Patrick Schmidt is an artist, and founder of Pittsburgh Seen. With over 40 solo and 70 group shows Patrick’s work has been seen and collected all over the states and Europe. His most recent shows include Budapest Art Market, Budapest, Hungary, Spring Break Art Show in NYC, Southern Alleghenies Art Museum, Altoona, PA and Art Ventures Gallery in Menlo Park, CA. His work was just pick up by the Thomas Punzmann Gallery in Frankfurt, Germany. He has attended residencies in the US, Italy, and France. He will be attending Faire Studio Artist Residency in Nerac France in July 2023. Artist Statement I have studied color, and the effects it produces for many years. I believe in the timeless power of color, it is aggressive, frenzied, and moody. Color is elusive, logical, and scientific and manipulates our perception of space and depth. Color has become a catalyst for change and therefore color can be thought of as political and can strike of a nerve, but color also gives us joy. I describe my work as hardedge color fields with a digital sensibility that explores the language of geometric abstraction. Influenced by Op Art, I have worked with abstract shapes and forms to confront the world around me. My recent paintings I am placing two/three/four different color schemes within a single work. The idea is to bring disparity together or fine common grounds within color schemes. Optical transparency and mathematical geometry demand focus—yet require distraction at the same time. My work is a balance of harmony and chaos. A mirror of our times, it shows us who we are.