Jia Aili
b. 1979, ChinaBorn in 1979 in Dandong, Liaoning Province, China, Jia Aili completed a BA (Bachelor of the Arts) in oil painting from the Lu Xun academy of fine art in Shenyang, China. In 2006 he completed his masters (MA) at the research institute of oil painting at the Lu Xun academy of fine art. The artist currently living and working in Beijing, China.
Born in a time of open economy and increasing prosperity in China, Jia Aili represents a young generation worried about losing age old traditions and values in a fast evolving world, questioning the true meaning of life. The solitary figures in his epic-scale and visually stunning works seem to be searching for hope amidst the ruins of modern civilisation. In the midst of his desolate landscapes, there exists a yearning and hope for a possibility of redemption and saving.
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