After he moved to the West in 1990 Alexander Schmidt developed a language of form that showed that the character of the picture was a component of modern living culture. On a geometrically structured background appear silhouet-like trees that symbolize the power of nature and growth. Their flat timeless forms and the strongly reduced colors fit well into present day ideas for interior decoration.

In the case of the effect of space produced by pictures Alexander Schmidt has a rich treasure of experience at his disposal. He not only works as a painter but also as an interior decorator and with restoration. For his surface structures he uses plastic substances that he covers with lines and furrows which cause shadows to form. Like stiffend lava these substances take on the appearance of symbolic landscapes. The material composing these pictures speaks for itself.

In addition to this Alexander Schmidt's pictures give a humanistic message. One notices how very clear the difference is between the geometric background and the plant forms. Alexander Schmidt made it very clear in a discussion that above all he wants to show with pictures the deficits in the history of our culture. The difference between natural growth seems to be the opposite of the technical growth that man has developed over centuries. With his pictures he appeals to the observer to look at the difference more sharply.