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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]

References

  1. ^ Moland Fengkov et Sandrine Marques, « Interview de Alexander Hacke », Plume noire http://www.plume-noire.com/interviews/musique/alexanderhacke.html
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ 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)]
  6. ^ 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)]
  7. ^ a b Austrian interview with Blixa Bargeld (in German)
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