Publisher's Synopsis
Three things that made Black Dog Press acquire this book: 1. Kevin Schmidt is a highly inventive artist, who works in a diverse array of media, in particular photography and video. He has a strong interest in landscape, music and popular culture and his representations of nature raise discussions around the sublime and the spectacular 2. This is the first book that provides a major overview of the artist's work 3. This book follows major exhibitions for Kevin at Contemporary Art Gallery in Vancouver (CAG) and Kamloops Art Gallery in British Columbia (KAG), Canada The book came about through our strong working relationship with the CAG, which will probably lead to more publications in the future Kevin was born in Ottawa, Canada and currently lives and works in Toronto. He spent a long time living in a remote and beautiful part of Kelowna in British Columbia, which has provided great inspiration for his work