humanistic charm as her soul, condensing the life texture, spiritual gaze, and inner power of steed onto the canvas. Her steeds are not static depictions of animals, but contemporary embodiments of life force: the fluttering manes are the wind of progress, the muscular lines are the power of striving, and the resolute eyes are the instinct of exploration.

Rooted in the original aspiration of “cross-cultural spiritual inheritance” and committed to the mission of “cultural coexistence, hope, and abundance,” the Bayin Foundation integrates the core of humanistic spirit, Mi Qiaoming’s artistic brushstrokes, and Singapore’s multicultural soil. It allows the silhouette of the steed to cross mountains and seas, staging a dialogue between “tradition and contemporary, East and West, art and life” in Nanyang. Just as forging ahead endows the horse with spirit, exploration endows humanity with instinct. This exhibition takes the horse as a medium and art as a bridge, inviting viewers to feel the warmth of life in hyperrealistic details, embrace the instinct of exploration in the gallop of steeds, and witness culture taking root in flow and blooming without boundaries.

Exploration is not a choice, but an innate instinct; galloping is not an end, but an eternal journey on the road.

In the 2026 Year of Bingwu Fire Horse, Mi Qiaoming’s hyperrealistic horse series makes its debut at the Bayin Foundation in Singapore. Taking the steed as a medium, it connects diverse cultures with humanistic spirit, interprets the spiritual core of “exploration as instinct” through hyperrealistic details, and opens a boundaryless dialogue for contemporary Oriental art.

About the Artist Mi Qiaoming

Mi Qiaoming, PhD in Oil Painting from the Repin Academy of Fine Arts (Russia), Member of the China Artists Association, and Researcher at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, is a benchmark artist in the field of contemporary hyperrealistic oil painting. With “Western techniques, Oriental soul” as her creative core, she has deeply dedicated herself to the hyperrealistic horse series, casting the spiritual charm of steeds and life force with exquisite brushwork, and establishing herself as an international model of Oriental realistic art.

Her works have been frequently featured in top auction platforms such as China Guardian and Poly Auction, with multiple representative works of the horse series achieving million-yuan transactions and a 100% transaction rate. She has been listed on the Hurun Art List, boasting both high market value and academic status. Her works are collected by global top institutions and collectors, including international dignitaries, the National Art Museum of China, and the Dubai Art Center, with their artistic value officially recognized by authorities.