A large-scale mixed media work on raw burlap canvas by Barcelona-based artist David Schmitt. Executed in 2025, A Rhythm Like No Other combines sand, gesso, and acrylics to create a highly tactile surface. The simplified, almost primal forms evoke an archaic visual language, bringing together texture and narrative within a restrained yet expressive composition.
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’s paintings explore the lasting role of the human hand in the creation of images.
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. Executed in 2025, A Rhythm Like No Other combines sand, gesso, and acrylics to create a highly tactile surface. The simplified, almost primal forms evoke an archaic visual language, bringing together texture and narrative within a restrained yet expressive composition.
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’s paintings explore the lasting role of the human hand in the creation of images.
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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