Kirsten Van Schreven

Works of the artist
Biography

Works of the artist

Kirsten Van Schreven – Airframe 2 – Impression giclée n°1/25 d’un dessin original sur papier gravure allemand 310g – 40 x 30 cm encadré – 250€

Kirsten Van Schreven – Akron Ladders 3 – Impression giclée n°1/25 d’un dessin original sur papier gravure allemand 310g – 40 x 30 cm encadré – 250€

Kirsten Van Schreven – The last lighthouse – Gravure pointe sèche originale n°1/25 sur papier 280g BFK Rives – 40 x 30 cm encadré – 400 €

Kirsten Van Schreven – Pont Eiffel 2 – impression transfert original n°1/25, papier 280g BFK Rives – 40 x 30 cm encadré – 350 €

Kirsten Van Schreven – Bantry – dessin sur support mixte sur toile 96 x 34 cm encadré – sold

Kirsten Van Schreven

Biography

Kirsten van Schreven is an international printmaker and draughtsperson. She was born in South Africa, educated in the United Kingdom and is a citizen of the Netherlands. She currently works from her studio in the Béarn, Southwest France.

Kirsten has a BA (Hons) first class degree in Fine Art Printmaking from Maidstone College of Art and a Masters in Fine Art Printmaking from Chelsea School of Art. She is an elected member of the Royal Society of British Artists, founded in 1823, with an impressive list of past members including Whistler, Lowry, Sickert and Monet.

Her art has featured in several prestigious international exhibitions; in London (The Royal Academy, Mall Galleries and Bankside), Japan, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and France. She has won several awards for her work, including the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers editorial prize.

In addition to her fine art career, Kirsten worked globally for many years in pre-production and design in both the feature film and computer games industries, notably on the classic Sony Playstation video game Spyro the Dragon.

Strong but fragile

My Inspiration

My work is inspired by skeletal, partially built and abandoned structures. The constructions are man-made with unusual purposes – pieces of a previous time and odd historical remnants of war, industry and navigation.
They are eerie, isolated structures, strong but fragile in appearance, that emerge from and disappear into the landscape.

My Techniques

Drypoint Engraving: I engrave images onto metal or plexi-plate using diamond-point engraving tools. Plates are inked with Cranfield specialist printing ink and printed onto BFK Rives 280gsm paper through my bespoke hand-built Hawthorn geared etching press. Limited edition original prints.

Transfer Printmaking: I start by photographing my subject and then digitally manipulate the image before printing it out. This image is then transferred

Works of the artist
Biography

Kirsten Van Schreven

Gravure

Kirsten Van Schreven

Works of the artist

Kirsten Van Schreven

Biography