The berlin economist
This piece could be about economy and Berlin. But its also a chaotic roundabout about the different ways of living and especially the ways of BUYING. Stuff, things, others, themselves. The big bear in the center of the piece is a prototype of the classic, good old oldschool shopper but mixed with modern attitudes. Towards appears a big Spree-carp whos trying to catch the last fruit of the (forbidden) Berlin-tree. There growing some faces...the culture-mixed population of the city. The guy, down in the right could be the absolute opposite of the hip bear. Hes completly addicted to the shopping-seduction of the WWW and a lot of his small salary goes somewhere in mostly just unuseful stuff. Behind him appears a huge data-base in one of the vision-triangles and the big streams of pure data flows up to the hovering internet station. The lazy sloth hanging around on the tree with a tasty cappucino and his new "pear" and is nearly same addicted as the pitiful guy. Down there, two pigeons try to defend the new egg "social economy" against the progressive and powerfull tirades of the capitalistic bug. A cheeky moustache-bumblebee helps the bad beetle in his mission to crusade all the doubters. Under the honeycomb-snake-scarf of the bear a sparrow and his friend, a pigeon relaxing on the roofs of Berlin. Down there, besides the wrecked facades of Berlin suburbs and downtowns you will find a small window of the opposite world with blue sky and a warm sun, and Plattenbauten too! But who is digging there in the ground of the U1 station? The old homeless is surprised. The hipster moles will find they way out, to the sun, to their prophet, the pleasant bear. Mountains and a temple on the other side of the underground-station are changing the worlds, again. The big power eye attract all the desires of the people...and octopus. Wich final power works here? So, theres a lot more stuff to see and to find out. Enjoy my friends! Special thanks to my constituent Tobby!
Dezember 2014
Acrylmarker on chipboard 180x160 cm, 60x70 cm