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Bargain – Sculpture

€1.000,00 inc. VAT
A re-transformed Christmas pyramid I built end of 2015. I found one online, that I rebuilt completely. The little angels became a politician, a soldier, a terrorist and a refugee, chasing each other. The candles were replaced by oil rigs (that are actually powered by kerosene) and spin a number of blades that each show a US$100 bill. Finally, the pyramid’s base has a box that has the words “we defend their freedom, they are getting a bargain” written on it, a quote taken from Donald Trump during one of the presidential debates. That was 2015, now almost 10 years later it feels like a dejavue. The video is featured in ‘art explained in 2 min’, where I explain the background and what inspired me to build it. Details:

Size: 25 x 25 x 35 cm

wood, metal, aersol, paper, candles
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Corporate Bubbles – Original

€1.550,00 inc. VAT
During the COP21 World Climate conference 600 advertisement booths were hacked by the Brandalism campaign. For that I was invited to to create two pieces of work, Paradise, which is available as a print and Corporate Bubbles. Both motives were hung in the center of Paris and formed part of the protest. 'Corporate Bubbles' deals with the subject of green-washing and was created when the Volkswagen emission scandal broke. At that time I had my studio very close to Wolfsburg, where the Volkswagen factory is. For this I used newspaper clippings from the region, dealing with VW and its board of directors as a background. The stencil was then sprayed on and details finished using acrylic paint. A limited edition screen print of this motive can be found here. Details:

hand cut stencil, aerosol, newspaper clippings, glue on canvas

Size Version: 90 x 55 cm

signed (with date) and certificate

will be shipped flat
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Planet B – Original

€17.000,00 inc. VAT
A man is sitting in a comfortable lounge chair escaping into the digital world. Maybe, he watches a documentary about the “green lung” – the untouched part of the Amazon rain forest on Netflix. He turns away from his own consumption, for example the huge amount of energy needed for online trading and streaming. This original consists of three separate parts that are hung together. If you are interested in purchasing it, please contact me first, so we can arrange shipping.
Details:

hand cut stencil sprayed (aerosol) on wooden panels

Size: 300 x 200 cm (size of each panel: 100 x 200 cm)

marker

photo wallpaper

signed with date and certificate

please contact me to arrange shipping
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Life in Time of Corona – Original

€2.700,00 inc. VAT
Painted during the Lock down in Germany with the materials that were the most valuable during that time: Toilet paper and flour. Sheets of toilet paper were mounted on to canvas using wheatpaste: a mixture of (wheat/rice) flour and water. This created a truly unique piece of art. More about the idea of this motive can be found here. This motive is also available as limited edition screen print, printed onto toilet paper. Please note: The white version has been sold. Details:

hand cut stencil sprayed onto toilet paper mounted on canvas with wheatpaste (flour)

hand-finished

Size: 110 x 90 cm.

signed with date and certificate

this is shipped flat in a wooden crate
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Rioting Venus – Original

€5.500,00 inc. VAT
The picture shows one of the most famous women of the world: the Venus of Milo - a true goddess. However, she is not shown as a beauty sculptured from stone but as an emancipated woman, using realistic colours, nipples and a pink balaclava. This piece has more than 20 hand-cut layers which are sprayed on thick cardboard and mounted on a wooden frame. It is truly one of a kind! Details:

Hand-cut stencils sprayed onto thick cardboard mounted on a wooden frame

W:100 x H: 200 cm

Signed

comes with a certificate

edition of 1

this is shipped flat
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‘Soulmates’ – Original

€2.750,00 inc. VAT
I first painted a mural with this motive at Berlin's Teufelsberg Radar Station early in 2017. Since then it has made quite the impacted and was featured by many blogs online and on facebook, such as IsupportStreetArt.com, @street_art_community.
A making of video painting at Teufelsberg can be found here. Description: ‘Soulmates’ shows Donald Trump (President of the United States) on the left and Bakr al-Baghdadi (leader of the Islamic State) on the right. Both have turned their back to one another but are united on a giant dark red heart. The idea was to show the similarities of these seemingly opposing identities and ideologies. They have far more in common than one might think:

extreme simplification of reality, which divides the world in ‘black-and-white’, ‘we’ against ‘them’ etc.

convinced that they are right/ speaking for the people.

authoritarian rebellion against the ruling system (‘the West’ and ‘the establishment’) which in their view does not represent the majority of the people.

abolishing democracy and its liberties.

reactionary ideas: authoritarian view, anti-liberalism, anti-feminism, patriarchy, traditional gender roles.

conspiracy theories which draws them as victims: The own culture is threatened by an invasion of ‘The West’ / ‘Immigrants’.

fighting against refugees (displacement of people / ‘Muslim ban’)

and I think most frightening of all: They both believe, they are good people. Details:

hand cut stencil sprayed (aerosol) on wood panel

size 100 x 100 cm

signed with certificate

this is shipped flat

edition of 1
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Jumper – Original

€3.300,00 inc. VAT
An East German Soldier jumping the barbed wire fence in Berlin, just moments before the German wall was built. The picture of Hans Conrad Schumann jumping into a new life (original photo taken by Liebing) became iconic for the cold war era and the struggle for freedom. 55 years later, Europe is building its borders higher to keep refugees out...

Details:

hand cut stencil sprayed (aerosol) onto wood (acrylic background)

finished with clear varnish

size 120 x 100 cm

signed with certificate

this will shipped flat in an insured package

edition of 1
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Life Sucks – Original

€1.650,00 inc. VAT
… when your ipod only has 1 GB. Taking into perspective what really matters in our lives is sometimes hard to see. When you are surrounded by wealth one quickly forgets that big parts of the world are not that lucky, that there might be more important things than the choice of for example the music-playing device. This work does not describe a “first-world” problem. It also reflects on what people consider important, spending money on crap instead of taking care of themselves.
Details:

hand cut stencil sprayed (aerosol) on red background (acryl) on canvas.

Size: 100 x 60 cm.

All copies are signed (with date) and numbered

this will be shipped rolled-up

edition of 4
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