Hua’s artwork resides at the intersection of digital and analog, representing an ongoing exploration of balancing new technological tools with traditional artistic techniques. An established fine artist from San Francisco, CA, Hua has witnessed big tech’s cultural and societal impact on the art landscape. Influenced by this cultural shift, his work has evolved to reflect a balance of traditional application modes to integrate digital advancements, resulting in a captivating visual language for audiences to discover. Hua’s captivating and successful integration of processes accompanied by a contextual philosophy prompts the audience to reflect on the societal values we prioritize when considering the significance of nature versus profit. His work reflects the prevailing trend in architecture that transforms urban landscapes, often at the expense of public access to nature, replacing it with enclosed private ecosystems. Hua’s integration of Chinese watercolor techniques, photography, digital composites, hand-applied gold leaf, and conscious material choices captures this implied contemplation in his new media monotypes. About Phillip Hua Since 2002, Hua’s art has exhibited in galleries, museums, and art fairs nationally and internationally. He has been awarded major public art commissions by the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), the cities of San Francisco, Sunnyvale, San Mateo, Davis, Dublin, Palo Alto, and San Antonio. His work resides in the private and public collections of Google, UCSF, Kaiser Permanente, Cisco, Bank of America, and Zuckerberg Foundation. Hua’s steadfast career has been featured and documented in major publications such as Art Practical, Artist Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, SFWeekly, The GArdian, California Home + Design magazine, White Hot Magazine of Contemporary Art, Huffington Post, Interior Design magazine, and 7x7 magazine, among countless others.