Jia Yuan Hua

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Before becoming an artist, Yuan Hua Jia worked as a computer programmer for many famous companies in China. After 15 years, Yuan needed a change, and fortuitously, happened to fall in love with an artist. “We paint together, learn from each other, and share the happiness that art brings to us.” Using a knife to carve on the surface of my canvas, I create the lines in my paintings after covering the surface with several layers of oil paint. I focus mainly on depicting old architecture furniture, or other elements that represent traditional Chinese culture. I am also interested in the environment's¯deterioration as a result of modernization and industrial development. I want people to see how traditional culture continues to vanish as a result of industrial growth. My hope is that people can help to save traditional culture, protect the environment, and allow traditions to pass from one generation to the next. My style of creating delicate outlines through carving, combined with the symbolism of my images, allow me to achieve this message.