Artwork
Thir-gesture-teen
Thir-gesture-teen is an ink print by Sean Penlington. It dates from 2014 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Thir‑gesture‑teen is a 2014 screenprint produced as part of the Jealous Print Studio Graduate Prize series.
About this work
This 2014 screenprint is part of a prize series started in 2009 by Jealous Print Studio. Each year, grads from eight London art schools make a print during a paid residency.
Sean Penlington made this right after his 2013 MA at Chelsea College of Art. It sits in the V&A’s growing collection of these limited-edition prints.
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Overview
Thir‑gesture‑teen is a 2014 screenprint produced as part of the Jealous Print Studio Graduate Prize series. Each year the prize selects one recent MA Fine Art graduate from each of eight leading London art schools, funds a studio residency, and commissions a limited‑edition print that is later exhibited and donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum’s print collection.
Subject & Meaning
The work reflects Sean Penlington’s ongoing interest in the history of painting and its influence on contemporary practice. His pieces frequently employ visual jokes that play on perception, inviting viewers to reconsider familiar visual conventions through a humorous lens.
Technique & Style
Created through screenprinting, the piece demonstrates the precise layering and color registration characteristic of the medium. Penlington’s approach combines a disciplined printmaking process with a conceptual playfulness, resulting in a work that balances technical control with witty visual commentary.
History & Provenance
Penlington completed his MA at Chelsea College of Art and Design in 2013. He was awarded the Jealous Print Studio Graduate Prize for that year, completed the residency, and produced Thir‑gesture‑teen in 2014. The print was subsequently donated by Jealous Print Studio to the V&A’s print collection, where it remains part of the ongoing series of graduate editions.
Artist & collection
Artist
Sean Penlington’s screenprints look like they were made in a back room at 3 a.m. with whatever was left on the shelf: a scratched-up squeegee, a half-empty ink tube, and a stubborn will to keep pulling layers across the…
