Storm 64

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 Swanson Photographic Exhibit
St Tammany Art Association, Covington, LA

Underexposed
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA