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Mechanics
Art print on paper, 21 x 29 cm.
1998 Regensburg. No. 1581.
The original picture was painted in 1997 with felt-tip and water color on paper, 21 x 29 cm, in Regensburg.
Our life cannot be imagined without mechanics. They are everywhere. Mechanical parts are even installed in human bodies. Mechanics can do what man cannot. Man is replaced by mechanics in many functions. They are more reliable, more efficient, etc. In association with electronics, I regard mechanics as the successor of mankind, as the third generation after the ape and the Neanderthal man. Presently, man, mechanics, and electronics are more or less able to solve the problems in this stage of evolution. However, that won’t be the case in the age of space evolution. For that, a more highly developed producer has to arrive. Prehistoric man wouldn’t be able to cope with today’s life either. We shouldn’t think that we are the final producers. As a matter of fact, mechanics slowly but surely take our place - everywhere and in every respect. |