Renowned South Florida artist Ernesto Kunde is best known for transforming the mangroves, wild birds, and crackled Deco architecture of Miami in his work.

 

‘Looproot’ (2016), Acrylic on Linen, 36″ x 36″ from Ernesto Kunde's acclaimed Mangrove Series 

Renowned South Florida artist Ernesto Kunde is best known for transforming the mangroves, wild birds, and crackled Deco architecture of Miami in his work. He displays a keen eye for interpreting his tropical surroundings, the vital elements of Miami as a natural and urban biosphere are omnipresent in his work – sometimes appearing on linen, or cuts of canvas, found wood, and on corrugated aluminum. Kunde infuses his work with highly saturated, contrasting tones with completely opaque shadow. Color gradients and differentials are just barely visible beneath intense layers of paint. He paints on a diverse range of surfaces, such as found wood, canvas, and steel. Kunde also creates sculptural works and suspended installations.
www.kundeart.com

Artist Spotlight: Miami-based artist Ernesto Kunde

Miami-based artist Ernesto Kunde was born in Paraíso do Sul, Brazil in 1973. After a brief stint re-discovering his family roots in Germany (where he worked in agriculture in Mosbach), Kunde returned to Brazil in 1995 where he first began his artistic journey by experimenting with works on paper: drawings and controlled coffee stains.

Kunde has always found inspiration in his surroundings, most notably architecture and nature. Since moving to Miami in 2006, the tropical mangroves of the Everglades and South Florida have been Kunde's most prominent subject matter. 

Kunde has shown for several years at the Context, SCOPE, and Spectrum arts fairs during Art Basel and extensively throughout venues in South Florida. 

Kunde currently works out of his studio in Little Haiti, Miami, FL.
www.kundeart.com