Kuntz uses this as an area of exploration. On his most complex piece to date, the "Alchemyst's Clock Tower" uses theme park technology and 18th century automaton techniques applied to fine art. The clock tower is a 9 ft tall miniature theater with a 12" tall magician that conjures fire demons, turns pillars into water, produces optical illusions, and interacts with the audience. “L’Oracle“, his fortune telling automaton appeared on a Halloween special of the Martha Stewart television show as part of Richard Garriott’s collection. Other notable works include animatronics and stage design for the industrial band Skinny Puppy's Doomsday: Back and Forth Series 5: Live in Dresden, and various live shows for Ohgr. Kuntz was also the animator, art director and stop-motion puppet builder for Ohgr's music video Majik, directed by William Morrison. A small collection of his works were borrowed by director William Malone for the film Parasomnia. Influences Kuntz takes an alchemical approach to his art, conjoining seemingly opposing ideas and techniques. Kuntz’s works are influenced equally by low-brow and high-brow sensibilities, ranging from Expressionism, Dada /Surrealism, to the old masters Albrecht Dürer, Hieronymus Bosch, Bruegel, Da Vinci, and Archimboldo. Mechanical influences include 18th and 19th century android makers, particularly Jacques de Vaucanson, Pierre Jaquet-Droz, Jean-Frédéric Leschot, and the great Parisian makers of the golden age. Other magical influences include Wolfgang von Kempelen, the French mechanic/magician Robert Houdin, as well as Walt Disney and the early Imagineers; especially Rolly Crump. References External links http://thomaskuntz.com http://www.artomic.com https://www.youtube.com/user/haxanthrobo “Majik” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJSsEPSmdMI 1965 births Living people American contemporary artists Artists from Phoenix, Arizona