Carita Schmidt

Finnish-German artist, born in Germany, living and working in Berlin since 2012.

Having worked with the human body in large scale using charcoal drawings for many years, Carita Schmidt turned towards abstract landscapes in 2015.

In her landscapes, people are not visually present. Rather, they are indirectly referenced by the routes, paths, steps and marks they left behind.

Carita Schmidt has developed a way of expressing herself linked to a primal form of drawing. She discovered her mark-making technique over the years by working in different European countries. Her technique involves conscious interaction with the artwork as the counter part, including trusting the intuitional and natural flow of her hands.

Having experienced and lived in the East (former East-Germany), the North (Finland, Sweden), the West ( former West-Germany), the South (Greece) this process might relate to experiences in her own life.