Acrylic on canvas
The expansion of human cities has caused the living space of wild animals to become smaller and smaller. Countless wild animals are on the verge of extinction because they have lost their habitat. Pandas are regarded as national treasures in China. They are very well protected. With the progress of society and technology, the traditional culture has been forgotten and some vanished. Uncounted historical sites were destroyed and few left. They need special protection as we protect pandas. Ecological environment, wild animals, historical sites, traditional culture, these seem to be irrelevant. While mankind is building a modern society, they are all facing the same problem, either protecting or disappearing. However, simple problems seem to be unsolvable problems in the cruel reality. With so many questions, where should we go?
Jia Yuan-Hua is a Chinese artist born in 1980 who lives and works in Beijing, China. Jia’s paintings are mainly based on oil and acrylic on canvases. His contemporary artworks focus on social issues such as the protection of historical buildings, the inheritance of traditional culture, the conflict between tradition and contemporary times, education reform and the sustainable development of the natural ecological environment. There are two main forms of expression in his works. One is a common realistic technique for paintings. The other form is to use an oil painting knife carving the surface of the oil on canvas with using also lines to express the outline of objects, either existed or vanished.
