Les Schmidt Abstract Photography

"Storm 64" STORM series 30" x 22.5" Archival Pigment Print on Moab Rag fine art paper Ed. #2/20 signed and dated by artist Selected Finalist: Camera USA® 2017: National Photography Exhibition The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL Artist's Statement: glitch noun 1. a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan. 2. Computers. any error, malfunction, or problem. 3. a brief or sudden interruption or surge in voltage in an electric circuit. STORM is almost the antithesis of what we think of as photography, because the end result does not accurately depict what was viewed from the other side of the lens. Taken with an old BlackBerry Storm smartphone, these images were created from what appeared to be a corruption within the device's operating system. After attempting to take more photos and getting the same results, I frustratingly downloaded hundreds of files only to discover frenetic, vibrant, undulating images. The photographs represented are the last of 28 images that still exist today -- the remaining files having degraded to the point where there is no useful color information left. Making a photograph is a painstaking process occasionally made easier with modern photo editing software. But despite our best efforts, sometimes technology just slips up and has its own way, and in this case an unexplainable computer glitch produced a surprisingly delightful result -- if only for a fleeting moment. From the gallerist: I proudly exhibited Les Schmidt's award-winning photography at my New Orleans gallery for years. His work is in notable collections around the world and his exhibitions are always well received by collectors and the press alike. Over the coming months, I will be listing limited edition prints from his diverse portfolio. (PLEASE NOTE: As with many photographic editions, prices rise as prints sell in each edition) BIO Les Schmidt (b. 1960 New Brunswick, NJ) attended the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts from 2003-2004. He has exhibited extensively in the US including Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles, CA; Naples, FL; New Orleans, LA and Cooperstown, NY and internationally in Budapest, Hungary and Crete, Greece. He’s been a twice selected finalist for Naples Art Association's Camera USA® National Photography Award (2016, 2017) as well as being curated into recent national exhibits held at the Huntsville Museum of Art, Masur Museum of Art and Attleboro Arts Museum Les Schmidt works and resides in New Orleans, LA. EXHIBITIONS 2019 Choice 2019 Atlanta Photography Group Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2018 Snap to Grid Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA Chania International Photo Festival Grand Arsenali, Crete, Greece St Tammany Art Association: 53rd National Juried Exhibition Miriam Baranger Gallery, Covington, LA Monochrome: Juried International Photography Exhibition PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Urban Landscapes 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Still Life A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX 2017 Snap to Grid Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, CA I'll Be Your Mirror: The Portrait 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA STORM Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, LA Solo Exhibition Atlanta Celebrates Photography: Photo Buckhead Buckhead Library, Atlanta, GA Someone/Someplace: Figures, Portraits & Landscapes Western Bureau Arts, San Jose, CA Street Photography: Juried International Photography Exhibition PH 21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Cooperstown Art Association: 82nd Annual National Exhibition CAA Village Building, Cooperstown, NY The Red Clay Survey: 2017 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL St Tammany Art Association: 52nd National Juried Exhibition STAA Art House, Covington, LA RECOLLECTIONS: A Community Photography Project New Orleans Photo Alliance, New Orleans, LA It's a Sign: The Medium is the Message 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Camera USA® 2017: National Photography Exhibition The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL Line - 2017 National Juried Exhibition Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA Masur Museum of Art: 54th Annual Juried Competition Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA 2016 New Beginnings: Insight Photography Show Rail Yard Studios, Nashville, TN Highway 90: Beyond the Rigolets Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, LA Solo Exhibition Abstracted Mpls Photo Center, Minneapolis, MN Portraiture: Photography Now Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR THINGS: a still life show 5 Press Gallery, New Orleans, LA ARTifact Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction, VT Fishing for Iconography 2 A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX Camera USA® USA 2016: National Photography Exhibition The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL 2015 Dorothy Jean Guy Lyman Fine Art, New Orleans, LA Solo Exhibition 2012 A New Landscape: The 10th Annual Grand Isle Juried Exhibition Grand Isle Community Center, Grand Isle, LA 2011 The Windsor Court Art Showcase Series Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, LA Solo Exhibition Embleme Eustis Studios, Cape Girardeau, MO Solo Exhibition 2009 PhotoNOLA 2009 Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA Salon d'Automne Arthur Silverman Studio, New Orleans, LA 2006 New Works Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA Souvenir Grand Contemporary, Lafayette, LA 2005 Souvenir Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2004 Leaf Shadows Soren Christensen Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2003 Jack...