Mr Smith & Wesson

Mr Smith & Wesson is part of the DENKSTAHL EDITION.

DENKSTAHL is the latest art project by the Frankfurt artist AL, who has been expressing his rebellious spirit in pictures and words for 25 years. His biography and artistic career have been documented in the book DENKSTAHL. art of a rebellious mind.

AL’s high-contrast images and meaningful texts often upending your initial thoughts and opinions, challenging the viewer to look at both sides of the coin both simultaneously and in an equal manner.

»About the artist and author AL: denkstahl.com

Just imagine, we would only be heads

The HEADS series by DENKSTAHL is a testament to the portrait art of the 21st century. In the first part of the series called WARPAINTING, the artist is dedicated to the fallen heads of Native American chiefs. The artist regards the portraits of the Natives as war-paintings. The painting of the face and chest in particular was of great importance to Native American warriors.

DENKSTAHL had read the non-fiction book »Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee«, published in 1970. He was visibly touched by the description of the massacre and the last resistance of the Natives against the white man.

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