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The '''Einstürzende Neubauten logo''' is an [[appropriation (art)|appropriation]] by the band of an [[wikt:archaic|archaic]] [[ideogram]] or [[petroglyph]]. It appears to be a [[stick figure]] with a [[circled dot]] or [[Sun sign|sol]] ([[File:Sun symbol.svg|22px]]) as its head.<ref>Moland Fengkov et Sandrine Marques, « Interview de Alexander Hacke », Plume noire http://www.plume-noire.com/interviews/musique/alexanderhacke.html</ref> Its oldest source may be [[Stonehenge]],<ref>"Il logo degli E.N. proviene dal cerchio sacro di Stonehenge." page 4, Einstürzende Neubauten: Biographia, Discographia, Interviste, Testi 1980/93! Published by Stampa Alternativa/Nuovi Equilibri, Roma, IT. {{ISBN|88-7226-101-5}} (IT,1993)</ref> or [[Old Chinese|ancient Chinese]]<ref>Inge Schwarz-Winklhofer et Hans Biedermann, Le Livre des Signes et des Symboles : Les 1500 symboles qui ont accompagné l'histoire de l'homme, Jacques Grancher, 1er février 1992 ({{ISBN|978-2733903469}}, p. 60 |
The '''Einstürzende Neubauten logo''' is an [[appropriation (art)|appropriation]] by the band of an [[wikt:archaic|archaic]] [[ideogram]] or [[petroglyph]]. It appears to be a [[stick figure]] with a [[circled dot]] or [[Sun sign|sol]] ([[File:Sun symbol.svg|22px]]) as its head.<ref>Moland Fengkov et Sandrine Marques, « Interview de Alexander Hacke », Plume noire http://www.plume-noire.com/interviews/musique/alexanderhacke.html</ref> Its oldest source may be [[Stonehenge]],<ref>"Il logo degli E.N. proviene dal cerchio sacro di Stonehenge." page 4, Einstürzende Neubauten: Biographia, Discographia, Interviste, Testi 1980/93! Published by Stampa Alternativa/Nuovi Equilibri, Roma, IT. {{ISBN|88-7226-101-5}} (IT,1993)</ref> or [[Old Chinese|ancient Chinese]] [[Chinese bronze inscription|bronze inscriptions]].<ref>Inge Schwarz-Winklhofer et Hans Biedermann, Le Livre des Signes et des Symboles : Les 1500 symboles qui ont accompagné l'histoire de l'homme, Jacques Grancher, 1er février 1992 ({{ISBN|978-2733903469}}, p. 60</ref> |
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==Origin and meaning== |
==Origin and meaning== |
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The Einstürzende Neubauten logo is an appropriation by the band of an archaic ideogram or petroglyph. It appears to be a stick figure with a circled dot or sol (
) as its head.[1] Its oldest source may be Stonehenge,[2] or ancient Chinese bronze inscriptions.[3]
Origin and meaning
The provenance of the logo has been attributed to the sacred ring of Stonehenge,[4] or possibly to an Olmec Native American cave, and most directly in one source[5] to ancient Chinese origins.[6] He said that by re-purposing a Toltec petroglyph, whose meaning was purposefully undefined, as their band logo, it would be "filled" with meaning later.[7]
Usage
The logo is placed on all of the band's official products, such as vinyl/CD/DVD covers, posters, artwork, and memorabilia. The logo is copyrighted by the band.[7] Nevertheless, it has also been used without their consent in the design of products which are not related to Einstürzende Neubauten. Blixa Bargeld claims to have seen it on a shampoo in France.[7] A very similar symbol is currently being used by Armani for the RED product series. According to the Armani web site, their artwork is created by an African contemporary artist Owusu-Ankomah, who mixes various cultural influences, including early cave drawings.[8][9] The band Liars parodied it on the cover of their single "There's Always Room On The Broom". For the cover of their 1992 album "Toi! jeune", the band Paneuropean Architecture also parodied the logo as a clown face.[10]
References
- ^ Moland Fengkov et Sandrine Marques, « Interview de Alexander Hacke », Plume noire http://www.plume-noire.com/interviews/musique/alexanderhacke.html
- ^ "Il logo degli E.N. proviene dal cerchio sacro di Stonehenge." page 4, Einstürzende Neubauten: Biographia, Discographia, Interviste, Testi 1980/93! Published by Stampa Alternativa/Nuovi Equilibri, Roma, IT. ISBN 88-7226-101-5 (IT,1993)
- ^ Inge Schwarz-Winklhofer et Hans Biedermann, Le Livre des Signes et des Symboles : Les 1500 symboles qui ont accompagné l'histoire de l'homme, Jacques Grancher, 1er février 1992 (ISBN 978-2733903469, p. 60
- ^ "Il logo degli E.N. proviene dal cerchio sacro di Stonehenge." page 4, Einstürzende Neubauten: Biographia, Discographia, Interviste, Testi 1980/93! Published by Stampa Alternativa/Nuovi Equilibri, Roma, IT. ISBN 88-7226-101-5 (IT,1993)
- ^ Inge Schwarz-Winklhofer et Hans Biedermann, Le Livre des Signes et des Symboles : Les 1500 symboles qui ont accompagné l'histoire de l'homme, Jacques Grancher, 1er février 1992 (ISBN 978-2733903469), p. 60-61, fig.151, cf.98 (reference source in French, which claims that the logo is of Chinese origin — “Il est en outre proche du glyphe chinois signifiant « ciel » qui a une même tête ronde avec un point au centre“—Archived from 2017)]
- ^ Inge Schwarz-Winklhofer et Hans Biedermann, Le Livre des Signes et des Symboles : Les 1500 symboles qui ont accompagné l'histoire de l'homme, Jacques Grancher, 1er février 1992 (ISBN 978-2733903469), p. 60 see French article source showing the logo is of Chinese origin (Archived from 2017)]
- ^ a b c Austrian interview with Blixa Bargeld (in German)
- ^ "Armani's symbol which does look like Neubauten logo". Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ "owusu-ankomah". www.owusu-ankomah.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ Paneuropean Architecture album re-issue