Reinhard Schmid is a German visual artist with a continuous artistic practice spanning almost four decades. Born in 1960, he has been exhibiting since the mid 1980s and has developed a distinctive body of work rooted in craftsmanship, symbolism, and controlled excess.

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At the center of his work is the Venusmaschine, a personal idea space where beauty, mechanics, and desire collide. What began as a tangible creation evolved into a guiding principle for images that appear precise, playful, and knowingly overdone.

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Schmid paints idealized figures, absurd machines, and carefully staged imbalances. Machines look purposeful but do nothing. Figures remain composed yet exposed, distant yet sensual. Humor is always present, sometimes elegant, sometimes rude, often deliberately absurd.

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Trained in classical reverse glass painting, Schmid works with techniques that allow no correction. Decisions are final. For almost twenty years, his practice has also included oil painting on canvas, using old-master inspired layered techniques that contrast strict control with visual indulgence.

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He lived and worked in Chicago throughout the 1990s, a formative period that sharpened both his imagery and attitude.

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Alongside his traditional work, Schmid has been active in digital art and NFTs since 2018, extending his visual language into contemporary formats without abandoning discipline or authorship.

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Since the mid 1980s, his work has been shown internationally and is held in private collections in Europe, the United States, and Japan.

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He now lives and works in Germany.