Artwork
Desert Island Dreams
Desert Island Dreams is a print by Paul Schneider. It dates from 2015 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
The print was made as part of a special prize for new graduates, giving them studio time to create a limited-edition piece.
This print by Paul Schneider is called *Desert Island Dreams*. It’s a modern image made in 2015 using printmaking methods.
Schneider studied at the Royal Academy Schools. His work often plays with familiar images and graphic styles we see every day. The print was made as part of a special prize for new graduates, giving them studio time to create a limited-edition piece.
Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints from this series.
Overview
Desert Island Dreams is a 2015 print by Paul Schneider, created as part of the Jealous Print Studio Graduate Prize.
Subject & Meaning
The work explores pre-existing images and familiar graphic languages, reworking everyday visual styles and motifs.
Technique & Style
Desert Island Dreams was made using printmaking methods, characteristic of Schneider's practice of manipulating and reinterpreting existing visual languages.
History & Provenance
The print was produced during a residency at Jealous Print Studio, awarded to Schneider as a Royal Academy Schools graduate. The work is part of a series donated to the V&A print collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Paul Schneider’s prints feel like tiny sci-fi postcards from a world just out of reach.
