Uli Aschenborn

Hans Ulrich "Uli" Aschenborn (born 6 September 1947 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an Southern African animal painter.[1][2] The musea in Windhoek and Swakopmund (Namibia) have artwork of Uli as well as the National Art Gallery of Namibia.[3][4]

Video a: Uli Aschenborn with his changing painting Girl-Elephant (Kinetic art)
Video b: Sculpture-Morph, Male Life Cycle, 2003, 40 x 40 x 40 cm
Video c: The eyes of the Ovahimba Woman follow the onlooker, 2009, 29 x 21 cm
Video d: This etching can be turned upside down, note many overlapping details, 2005, 12 x 12 cm
Video e: Mountain or Crater, this drawing can be turned upside down, 21 x 29 cm

Work

The Namibian media branded Uli Aschenborn's new style Amazing Changing Art,[5][3][6][7][8][4][9] because his new creations change – be it by themselves (video b) or because the viewer changes his position - or the painting is moved (videos a, c - i). For his chameleon-paintings,[5][3][6][9] which change color and content if the angle of view is changed, he only needs sand and paint on his canvas.[3] The changing shadow of Aschenborn's turning sculptures[5][10] show metamorphoses, e.g. the aging of a boy to an old man eventually to a skeleton (video b). The images within his Morph-Cubes (video i) distort in a grotesque way while the onlooker moves.[5][10][11][12] Because movement is an integral part of these art works they are Kinetic Art.

Uli's paintings are inspired by not only his roots in Namibia, but by European liveliness complemented by landscapes (video e and photo k)[13] - also by abstract art.[14][12]

The “Ensad Alumni Paris”, of the “l'Association des anciens élèves de l'École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs” (i. e. the Alumni Association of the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris) has appointed Uli Aschenborn honorary member in 2018.[15][16][17]

Exhibitions

Uli Aschenborn had more than 60 exhibitions since 2009.[18]

Solo exhibitions (selection)
  • 1993 "Africa & Computer Art" Gallery Artelier Windhoek (Namibia)
  • 1999 "Africa Port Andrat’s" (Mallorca)
  • 2003 "Sculpture-Morphs", Gallery Hexagone, Aachen (Germany)
  • 2005 Exhibition "Morphs" simultaneously in the two Galleries FAH and HAF in Maastricht (Netherlands)
  • 2006 "Morphs" National Art Gallery of Namibia in Windhoek (Namibia)[19][6][10]
  • 2007 Aschenborn – Retrospective Kendzia Gallery, Windhoek (Namibia)[20]
  • 2007 Retrospective in the Hexagone Gallery Aachen (Germany)[19]
  • 2008 "Africa" Kendzia Gallery, Windhoek (Namibia)
  • 2008 "Changing Art and more", Steinweg Gallery, Stolberg (Germany)[19][9]
  • 2009 "Out of Africa" - Uli Aschenborn – Malmedé Gallery, Cologne (Germany)
  • 2009 Africa - Uli Aschenborn - Artedomus, Paris (France)
  • 2009 + 2013 "Chameleon Art", Museum Zinkhütte, Stolberg (Germany)
  • 2009 + 2010 "Africa", Gallery Kendzia, Windhoek (Namibia)
  • 2010 "In the South of Africa" - Uli Aschenborn, Artedomus Paris (France)
  • 2010 "Uli Aschenborn - African Wildlife", Zoo Berlin (Germany)
  • 2011 "Aschenborn's African Animals", BBK-Gallery, Aachen (Germany)
  • 2011 "Uli Aschenborn", Düsternbrook, Namibia[12]
  • 2011 - 2012 "Uli Aschenborn", Schenckswerder, Namibia[12]
  • 2012 "Chameleon Art", Gallery Hexagone Aachen (Germany)
  • 2013 "Chameleon Art", Tierheim Aachen (Germany)
  • 2015 "Changing Art", Art Hotel Superior Aachen (Germany)[6]
  • 2017 "Amazing Changing Art", Barmuseo Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen (Germany)[3]

Artwork
  • Video f: Attacking Lion, by passing this chameleon-painting its colour changes as shown, 2007, 100 x 80 cm
  • Video g: Attacking Rhino, by passing this chameleon-painting its colour changes as shown, 2007, 100 x 100 x 4 cm
  • Video h: Magic Dice, by passing this chameleon-painting it shows 1, 2 or 3 pips and its colour changes, 2007, 40 x 30 cm
  • Video i: Morph-Cube showing a fish, which changes if the onlooker moves, 2005, 21 x 21 x 21 cm
  • Photo j: Buffalo attacking Lioness, 2006, 80 x 100 cm
  • Photo k: Pontok Mountains, 2007, 100 x 150 cm

References
  1. Kloppers, Sas (2012), Directory of Namibian Artists Dream Africa Productions and Publishing, page 140 (in print), ISBN 978-0-620-51746-1 Republikein in Windhoek
  2. Aschenborn, Paul. "Art of Four Generations - Works of art by the Aschenborns mainly of Uli (only partly archived)" (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-11-18 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. 100 years of African animal painting - The Aschenborn Family is dedicated to art, Allgemeine Zeitung (Windhoek), 20.10.2017
  4. Peinhardt-Franke, Ingrid (24.12.2011) Aschenborn brings life into his animal paintings, Aachener Nachrichten, Archive BBK (biggest German artists association), retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. "Lex-art, Art Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2015-12-06. Retrieved 2018-12-12 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. Uli Aschenborn: Art from Namibia in Germany – Archive of the Namibiana Buchdepot
  7. Biography – Archive of the Namibiana Buchdepot
  8. Philander, Frederick (2009-08-21). "Namibian Artist Gets European Recognition – Diplomacy Namibia". originally published in New Era. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04.
  9. Schlegelmilch, Jan (11. Juli 2008) Uli Aschenborn lets his Mona Lisa smile, Aachener Zeitung
  10. Schreiber, Irmgard (2011-07-21). "Uli Aschenborns Changing Art in the National Art Gallery of Namibia". Allgemeine Zeitung (Windhoek). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  11. von admin (2008) Uli Aschenborn Stolberg, Kunstportal Eifel
  12. Matthias Mockler: Uli Aschenborns permanent exhibitions on Guestfarms in Namibia, 26.08.2011, original article: Allgemeine Zeitung – Archive of theNamibiana Buchdepot
  13. Aschenborn, Paul. "Art of Four Generations - landscapes (only partly archived)" (in German). Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-14 – via Wayback Machine.
  14. Aschenborn, Paul. "Art of Four Generations - abstract art (only partly archived)" (in German). Archived from the original on 2017-12-03. Retrieved 2018-11-14 – via Wayback Machine.
  15. The Ensad Alumni Paris, the Alumni Association of the National School of Decorative Arts
  16. Biography of Uli Aschenborn – BBK (biggest German artists association)
  17. Biography on the internet
  18. List of more than 60 exhibitions since 2009 with information and photos.
  19. Biography, Steinweg Gallery Stolberg with further information
  20. Philander, Frederick (2007-08-10) Namibia: Profile of a Prolific Visual Artist, New Era
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