NOWHERE TO RUN II

During his collage years, Wei Jia discovered the painting aspect of prints and studies colour press technique, which later became the foundation of his unique artistic style and use of colours. In 2004, he began to break away from lithograph and turned to the large canvas as a means of furthering his study of security and insecurity. Over the course of Wei Jia's unusual evolution as a painter, his distinctive character and sense of ambiguity were gradually shaped. An awareness of life's insecurity runs through all his painting, as does the feeling of loneliness, shared by all men in common. Wei Jia once remarked:

“Day by day we grow, and day by day we age. Although we prosper in many ways, we are constantly losing things. And that which has been lost can never be recovered.” He believes this sense of insecurity is an abstract concept, which is expressed in painting as a boundless dark night. Within this inky darkness a gleam of light can be seen. The source of this light conveys a sense of security and warmth. However should one actually find themselves enveloped within this light source, they will find it to be quite meagre, and the anxiety will still be present. The so-called sense of security is in fact very limited and defies facile definition.