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Born in Communist East Germany and raised behind the Iron Curtain, Tom Luedecke’s childhood included four years in Moscow in the era of Gorbachev. Raised in a now extinct culture, he watched its gradual evaporation in the hearts and minds of its people and turned to philosophy to remedy his anger and sadness. Luedecke’s adaptation to Capitalist society has ultimately been eased by immersing himself in it, living in the US for seven years now. However the “fall of the wall” influences his thoughts and feelings to this day. Through his work as a designer – notably, as part of the “Innovation Kitchen” - Luedecke is exposed to new technologies all the time. His aesthetic sensibilities have been influenced by graffiti artists MazeOne, Giant, and Banksy, as well as the artists Gerhard Richter and Caspar David Friedrich. The WiseCrack series attempts to provoke thought in its audience by presenting traditional portraits using contemporary design techniques. “Art is just another language. And artists use it to express themselves, which - I believe – is a monologue of personal history communicated through individual technique. If ‘language remains the master of man’ (Heidegger) I want to use this tongue to speak about the important evolution of human thought through the minds of many thinkers. How surprisingly their words mark our lives today. And, in turn, how easy it sometimes is to hear some historic wisecrack ... and then listen again ... and then think...” ~ Tom Luedecke Take the QuickTime Virtual Gallery Tour - part 1 (2.4 mb) |
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