Miniature Amazings

One of my collections along the way was a series I called the Daily Amazing. For awhile, I regularly (if not daily) shared something I found in the art world (including public spaces) that I thought to be…well, amazing! There was so much to choose from. You can find that collection under All Things Arts at the top right of the website or access the link above.

I came across one of these artists again recently. German photographer Frank Kunert makes “painstakingly” detailed art in miniature. Amazing is exactly the right word.

"Thanks to Kunert’s meticulous craftsmanship, it sometimes takes a few moments for viewers to realize they’re looking at a model. Many of the photographs appear to depict a quotidian scene of domestic life—dining room, a nursery—except for the inclusion of a single jarring detail, like a cradle mounted atop a motorcycle. 'I play with perceptions, words, and thoughts,' Kunert explains. 'Often they have to do with human hopes, fears, and problems, and I try to see all this with a certain sense of humor.' Kunert also loves to create dystopian architecture, like a hotel with rooms accessible only by scaling the outer wall, or a tiny apartment squeezed under a freeway overpass. Many of the images, such as the one depicting a steering wheel in front of a living room window, evoke the work of French surrealist René Magritte. Like Magritte, Kunert delivers his social satire with a light, playful touch. 'The world is crazy and absurd,' he says. 'In my opinion, humor in art is a good way of dealing with this.'"

Enjoy his work here, which is his website and/or here, my post about his work. He is also featured here.