The alien motif has been used and reappraised over and over again by a bunch of artists. DENKSTAHL has dedicated various of his works to the alien trope. When looking at these pictures, it is noticeable that they possess an intense effect, an unspeakable depth. They radiate something that goes far beyond an alien threat.

I have tried to grasp the intangibility and indefinability of these images: significance or perhaps relevance? Relevance for sure. It may be quite relevant to recognize, or even more, to appreciate the importance and significance of the foreign. His latest work Friendly Encounter Of The Third Kind (orig. »Freundliche Begegnung der dritten Art«) seems to present a finale to his entire examination of »the aliens«, to contain precisely this appreciation of the unknown and the alien, and to break with its negative connotation.

Artists, free spirits, pioneers, poets and thinkers, rebels, outsiders, big and small, bright and dark stars – all living beings. We can assume that most people have already asked themselves at least once in their lifetime why they are mismatching. Asking yourself why you are so different from everyone else, why you feel like an alien, doesn’t seem surprising.

Of course, self-doubt, uncertainty, all those intangible questions, and the feeling of strangeness are something … unpleasant? Because we are so strange to ourselves? If one distances oneself for a moment from these emotions as well as the all-encompassing question, which ultimately underlies it, one can be assured there are numerable matters, which are indeed unknown to us. Unknown is however not to be equated with fear.

The controversial alien. On the one hand an approach of conspiracy theory and on the other hand a specific way of personal expression, that one is different. That We is different? That We are different? Different from whom? From the aliens? Most probably!

The alien. The other. The unknown. Appreciation of the alien in ourselves as in all that surrounds us. It is useless to judge, to fear, to reject and to disapprove. A friendly encounter, with ourselves and everything that surrounds us. Both terrestrial and extraterrestrial.

For thinking, rethinking, thinking ahead

»Humanity or the art of being human

»No picture on its own may honestly bespeak, what …

»Sweet singing has betrayed some birds – Twittered Out

»Artist and author AL, DENKSTAHL – in an interview

For thinking, rethinking, thinking ahead

»Humanity or the art of being human

»No picture on its own may honestly bespeak, what …

»Sweet singing has betrayed some birds – Twittered Out

»Artist and author AL, DENKSTAHL – in an interview

The pictures presented in our art blog are purchasable as DENKSTAHL UNIQUE PIECES, if they are still available.

A unique piece is a high-gloss print with pigmented ink on high-quality photo paper, laminated behind acrylic glass and reinforced by an aluminum back. Each unique piece is stamped with an artist’s stamp. For each artwork you will receive a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist and the biographical art book DENKSTAHL. art of a rebellious mind,, which will be dedicated to you.

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