在对雕塑艺术的社会意义和功能的认识上，李象群表现出了对这种艺术形式的人类文明的思想价值和社会现实意义内涵的有意追求和深层把握。他的这种思想和眼界，来自对中国雕塑在世界雕塑艺术大背景中的定位，来自对中国雕塑艺术自身的时代发展和现实社会功能的清醒认知。李象群的雕塑艺术，从来不是对表面内容浮泛单纯的图解，而是孜孜不倦地探求着对主宰形式的思想和内涵的意味深长的揭示和表达。他从历史中领悟到了包括罗丹在内那些传统雕塑大师之所以伟大，正是由于他们在自己雕塑作品中把握了时代精神的脉动，并将这些广阔深邃的思想内涵融入了自己的艺术之中。而这正是雕塑艺术的价值和本质。
In the understanding of the social significance and function of sculpture art, Li Xiangqun showed in this kind of art form of the thoughts of human civilization and social reality meaning to pursue and deep grasp. His this kind of thought and vision, from the background of Chinese sculpture sculpture art in the world of positioning, from the era of development of Chinese sculpture art itself and realistic social function of sober cognition. Li Xiangqun sculpture art, has never been a floating to the surface content simple diagram, but diligently seek to dominate in the form of thought and the connotation of meaningful to reveal and express. He has learned from the history, including rodin, those traditional sculpture masters are great, because they hold in their sculpture by the spirit of times, these vast profound thought connotation into his art. And that is the value and nature of sculpture art.