Lucianos from Samosate, the Greek satirist, told us in his "Dream", in which he lets Sculpture speak, that "Phidias, Polyclet, Myron and Praxitiles were very much praised and admired and that they are now worshiped among the gods." Did one ever bestow greater honor to artists than through such words? He talks about sculptors after all. So the sculptor is like Prometheus who, after he created the first man, stole the fire from the immortals.
Biographical Notes
Jochem Schmidt
Born in Hagen, Germany, 1942
School of Applied Art, Krefeld, Germany, State Diploma in Architecture.
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.
New School of Social Research, New York, NY.
Selected Exhibitions:
The J. Harper Poor Cottage Sculpture Garden, East Hampton, NY, a summer garden exhibition of stone sculptures by nine artists - 1997.
Cast Iron Gallery, Soho, New York, NY, "Summer Show" - 1991.
The Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts first juried Art Exhibition sponsored by the Nassau County office of Cultural Development and the Visual Alliance of Long Island - 1988.
Vorpal Gallery, Soho, New York, NY, "Artists from Twenty Countries"- 1987.
The Ritz Art Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, "One Person Show" - 1985.
San Antonio Business Commitee for the Arts, San Antonio, Texas, "Invitational Show" (juried) - 1985.
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, "Sculptors in Marble", (Group Show), selected by Phillip Pavia - 1981.
Torso of Patricia, 1995, 29" H x 12" W x 9" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Patricia, 1995, 29" H x 12" W x 9" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Patricia, 1995, 29" H x 12" W x 9" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Kate, 1994, 26" H x 11" W x 10" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Kate, 1994, 26" H x 11" W x 10" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Kate, 1994, 28" H x 11" W x 10" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Kate, 1994, 28" H x 11" W x 10" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Avigale, 1992, 35" H x 11" W x 9" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Avigale, 1992, 35" H x 11" W x 9" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Avigale, 1992, 35" H x 11" W x 9" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Penthesilea, 1988, 32" H x 13" W x 13" D, Italian Marble
Torso of Penthesilea, 1988, 32" H x 13" W x 13" D, Italian Marble
Reclining Torso, 1989, 8" H x 24" W x 13" D, Italian Marble
Torso 86, 26" H x 13" W x 11" D, Italian Marble
Dancing Torso, 1987, 24" H x 12" W x 8" D, Greek Marble
Pink Torso, 1980, 25" H x 15" W x 12" D, Portuguese Marble
Pink Torso, 1980, 25" H x 15" W x 12" D, Portuguese Marble