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Michiel Schrijver (1957) studied at Camberwell School of Arts in Londen.
"Travelling along the horizon"
"Travel fuels the imagination" is a variant on an old saying which certainly applies to Michiel Schrijver. Painting is a form of travel for him, after all. And the way it amazes him is a great motivation to paint. Amazement at everything he discovers en route in his inner world, because that is what appears in his paintings.
Sketch books full of ideas precede a painting, and that one sketch which can withstand the test of criticism will be captured on canvas. It is a world in which architecture plays an important role, and in which, above which or within which people can be found. Michiel Schrijver's world does not exist, but is nevertheless very realistic. With a little imagination, we can enter houses, walk down the streets and wander from one painting to another in order to continue our journey. Schrijver's painted world is a world of desire and each painting is a stop along the way.
We pause for a moment, look around us, savour the light and move on.
Michiel Schrijver

"Travelling along the horizon"
"Travel fuels the imagination" is a variant on an old saying which certainly applies to Michiel Schrijver. Painting is a form of travel for him, after all. And the way it amazes him is a great motivation to paint. Amazement at everything he discovers en route in his inner world, because that is what appears in his paintings.
Sketch books full of ideas precede a painting, and that one sketch which can withstand the test of criticism will be captured on canvas. It is a world in which architecture plays an important role, and in which, above which or within which people can be found. Michiel Schrijver's world does not exist, but is nevertheless very realistic. With a little imagination, we can enter houses, walk down the streets and wander from one painting to another in order to continue our journey. Schrijver's painted world is a world of desire and each painting is a stop along the way.
We pause for a moment, look around us, savour the light and move on.
Website: www.michielschrijver.nl
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Artworks

24866
40x30cm
Levantijnse Streken – Doolhof 7 Levantine Strokes - Maze 7

24865
30x40cm
Levantine Strokes - Maze 6

24864
40x30cm
Levantine Strokes - Maze 5

24863
40x30cm
Levantine Strokes - Maze 4

24862
50x40cm
Levantine Strokes - Maze 3

24861
40x50cm
Levantine Strokes - Maze 2

24860
50x40cm
Levantine Strokes – Maze 1

24859
110x80cm
Island desire

24858
110x90cm
Silent ships

24857
100x110cm
Playing in the wind

24856
100x110cm
A form of homecoming

24855
100x100cm
Distance between east and west

24854
60x120cm
Waiting for what’s to come

24853
120x60cm
Waiting for more

24852
110x80cm
The centre of summer

24851
110x80cm
The announcement

24850
55x110cm
The chess game

24849
110x70cm
And everything became silent

24848
100x80cm
Sea thoughts

24847
90x90cm
Patient tide

24846
80x90cm
Rooted wisdom

24369
60x80cm
En passant

24368
60x80cm
A rare discovery

24367
100x110cm
In the cavity of the sea

24366
110x90cm
Woman from the east

24365
90x110cm
Shallow ports

24364
80x110cm
Embracing the city

24363
70x120cm
Date with time

24362
55x110cm
Ode to history

24361
90x100cm
Hymn to the moon