SarahVan Bas

Sarah Van Bas is a British contemporary artist renowned for her glass and mirror works that fuse bold language with seductive, nostalgic, and emotionally charged imagery. Instantly recognisable for their aesthetic intensity and striking use of text, her works explore themes of desire, identity, femininity, self-love, and cultural memory through reflective surfaces that draw the viewer directly into the piece. Strongly influenced by her years within the music and fashion industries, Van Bas draws upon the visual language of iconic album covers, editorial photography, alluring advertising, erotic nostalgia and popular culture. Combining provocative phrases, lyrics, sensual imagery, and layered compositions, she creates works that feel both powerful and intimate, balancing glamour with emotional depth and a distinctly female gaze. Her pieces carry the energy of a sexy love letter, a soundtrack, or a forgotten fragment of visual history. Educated at the London College of Printing, Van Bas works across fine art, printmaking, silkscreen, collage, photography and digital media. Blending contemporary image making with artisanal process, her works possess both a striking visual immediacy and a tactile sense of craftsmanship.