Trapped Series is a classical drawing of human forms situated within an enclosed three-dimensional space. The subtle modulation of human figures in movement with smooth curves highlight the arms and torso. Spatial depth is suggested with subtle shadows, expressing the play of light effects within the image.
Yeoh Jin Leng attended the Malaysian Teachers' College, Kirkby, Liverpool in 1952 and was enrolled to the Chelsea School of Art from 1957 to 1961 as the First Malaysian Federal Scholar for Art. Upon graduation, he attended the London Ministry of Education at London University until 1963. As one of the key drivers in the development of art in Malaysia, he has held various positions in art education and organisations such as Lecturer in Art Education at the Specialist Teachers' Training Institute, Kuala Lumpur (1963-1968); President of Society for Art Education (1974-1983); Founder-Member and Vice-President of the Malaysian Artists' Association (1982-1984); Dean of Studies at the Malaysian Institute of Art, Kuala Lumpur (1984-1994); and Member of the Board of Trustees, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur (1989-1991, 1992-1997). He held his first solo exhibition at the British Council, Kuala Lumpur in 1965 and was honoured with a retrospective exhibition by the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1996. He held a mini post-retrospective exhibition titled Ten Years On – a review of Jin Leng's achievements from 1997 to 2007 in Kuala Lumpur. He has participated in a number of group shows locally and abroad namely the Malaysian Traveling Art Exhibition to Hamburg, Rome, St. Etienne, Paris in 1967, the Young Contemporaries Biennale in Tokyo, the Malaysian Art Exhibition at the Sao Paolo Biennale in 1969 and Transformations 6 Malaysian Artists in Singapore (2000).