Helga Schmitt was born 1936 in Augsburg, Germany. As late as in 1998 the retired bookseller taught herself the technical knowhow and started the making of digital art, encouraged by her good relations to contemporary literature and fine art throughout her life. Most of her computerwork is based on photographs taken by herself when discovering fancy, strange or exceptional details in the neighborhood as well as on travels. Helga Schmitt about motivation and themes:
'Asked, what message my artwork is supposed to bring over, I answer frankly: None. All I intend is to create...more