I am a self-taught/outsider visual artist and performance artist currently studying to be an art historian and librarian, more specifically an archivist.
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 (i.e., racial and ethnic issues; religion; cultural issues; local/national/international conflicts) by juxtaposing historical and contemporary images/icons/symbols. I have exhibited my artwork (paintings and installations) and performed nationally and international; 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/portfolio s/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.

Check out my MySpace.com page, too, --

MySpace.com/kunstler65 --

to see more of my artwork or to --

www.absolutearts.com/portfolio s/k/kunstler --

for info about visual art exhibitions and performance art/poetry performances, awards, artists' fellowships/grants, and articles/reviews.