Jia Aili
Jia Aili is another contemporary artist famous for his Good Morning, World painting. His paintings demonstrate the implications of China’s socio-economic development, particularly the predicament of the lonely individuals, abandoned by the continued technological progress. Ai Xuan, on the other hand, employs realist paintings to demonstrate the relationship between human beings and the natural environment. Force labor at a Tibetan military farm inspired most of his paintings, including The Sacred Mountain. As a young adult, Zhang Xiaogang permed hard labor at a re-education camp. This experience inspired the Bloodline series, also portraying three family members standing stiff. Ye Yongqing is also a renowned Chines artist, whose work was motivated by the Chinese cultural revolution. Famous artists Paul Gaugin and Henri Matisse influence Ye to experiment with various painting techniques and mediums. Yongqing is renowned for his Escape Confusion painting, which sold for $901,320 in 2011. Fang Lijun is also known for criticizing Chinese contemporary cultural values. Through his Series 2 No 4 Fang incorporates traditional Chinese painting, folk art, and pop culture. His paintings usually compare the western and the Chinese culture