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full-time for several years and visiting
Midwest art shows for about 3 years,
displaying and selling his art. He trav-
els, he said, for about 3months, visiting
various festivals and shows and has
discovered a real following. His wife,
Rachel, is very supportive of his work,
he said, although she does not travel
withhim.
Kunerth said he tries to be original
and pushes himself in his work to
stand out fromother artists.
“These drawings, nomatter the sub-
jects, are hand-drawn on a computer
and then combined with texture ele-
ments like wood, paper and other
items. This is digital art, but my goal is
that you cannot tell it is digital. That's
what I amstriving for,” he said.
Those posters, which comprised his
first work, were based in Kunerth's
love of hip hop music and his realiza-
tion that there weren't a lot of creative
music posters available. He said that
one of the first customers for his work
was Questlove from the Roots, fol-
lowedbyATribeCalledQuest.
Kunerth said that he tries to be orig-
inal and pushes himself in his work to
stand out fromother artists. The attrac-
tion, he said, is the control his art out-
side the usual 9 to 5 workplace gives
him to create. His work has branched
into many other fields and subjects.
“This iswork I canputmyself into.”
Kunerth said he is excited about the
Plymouth Art In The Park show and
was honored when Rork asked him to
do themain art this year.
His advice to other artists is simple:
“Stay true to yourself. Be influenced by
art but don't copy others.”
Kunerth's work, which he describes
as pop art with texture will be avail-
able at Booth 801 during Art In The
Park and at
.
Kunerth,
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