Stone Endures
Welcome to my website
My name is Andreas Kunert, and I am an artist working in the medium of stone. I am passionate about the authenticity of stone: its permanence, its texture and its history.
Within these pages I have done my best to present a cross section of my work in stone. As you will see, my creative work ranges from the very small and subtle through to the boldly monumental.
There is no job too small or too large, as any project involving an imaginative use of stone intrigues me. If my work is of interest to you, please allow me to view your stone project and give you a quotation. Thank you for your interest in my work.
This is me... Andreas Kunert
Stone muralist - artist - photographer
For the last twenty years I have worked professionally with stone. But my relationship with stone precedes even this work, for, while I was born in Montreal, my family moved to Vermont, a few miles from The Rock of Ages Granite Quarry. Images of the great stones that I saw as a child as I passed the quarry are still etched in my mind, a constant reminder of the nature of stone.
Stones have always been in my life, calling me to places all over the world, from deserts to mountain tops, from river beds to ocean shores. Stones are so ancient, older than mankind itself, and they tell such timeless stories.
These stories enchant me and I am passionate to give them an articulated form. This involves finding the right stones – or let them find me -- and then giving them the freedom to take their place with other stones in a larger, rhythmic gathering. Often I feel that I am a conduit giving shape in stone to the ideas and dreams that call us.
"When we first met with Andreas in regards to what could and could not be done for our fireplace we were a bit apprehensive. Something so unique could not actually be done, or could it?
Well it not only met our expectations but far exceeded them and actually went farther than that. It was not only a beautiful fireplace but an unbelievable sculpture that fit so perfectly into our bedroom and our cabin setting that it was as if the cabin had been designed around this great piece of nature.
Andreas is a gifted Artist and Sculptor. As we watched him work we were amazed at his gift.
We would not only recommend him for any sculpture but can guarantee you that the designs you see in his sketches are all possible.
We used our fireplace all during the summer months that we spent in Canada. That may sound a little odd but the fireplace was so wonderful we could not just let it sit until winter.
We are pleased to be able to recommend Andreas for any sculpture one might want. As well as pleased to have the first fireplace he ever carved from a block of stone. It is truly a beautiful functioning piece of art."
Gregory & Joan Patton
Mesa, Arizona, United States
"Andreas Kunert is a great artistic talent - and better yet -- he is a kind-hearted, humorous and agreeable man. I have enjoyed many conversations and collaborations with Andreas as part of a joint effort to uncover practical and appropriate ways to share the natural beauty of stone.
As a landscape architect I am watchful for ways to add simple delightful details to ordinary projects. Andreas has been helpful in these investigations with practical advice about how to use stone in inspiring ways. For example, in talking about building a stone wall -- Andreas just smiled and said "well you know, we have these 50 ft tall sections of stone that come out of the quarry, why don't we just take the stone, put it in the truck, and lay it out flat on site" Simple, practical, cost effective.
I enjoy working with Andreas - he always leaves my day brighter. My only hope is that no one finds out how good he really is."
Doug Backhouse
Lanarc Consultants Ltd., 320-256 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, B.C.
"... our new Gathering Place is just the beginning of a community finding itself, but more importantly, a community that wants to continue to find itself. This is by far, the most exciting community development project I've ever been a part of and it has really inspired me to further embrace community-based art and design as a powerful tool of social change."
Cara-Lee Malange
City of Richmond Healthy Communities Coordinator
Andreas Kunert
Photography website
Don Juan Matos, the Yaqui man of knowledge, once said that twilight is the crack between the two worlds. Had he experienced Andreas Kunert's work, he may have applied the same description to Andreas' art, for it is a portal, an invocation, to a scene in which the physical world intersects with the world of spirit.
In the imaginative confluence of both, the veil is lifted and the animate appears; that is, the anima -- the soul -- reveals itself in its graceful ephemerality.
Whether it be the gossimar grace of a female form in flight or the silent stillness of a stone sculpture, Andreas urges them into our perception, his gift to us for our re-member-ing.
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n9ne Creative
Design is a multi-faceted stone. Only when creative thinking, strong visual concepts and flawless implementation come together, does it's true brilliance emerge.
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Root Bound
Each magical piece has been carefully chosen and placed, creating a calming energy, connecting us to the Earth and all of its beauty.
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West Coast Log Homes
Blending old-world craftsmanship with the natural beauty of Western Red Cedar, our builders create homes that transcend the character of the wood.
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Comfort Log Homes
Over ten years of quality products and happy satisfied customers...
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West Coast Arts
Angellos' work reflects the color and life that can be seen around Vancouver Island. His work derives from the First Nations influences.
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