Carolin Löbbert: Dame der Großstadt

Dame der Großstadt, by Carolin Löbbert.
15% of the sale of this print goes to Jane Goodall Institute.

Carolin Löbbert was born in 1981 in Haltern, Germany. In 2008 she graduated from the University of Applied Sciences (Department Design) in Hamburg. In 2005 she took part in an exchange semester at the L'Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg. Carolin has participated in international group exhibitions in Tokyo, Kyoto and Berlin. Since 2004 her work has been published in several magazines and anthologies. Currently she is working as an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer, and living and working in Hamburg.



About the print:
This piece is called Dame der Großstadt, which in English means something like "Women of the City". The original artwork was developed during my studies in university.

During the time I did my diploma, the question of climate change was the focus of quite a bit of public discussion. Nicholas Stern published The Economics of Climate Change, a report about the consequences we will face if mankind does not stop exploiting nature. Of course, the debate was very heated. The facts behind the debate really kept me occupied, and I decided to deal with these facts in my diploma studies. I collected all of the statistics that I could find: for example, how much water different countries waste every day, or how many new cars are produced worldwide every year. Once I thought I had enough, I started to think about how to illustrate all these facts, and began working on a book. The illustration Dame der Großstadt is one of the artworks I completed for this book.

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What has inspired you recently?
I am very interested in scientists who worked and researched in earlier centuries. One of the best-known scientists or biologists is Darwin. I love Darwin. It is amazing what epoch-making new awareness he brought about; I find that so impressive and inspiring. Many other biologists and scientists arouse my interest, such as Alfred Brehm, Maria Sibylla Merian, Ernst Haeckel, Georges Cuvier, and Gregor Mendel, just to mention a few. I love looking through their sketchbooks and notations. It is amazing how these people worked back then, how driven they were - I look up to them.

Why did you choose to pair the Jane Goodall Institute with your print?
I like the concept, and I am glad that I can support charity by offering one of my artworks.



How have you seen art transform the world around you?
If just one person is able to look at my work and get new ideas, or feel happy, or find that same marvelous spirit I felt while making the artwork, then I am satisfied.

If you could pick one artist to mentor you, who would it be?
Joseph Beuys. He was a great artist, and I am impressed by his quintessential work. I also like Frida Kahlo, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and Sigmar Polke, just to mention a few.

Who are some artists you think people should know about?
Have a look a the website of the artist collective Spring. It is a group of artists (I am also a member of the collective) who publish an art and comic magazine once a year.