Artwork
Dancing Dress 12
Dancing Dress 12 is a print by Wuon. It dates from 2011 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
This is a print from 2011 by Wuon. It’s a small work—just 30 x 30 cm.
The print comes from a yearly boxed set made by East London Printmakers, a group that started in 1998. Each year they publish 40 sets to help artists grow and share their work.
See more prints by Wuon at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Overview
Dancing Dress 12 is a 30 × 30 cm print created in 2011 by the artist Wuon. It forms part of the annual ELP Box series, a limited edition of forty small prints produced each year by the East London Printmakers collective.
Subject & Meaning
The work presents a stylised figure in motion, suggesting a dance‑like gesture rendered through graphic line work. While the image is abstract, the title alludes to the fluidity of costume and movement, inviting viewers to consider the interplay between form and performance.
Technique & Style
Produced using printmaking methods typical of the collective’s workshops, the piece combines crisp ink application with layered textures. The compact format emphasizes detail, allowing the artist’s precise line and tonal contrasts to dominate the visual field.
History & Provenance
East London Printmakers, an independent Hackney‑based collective founded in 1998, commissions the ELP Box each year to archive members’ output. Proceeds from sales support professional development for participating artists, and select copies are donated to public collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, which also holds additional works by Wuon.
Artist & collection
Artist
Wuon-Gean Ho (Chinese: 何文津; pinyin: hé wén jīn) (born 1973, Oxford) is a British Chinese artist who specialises in printmaking and whose work has appeared in various international art exhibitions and art collections.
