Frank Kunert Gallery / Sara Urbaez / June 14, 2018 8:39 AM
Frank Kunert01In the 1990s German photographer Frank Kunert began photographing his hand-built sets to create images like "Flugsteig (Gate)."
Frank Kunert02This photograph, titled "Abwaerts (Down)," is an example of Kunert's absurdist sense of humor.
Frank Kunert03Images like "Sonnenseite" (Sunny Side)" look like ordinary scenes of city life until you begin to notice the incongruous details.
Frank Kunert04"Das Leben ist kein Wunschkonzert"
In this image, titled "Das Leben Ist Kein Wunschkonzert (Life Is Not a Command Performance)," a grand piano is repurposed as a work desk.
Frank Kunert05"Ein Platz an Der Sonne"
"Ein Platz an Der Sonne (A Place in the Sun)" depicts a luxurious new house literally overshadowing the neighboring apartments.
Frank Kunert06"Ein Kindheitstraum"
In "Ein Kindheitstraum (A Childhood Dream)," Kunert presents the surreal image of a cradle mounted on the back of a motorcycle.
Frank Kunert07In many of his images, such as "Trash," Kunert juxtaposes the worlds of high culture and mundane city life.
Frank Kunert08The title of this work, "Ewige Liebe (Eternal Love)" offers an ironic commentary on the image of a deceased couple living on under their gravestones.
Frank Kunert09"Im Rausch der Tiefe (The Intoxication of the Deep)" depicts a news kiosk at the bottom of a swimming pool.
Frank Kunert10Kunert spends between two weeks and two months building the sets for his photographs, such as this one, titled "Privatsphaere (Private Sphere)."
Frank Kunert11"Flood"
"The world is absurd and crazy," Kunert says of photographs like this one, "Flood." "Humor in art is a good way of dealing with this."
Frank Kunert12"Kletterurlaub"
Kunert enjoys building dystopian architecture, such as this impossible-to-reach hotel in "Kletterurlaub (Climbing Holidays)."
Frank Kunert13"Street Art"
Sometimes Kunert's images are plays on words, such as "Street Art," in which an artist seems to have literally put a slab of asphalt on display.
Frank Kunert14"Unter der Bruecke"
Images like this, titled "Unter der Bruecke (Under the Bridge)," evoke the absurdist humor of Franz Kafka.
Frank Kunert15"Traumreise (Dream Trip)" is reminiscent of the work of Surrealist painter René Magritte.
