
EDWARD.HONGYI.JIA
Artist based in London
My works are concentrated on the relationship between human and nature though the time. Working within the tradition of expressionism and romantism which combine east and west. I believe Sci-Fi cannot give human beings a great future, however humans' desire wants to Sci-Fi to give us a happy ending. Through these interests, a key challenge in my work is how painting can respond to the circle from internal to external with nature and human society.
The creation of ZOOM embarked on in March 2020. In this group of paintings, I apply more traditional Chinese landscape techniques and ideals to show a juxtaposition of the macro natural landscape and science fictional elements. In these works, besides the apparent depiction of artificial mechanical structures, I choose to forbid the direct representation of my used science fictional narratives. Alternatively, I express in an indirect approach: the energy barrier looming in the clouds like the sunset, the vapor waves caused by ekranoplans, the explosion water spray caused by high-altitude aerial bombs...
When exploring the proposition of nature and technology, instead of choosing a simple dichotomy to express the ideological, yet aesthetic conflict by the natural landscape and artificial structures, I want to show that the two are not contradictory. The curved mechanical structures either float in the water like islands or embedded within forests or jungles, have already become an indispensable of my fictional microecosystem.
In the works, mechanical structures are widely depicted in a state of abandonment. As a group of landscape paintings, this kind of treatment will naturally remind the viewer of the sublimity in 18th century Romanticism and contemporary art’s fanatic obsession with the ruins. Speaking in the author’s intention, the state of structural buildings represents the end of an era: the disenchantment of utopian ideals, technological optimism, and artistic avant-garde ideals since the end of the cold war and the collapse of the Soviet Union. On the other hand, the splashing water and the shaking and twisting cyclones suggest that the structures I depicted are being reactivated. Such representation of reactivation is originated from my observation and deliberation of the flourishing popularity of the Soviet avant-garde ruins in multiple cultural fields, concomitantly with the reappearance of technological optimists’ literature, including post-scarcity, cybernetic communism, and so on. A specter might still be haunting Europe — the specter of technological progression and science-fictional visions.

BIOGRAPHY /CV
by Edward.Hongyi.JIA
EDUCATION
Royal College of Art London UK
MA Painting Sept 2020- Jul 2022
University of the Art London Chelsea, London, UK
BA Fine Art Oct 2017- June 2020
University of the Art London London, UK
Foundation in Fine Art Painting Sep 2016 - May 2020
Tsinghua University Beijing, China
Foundation in Fine Art Painting and print-making Sep 2015 - May 2016
WORKING
EXPERIENCE:
Alpha education Consulting London, UK
Art tutor part time- Academic Department Jan 2019 –May 2019
• Passionate about sharing art experiences to young students
SISHU primary school London, UK
• Organized one-day school trip and children photographer Dec 2016 – Jan 2019
• As an art teacher in Sishu primary school
Xinshijue Art Studio, and Qianju Art Studio Jining, Beijing, China
Art tutor – Teaching Department Aug 2015 – Aug 2017
• Passionate about Asian art
• Build spiritual teamwork abilities with effective communication skills
HONOUR
Apocalypse’ exhibited in UAL 2020 Online Degree Show 28th Jul. – 07th Aug.2020
‘Resurrection’ Exhibited in London New Contemporaries 21th Jul. – 21th Jan.2021
Show in Hari Hotel by Union Gallery London
‘Apocalypse’ exhibited in Flows Across the Bridge Exhibition in 07th Jul. 2020
Chelsea college of arts
‘Inquietude’ and ‘Mind the Gap’ exhibited in UAL 09th May. – 09th Jun.2020
CSSA Online exhibition
‘Mind the Gap’ exhibition in BFA Show 2020 23th May. 2020
‘At Long as last Love’ exhibited in Singulart Gallery in 08th May. 2020
Paris Franch
‘Inquietude’exhibited in Goldsmiths Oriental M-art in 20th Apr. – 24th Apr.2020
Goldsmiths University of London
‘Inquietude’ exhibited in Epidemic See 2020 Online 13th Apr. 2020
International Art Exhibition
‘At Long as last Love’ collaborated with University of the Arts 16th Feb.2020
London as cover for the college magazine
‘Synthesis’ and ‘Coalescing’ were included in Horniman 29st Jan.2020
Museum & Gardens
‘The Peony’ was collected by Bulgarian Embassy 17th Dec.2019
‘At the long at last love’ exhibited in Sino-French art association
exhibition in Falerie Francis Gallery in Paris of France 11th Dec – 17th Dec 2019
‘At the long at last love’ exhibited in T. House Art Centre Gallery
in Shanghai of China 17th Aug 2019
‘At the long at last love’ exhibited in 2019 Beijing City Art Fair 20th June2019
The collaboration with Tommy Hilfigter, La Mer, Massimo Dutti 2018– Present
Creating the premium products with Traditional Chinese Pattern
“The Peony” exhibited in the Burgh House Hampstead Museum 11th Feb 2017
“The Lotus” was collected by the British Museum 21st May 2017
Awarded the First Prize with subject number EV133002 22nd March 2013
The 28th Science and Technology contest of Shandong province, China
Awarded the qualification certificate of Grade 8 of traditional
Chinese painting Art examination in Shandong of China 15thSept 2008
Awarded the first prize of the third Ink Color Cup National
Children's calligraphy and painting Competition in China 16th Dec 2005
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