Please see WWW.ARTOMIC.COM I'm a full time artist since 1986: FAQ #1 "did you make all these things?" A: YES, I made all the sculptures, mechanicals,drawings shown in the pics.(photo credits noted) these show a few of my...(nice segway hmmm) interests....._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I value OPEN MINDS,dark and lightHUMOR!Profound yet silly people,DARING but intelligent people.UNCATAGORIZABLE people.WISE OLD SOULS,those who challenge dogma,CULTURES ,
HAXANTHROBOTICS, SCULPTURE,STAGE DESIGN,VIDEO/FILM ART DIRECTION,MECHANICAL ANIMATION,ILLUSION,The conjoining of opposites or ALCHEMYISTICAL LIFE ,GOETIC art, ritual magick,Occult philosophy, ART,Erotica,exotica,silent film,alchemy,seances,atmospherics,themed enviroments,genuine envirioments,anatomy,stop-motion animation,AUTOMATA,CREEPY MECHANICAL DOLLS,artificial life,androids,Magick.John Dee,Agrippa,Roger Bacon,paracelsus,Crowley,Levi,Tesla,Theremin,Raymond Scott,pin-ups,burlesque,WUNDERKAMMERS,shrunken heads,macabre,horror,comedy,grand guignol,CONRAD VEIDT,Paul Wegener,Emile Jannings,Peter Lorrie,Lon chaney ,
, vincent Price,karloff,Lugosi,VAMPIRA,cabaret music,early electronic music,dark glitter,punk,Early industrial ,early goth(before it was called goth),punk, alternative(a meaning now lost as a demographic),20's-30's Jazz big band,Cab Calloway,Louis jordon,Louis armstrong,Psychedelic garage music from the late60's,Costume,theatre,oceanic art,expressionism,DADAism,surrealism,new objectivity,Max Ernst,Jan Svankmajer,Alfred Kubin,gothic architecture,Bauhaus architecture,Monty Python,soccer(took me round the world!),AIRCRAFT particularly ww1-2 fighters and bombers,military parody,travelling,animals.....and simple pleasures.
Music
I have a gazillion (perhaps a bajillion) favorites :Great classical works,20's 30's Jazz,Cabaret,Electronic experimental,REAL industrial music, african ritual drumming,gothic,indie,Glitter, raggae,ska,punk,post punk,middle eastern,exotica,tibetan,good pop hooks as long as it's a little off center, I prefer old R+B/soul to new R+B/hip hop/rap that is blaring from every corner of the city . I love all the world's pioneering music from all ages.
Movies
.... I love classic film, silent film magic,experimental film and funny films in no particular order : the Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari,all Conrad Veidt films, Der Golem,Nosferatu,Student of Prague,the Man who Laughs,Casablanca,In a lonely place,night of the hunter, some Harryhausen films,Twelve o'clock high,Blue Max,M,Fritz Lang films,Kubrick films,Erich Von Stroheim films,Buster Keaton,the Jerk, Charlie Chaplin,Prince Achmed,F for Fake,All Orson Welles,Faust,Cronos,Johnny Depp films,Ninth Gate,night Porter,Maistress,20,000 leagues under the sea,Some italian Horror argento especially,Curse of the Demon, lots of hammer Films ,Plan 9 from outer space, glen or glenda,Universal classic horror, all Monty Python,All Svankmajer films and shorts-a true surrealist!,Man Ray ,Jiri Trnka,Jiri Barta
Modern film directors/ screenwriters: Frank Darabont,David J. Schow,Bill Malone, Guillermo Del Toro, especially Pan's Labrynth .................................................OHHH way to many to list!!!!
Some of my automaton works are shown in video form below along with a stop motion short and an OLD interview that may fill in some blanks. I hope you enjoy them! ....and now some words from Rudyard Kipling. (1865)– .............................................................................
"The Conundrum of the Workshops" .........................................................................................
"WHEN the flush of a newborn sun fell first on Eden's green and gold,
Our father Adam sat under the Tree and scratched with a stick in the mold;
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart,
Till the Devil whispered behind the leaves: "It's pretty, but is it Art?"
Wherefore he called to his wife and fled to fashion his work anew— The first of his race who cared a fig for the first, most dread review;
And he left his lore to the use of his sons—and that was a glorious gain
When the Devil chuckled: "Is it Art?" in the ear of the branded Cain.
They builded a tower to shiver the sky and wrench the stars apart,
Till the Devil grunted behind the bricks: "It's striking, but is it Art?" The stone was dropped by the quarry-side, and the idle derrick swung,
While each man talked of the aims of art, and each in an alien tongue.
They fought and they talked in the north and the south, they talked and they fought in the west,
Till the waters rose on the jabbering land, and the poor Red Clay had rest—
Had rest till the dank blank-canvas dawn when the dove was preened to start,
And the Devil bubbled below the keel: "It's human, but is it Art?"
The tale is old as the Eden Tree—as new as the new-cut tooth—
For each man knows ere his lip-thatch grows he is master of Art and Truth;
And each man hears as the twilight nears, to the beat of his dying heart,
The Devil drum on the darkened pane: "You did it, but was it Art?" We have learned to whittle the Eden Tree to the shape of a surplice-peg,
We have learned to bottle our parents twain in the yolk of an addled egg,
We know that the tail must wag the dog, as the horse is drawn by the cart;
But the Devil whoops, as he whooped of old: "It's clever, but is it Art?"
When the flicker of London's sun falls faint on the club-room's green and gold,
The sons of Adam sit them down and scratch with their pens in the mold—
They scratch with their pens in the mold of their graves, and the ink and the anguish start
When the Devil mutters behind the leaves: "It's pretty, but is it art?"
Now, if we could win to the Eden Tree where the four great rivers flow,
And the wreath of Eve is red on the turf as she left it long ago,
And if we could come when the sentry slept, and softly scurry through,
By the favor of God we might know as much—as our father Adam knew. " .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
all images and works on this page copyrighted by Thomas Kuntz unless otherwise noted.please do not use without permission.
....
Hey Yule a Go-Go friends and fans, your hot and sexy Yule log is here to tell you to get your own copy of Yule a Go-Go as that one last amazing gift you've been looking for!
If you don't already know, Yule a Go-Go features big names in the New York burlesque scene including Angie Pontani, Gal Friday, Little Brooklyn and more dancing to groovy go-go-tastic versions of such holiday classics as "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," "Good King Wenceslas," and "Jingle Bells." Just imagine your big flatscreen TV filled these gorgeous dancers and that sexy hunk of a Yule log (yours truly) all the while igniting your holidays!!
Hey there We Just wanted to stop by your page with an invite to swing over & check out the new website. Look forward to seeing you there :) Now Featuring Bands, Events & Contests
I just wanted to send you my best wishes and say that I hope everything is going well for you :) I often stop by here and also your 'YouTube' page to marvel at you work. I've told so many people about your rare and extraordinary art, it never ceases to fill me with wonder!
The rogue professor entered the basement at thirteen hundred hours. The walls were coated with a mat black rubber. They absorbed the deep blue lighting shining from multiple lamps placed around the room. There appeared to be a large group1 of individuals standing in a grid formation. They were static. Casting steady shadows upon the floor on which they stood. The professor mingled through them. Observing each one with scrutiny. Then, rubbing the stubbles on his head he clearly voiced for the lights to rise to medium exposure. A slight hum filled to room as the human features of all present became more obvious in the rising clarity.
Online Now!
