A large-scale mixed media work on raw burlap canvas by Barcelona-based artist David Schmitt. Created in 2025, A Different Form of Wealth uses sand, gesso, and acrylic to build a highly textured surface. The composition features simplified, symbolic forms that reflect Schmitt’s interest in storytelling and the handmade, evoking an aesthetic that feels both ancient and immediate.
David Schmitt (b. 1994, Bamberg, Germany) is a self-taught painter and printmaker. After studying Graphic Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Augsburg, he relocated to Barcelona to pursue his artistic practice. His work draws on elements of folk, pop, and cave art—what he describes as a conversation between storytelling and craftsmanship. Through rough, deliberate mark-making and a celebration of imperfection, Schmitt explores the enduring role of the human hand in image-making.
Origin: Barcelona, Spain
Period/Style: Contemporary
Date: 2025
Medium: Sand, gesso, and acrylics on raw burlap canvas
Dimensions: 100cm height × 73cm width
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A large-scale mixed media work on raw burlap canvas by Barcelona-based artist David Schmitt. Created in 2025, A Different Form of Wealth uses sand, gesso, and acrylic to build a highly textured surface. The composition features simplified, symbolic forms that reflect Schmitt’s interest in storytelling and the handmade, evoking an aesthetic that feels both ancient and immediate.
David Schmitt (b. 1994, Bamberg, Germany) is a self-taught painter and printmaker. After studying Graphic Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Augsburg, he relocated to Barcelona to pursue his artistic practice. His work draws on elements of folk, pop, and cave art—what he describes as a conversation between storytelling and craftsmanship. Through rough, deliberate mark-making and a celebration of imperfection, Schmitt explores the enduring role of the human hand in image-making.
Origin: Barcelona, Spain
Period/Style: Contemporary
Date: 2025
Medium: Sand, gesso, and acrylics on raw burlap canvas
Dimensions: 100cm height × 73cm width
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