Schatz Abstract Art

Welcome to Schatz Abstract Art! Many of the pieces below are for sale either on my Etsy Site . I am based in the Minneapolis, MN area, but willing to ship in the U.S. Many of the items below are still available, but many are not. Please email me for more information.

I usually paint with acrylics, both on canvas and wood. I sometimes incorporate old electronic bits into my art.

I am a Minnesota native who has lived in Eagan for twenty years. I first discovered my love of art in junior high in a drawing class. At the same time I was playing saxophone in every type of band available at school and I taught myself guitar. I focused on music as my artistic outlet through college, but then moved into woodworking, building furniture for many years. I had the good fortune to play guitar in a band for several years later in life, but as that waned I explored making art out of wood and paint. One day I came upon a blank canvas in my house and felt the urge to try painting in the style of my wood art. Since then I have focused on painting on canvas and wood.

Artist Statement

The shapes and colors in my art attempt to capture a moment and emotion in time, get a sense of it, and then allow me to move forward in time from that moment. I find that the universe is complicated and incomprehensible in any satisfying intellectual way, so I try to understand the universe through art. The mixture of the recognizable and the abstract shapes represent the complicated nature of reality. Ultimately, my art is a representation of my existentialism. I enjoy sharing my art and hearing how it makes people feel and what they see in it.

Mike Schatz

schatzabstractart@gmail.com