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A Safe Zone, by Hwa Seong Yang, ink, 2014

A Safe Zone

Hwa Seong Yang

2014

ink

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

A Safe Zone is a 2014 ink by Hwa Seong Yang, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Hwa Seong Yang
When & what style?
2014
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Hwa Seong Yang’s *A Safe Zone* is a 2014 screenprint now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. It came from Jealous Print Studio’s graduate prize, which lets new artists make limited prints. The prize sends winners to studio residencies where they create a single edition. Each year’s group show donates all prints to the V&A’s collection. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

Hwa Seong Yang, known as Yanghwa, created *A Safe Zone* in 2014 as part of the Jealous Print Studio Graduate Prize, awarded to MA Fine Art graduates from eight London art schools. The print reflects the artist’s exploration of children’s play and the concept of safe, imaginary spaces, described by her as a depiction of a nonexistent secret place. As part of the prize, Yanghwa produced a limited-edition print during a residency at Jealous Print Studio, later included in a group exhibition and donated to the V&A print collection. She completed her MA at Central Saint Martins in 2013 after…

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Hwa Seong Yang

Hwa Seong Yang’s screenprints capture everyday spaces with quiet precision. *A Safe Zone* (2014) shows a simple room—folded blankets, a lamp, a window—rendered in soft lines and flat color. The style feels deliberate…

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