# novalsi.com — Nick Smith, Photographic Expressionist

> novalsi is the working name of Nick Smith, a photographic expressionist
> with 25 years of practice. The work is abstract digital art built from real
> photographic source material — textures, light, and color captured in the
> world, then transformed. Original pieces and museum-quality fine art prints
> are sold directly through novalsi.com. The artist is available on instagram @novalsi

Nothing on the site is AI-generated. Every piece originates in a photograph taken by
the artist. Prints are produced on demand in archival paper, canvas, metal, and other
formats and shipped worldwide (with free shipping within the US).

## Core

- [Gallery](https://www.novalsi.com/gallery): The full body of work, browsable by color, series, date, and theme.
- [Prints & Store](https://www.novalsi.com/store): Fine art prints available for purchase, filterable by material and size. Pricing scales by material and dimensions — see individual pieces for exact figures.
- [About the Artist](https://www.novalsi.com/about): Background, statement, biographical information, process, statistics about the art, and what "photographic expressionism" means in practice.
- [Contact](https://www.novalsi.com/contact): Commissions, licensing, press, refunds, and general inquiries.

## Writing

- [Blog](https://www.novalsi.com/blog): Essays on process, source photography, color, and the working life of an independent artist.
- [AI Can't Make This](https://www.novalsi.com/ai): A landing page containing an essay outlining the artist's views on AI art, and his very human creative process.

## Interactive

- [Guess The Source](https://www.novalsi.com/guesser.php): A game matching finished artworks back to the source photographs they came from.
- [Art Fight](https://www.novalsi.com/artfight.php): Head-to-head voting on pieces from the collection.