Night in Hutong
By Jia Yuan-Hua
US$ 6,800
Overview
2017
Oil Paint, Oil on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 80cm (H) x 60cm (W) x 4cm (D) / 31.5" (H) x 23.6" (W) x 1.6" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
80 x 60 x 4 cm
Framed 90 x 70 x 10 cm
Hutong is the typical building of old Beijing, beautiful and quite, which is also a reflection of traditional culture, for hundreds of years. However, along with the pace of modernisation, many many old hutongs now vanished so quickly in the past 15 years, and the old flavour of Beijing gone, like the magnolia flower, falling down to the ground, little left. May be, 10 years later, they will disappear from the world, with impression left only. The magnolia flower is the symbol of traditional culture, and the building ( hutong ) is the symbol of old architecture.
The building use knife carving on oil material.
Artist profile
Jia Yuan-Hua
Born: 1980
Hometown: Beijing
Based in: Beijing, China
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 …
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