INTRO
Yawen Zhang was born in China and grew up in a seaside city. She studied in BFA Product Design in Central Academy of Fine Art in 2015 and continued her further art experience in CSM in London, majoring in MFA Art and Science. Then she found her anchor point -- illustration and storytelling, and came to SVA learning Visual Narrative. During this process, to develop her unique artistic style, she began a world-building project called *The Poetry of The World*. Using simple geometric shapes and a limited color palette, she visually expresses her perspective of reality. The project poetically combines philosophical ideas and scientific concepts to show both how our world was formed and how its systems affect people's lives through a spiritual lens. This ongoing project currently has four completed prints, which were first exhibited at MoCCA Arts Festival in 2025.
Technically I not only anchored in digital creation with Wacom Cintiq workflows, but also maintain Risograph printing and other printing technics research and emplying. I have a mixed-media collages with multiple materials sketchbook and a visual diary, acting as inspiration archives.
The daily story is also my creation theme. The short comic My First Week In NYC expressed my feelings when I came to NYC and started my illustration program.
I like doing collages on sketchbooks by using materials I collected from other places which is helpful for me to keep my energy of creativity. I also have an asset of my inspiration in my cellphone full of my thoughts, ideas, sentences I adored, and photos I took.
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来自中国南方的95后插画师，擅长用明亮的颜色，以有机肌理打破线条几何的绝对性，试图在理性框架中留存感性的呼吸间隙。尽管主要使用电子板绘作为主要创作手段，但有一本多材料混合拼贴写生簿和一本日常速写本，充当灵感档案。我坚信创作的本质是视觉化对混沌宇宙的理解和人间百态的观察，我的系列作品最终指向一个质朴的邀请：在获取情感价值的同时，请记得带走一个未经包装的思考，也许是对生活的感悟，也许是对自我的认同。
此外，我还喜欢Risograph printing和研究印刷工艺并运用在自身插画作品当中，熟悉印刷工艺和周边制品的制作流程，同时也涉猎排版与平面设计。
Yawen Zhang was born in China and grew up in a seaside city. She studied in BFA Product Design in Central Academy of Fine Art in 2015 and continued her further art experience in CSM in London, majoring in MFA Art and Science. Then she found her anchor point -- illustration and storytelling, and came to SVA learning Visual Narrative. During this process, to develop her unique artistic style, she began a world-building project called *The Poetry of The World*. Using simple geometric shapes and a limited color palette, she visually expresses her perspective of reality. The project poetically combines philosophical ideas and scientific concepts to show both how our world was formed and how its systems affect people's lives through a spiritual lens. This ongoing project currently has four completed prints, which were first exhibited at MoCCA Arts Festival in 2025.
Technically I not only anchored in digital creation with Wacom Cintiq workflows, but also maintain Risograph printing and other printing technics research and emplying. I have a mixed-media collages with multiple materials sketchbook and a visual diary, acting as inspiration archives.
The daily story is also my creation theme. The short comic My First Week In NYC expressed my feelings when I came to NYC and started my illustration program.
I like doing collages on sketchbooks by using materials I collected from other places which is helpful for me to keep my energy of creativity. I also have an asset of my inspiration in my cellphone full of my thoughts, ideas, sentences I adored, and photos I took.
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来自中国南方的95后插画师，擅长用明亮的颜色，以有机肌理打破线条几何的绝对性，试图在理性框架中留存感性的呼吸间隙。尽管主要使用电子板绘作为主要创作手段，但有一本多材料混合拼贴写生簿和一本日常速写本，充当灵感档案。我坚信创作的本质是视觉化对混沌宇宙的理解和人间百态的观察，我的系列作品最终指向一个质朴的邀请：在获取情感价值的同时，请记得带走一个未经包装的思考，也许是对生活的感悟，也许是对自我的认同。
此外，我还喜欢Risograph printing和研究印刷工艺并运用在自身插画作品当中，熟悉印刷工艺和周边制品的制作流程，同时也涉猎排版与平面设计。