Extraterrestrial Armament (Detail)

fine art print, 40cm x 60 cm – ©/® by Jo Stein  –  all rights reserved

Cause for this work was given by Mr. Stephen Hawking when stating: „don’t ever talk to those aliens“. Also, he said: „Mankind better stay silent“. Assuming that Aliens are very alike to us, they sure would come „to ransack and destroy“. Therefore, this work is leaving from the classic Alien demonstration, as one knows from countless movies and is more leaning towards the well-fortified armor of medieval knights. The urge of more knowledge about aliens is deeply enrooted in mankind, „though it is questionable (says Hawking), whether we really shall wish for the Aliens to knowledge about US …“

2012