Arny Schmit (Luxembourg, 1959)

Arny Schmit is a storyteller, a conjurer, a traveler of time and space.

From the myth of Leda to the images of an exhibitionist blogger, from the house of a serial killer to the dark landscapes of a Caspar David Friedrich, he makes us wander through a universe that tends towards the sublime. Manipulating the mimetic properties of painting while referring to the virtual era in which we live, the Luxembourgish artist likes to surprise by playing on the false pretenses. In his paintings he creates bridges between reality, fantasy and nightmare. The medieval, baroque or romantic references reveal his profound respect for the masters of the past. Extracted from a different time era, decorative motifs populate his compositions like so many childhood memories, from the floral wallpaper to the dusty Oriental carpet, through the models of embroidery.

Through fragmentation, juxtaposition and collage, Arny Schmit multiplies the reading tracks and digs the strata of the image. The beauty of his women contrasts with their loneliness and sadness, the enticing colors are soiled with spurts, the shapes are torn to reveal the underlying, the reverse side of the coin, the unknown.

ARNY SCHMIT

1959

Luxembourg

The Vanishing

150 x 110 cm

Oil on Canvas

2018

ARNY SCHMIT

1959

Luxembourg

Windows

160 x 200 cm

Oil on Canvas

2018

ARNY SCHMIT

1959

Luxembourg

The Swing

160 x 200 cm

Oil on Canvas

2017

ARNY SCHMIT

1959

Luxembourg

The Table

160 x 200 cm

Oil on Canvas

2017