I am a self-taught/outsider visual artist and performance artist; I have a degree in art history and presently working on my Master degree in Library and Information Science , more specifically Preservation and Archival Studies. Then I will go on to earn a PhD . The artwork on my site are works-on-paper studies I had created for a series of paintings and drawings titled "(Re)Interpreting the work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder and the Art of the Middle Ages for a Contemporary Society" during an artist fellowship residency I was a recipient of in Dresden, Germany. My artwork explores current socio-political issues and events dealing with race, local/national/international conflicts by juxtaposing historical and contemporary images/icons/symbols. I have exhibited my artwork (paintings and installations) and performed nationally and internationally; for additional information i.e., my resume with selected solo/group exhibitions and projects, awards, fellowships and grants, books, videos, and articles/reviews please visit -- www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/k/kunstler. I am presently working on two new painting series; the first is a continuation of my medieval series, and the second are a series (my version) of self portraits exploring the chaos and cacophony that fills my gray matter. "It ain't always pretty, but it will sure make you think..." I am a free-lance curator and had been a assistant curator for a National Performance Network (NPN) site called the Third Avenue Performance Space (T.A.P.S.) in Columbus, Ohio. And was the founder/(co)director of two poetry/performance art groups/projects called "Gorilla Theatre and Co." and New Artistic Incidents, Vision, and Experimentations (N.A.I.V.E.) in Columbus, Ohio. I hope you enjoy my study drawings/paintings and some of my favorite MySpace music vids. I will be including other paintings, works-on-paper, and computer based work from this series and others. Lastly, I will be posting videos on my YouTube site -- http://youtube.com/profile?user=kunstler65.Peace.
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I like to meet cool, open minded people in general. What more can I say... I guess there is more, but I'm going to stop."; I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!
