GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BOSTON: CARL EICKELBERG, ALEXANDER WINTER, THEODORE DIEHL
Alexander Winter, Theodore Diehl and Carl Eickelberg were all born in Hamburg, Germany and are students of the GISB (German International School Boston).
In October they discussed the topic of street art in art class, and were given the opportunity to create street art of their own on the walls of the “science garden” at the GISB featuring the subjects of science the area is dedicated to. Carl came up with the idea of “Science and Ludicracy” after thinking of things he connect with science, and one element that occurred almost immediately was the pure sense of wonder and knowledge that make science so wonderful. The actual idea of the picture was derived from using simple comic-style outlines and combining pictures the eye immediately connects to science in a creative way that throws a spotlight on all the great aspects of science.
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Pick up this print aT THE Honan-Allston Library
ARTIST Q&A
Location: German International School Boston is situated in Allston the main artist Carl Eickelberg is attending 10 grade here at the school
Title of artwork: Science and Ludicracy, 2021
What’s it about? The art piece “Science and Ludicracy” is very colorful and plays with many different elements of science. The artwork depicts a portrait of some sort of being. It is centralized with a black hole that deals as a kind of mouth, which is spitting out the Earth. His head consists of a planet that is divided in multiple hemispheres. Around the head there is a belt of asteroids. Inside the head there is an astronaut floating in a turquoise background. Hovering over the shoulder the “Death Star” from Star Wars is shooting at the left shoulder of the creature. The depicted being is holding a brain in his left hand and squeezes it. The brain is dripping a black liquid onto the toast, which he is holding under the brain using his right hand. We created the artwork with brushes and Sharpies.
The style in which caricatures and the surroundings are created is heavily inspired by the adult animation “Rick and Morty” which is an animated science fiction show.
The work is not limited to its physical form. On the first look, it seems pretty obvious what everything is, but the idea is not just to depict an astronaut in a blue area, or a black hole spitting out the earth. “The idea came to mind when I heard the word science.” It represents a lot if not all aspects of science somehow, and it’s a painting you can really look at for a long time, and let your mind play with it. It was designed to provoke creative, also scientific and philosophical questions in a very simply drawn portrait style.
Where is your favorite public art piece in the area?
Allumination
What would your last meal be? Pasta
If it was your turn to host book club, which title would you choose? Peace
Favorite place in Allston/Brighton for takeout?
Swissbakers
