Hans Ulrich "Uli" Aschenborn (born 6 September 1947 in

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) is a

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n animal painter.Kloppers, Sas (2012), ''Directory of Namibian Artists'' Dream Africa Productions and Publishing, page 140 (in print)

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The musea in

and Swakopmund (

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) have artwork of Uli as well as the

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.''100 years of African animal painting - The Aschenborn Family is dedicated to art'', Allgemeine Zeitung (Windhoek), 20.10.2017
/ref>Peinhardt-Franke, Ingrid (24.12.2011
''Aschenborn brings life into his animal paintings''

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, Archive BBK (biggest German artists association), retrieved 2018-01-25.

Work

The Namibian media branded Uli Aschenborn's new style ''Amazing Changing Art'',Biography – Archive of the ''Namibiana Buchdepot''
/ref>Schlegelmilch, Jan (11. Juli 2008) Uli Aschenborn lets his Mona Lisa smile, Aachener Zeitung
/ref> 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'', which change color and content if the angle of view is changed, he only needs sand and paint on his

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. The changing shadow of Aschenborn's turning

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

s show metamorphoses, e.g. the aging of a boy to an old man eventually to a

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(''video b''). The images within his ''

Morph Morph may refer to: Biology * Morph (zoology), a visual or behavioral difference between organisms of distinct populations in a species * Muller's morphs, a classification scheme for genetic mutations * "-morph", a suffix commonly used in tax ...

-Cubes'' (''video i'') distort in a grotesque way while the onlooker moves.von admin (2008) ''Uli Aschenborn Stolberg'', Kunstportal Eifel
/ref> 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'') - also by abstract art.Matthias Mockler
Uli Aschenborns permanent exhibitions on Guestfarms in Namibia
26.08.2011, original article:

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– Archive of the''Namibiana Buchdepot'' The “Ensad Alumni Paris”, of the “l'Association des anciens élèves de l'

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” (i. e. the Alumni Association of the National School of Decorative Arts in

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) has appointed Uli Aschenborn honorary member in 2018.The Ensad Alumni Paris, the Alumni Association of the National School of Decorative Arts
/ref>Biography of Uli Aschenborn – BBK (biggest German artists association)
/ref>Biography on the internet
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Exhibitions

Uli Aschenborn had more than 60 exhibitions since 2009.List of more than 60 exhibitions since 2009 with information and photos.
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Solo exhibitions (selection)

* 1993 "Africa & Computer Art" Gallery Artelier Windhoek (

) * 1999 "Africa Port Andrat’s" (

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) * 2003 "Sculpture-Morphs", Gallery Hexagone, Aachen (

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) * 2005 Exhibition "Morphs" simultaneously in the two Galleries FAH and HAF in Maastricht (

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) * 2006 "Morphs"

in Windhoek (

)Biography, ''Steinweg Gallery Stolberg'' with further information
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/ref> * 2007 Aschenborn – Retrospective Kendzia Gallery, Windhoek (

) Philander, Frederick (2007-08-10) Namibia: Profile of a Prolific Visual Artist, New Era
/ref> * 2007 Retrospective in the Hexagone Gallery Aachen (

) * 2008 "Africa" Kendzia Gallery, Windhoek (Namibia) * 2008 "Changing Art and more", Steinweg Gallery, Stolberg (Germany) * 2009 "Out of Africa" - Uli Aschenborn – Malmedé Gallery,

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(Germany) * 2009 Africa - Uli Aschenborn - Artedomus,

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) * 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 * 2011 - 2012 "Uli Aschenborn", Schenckswerder, Namibia * 2012 "Chameleon Art", Gallery Hexagone Aachen (Germany) * 2013 "Chameleon Art", Tierheim Aachen (Germany) * 2015 "Changing Art", Art Hotel Superior Aachen (Germany) * 2017 "Amazing Changing Art", Barmuseo Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum Aachen (Germany)

Artwork

Image: Uli Aschenborn - Lion attack with changing background - AUTORUN.gif, ''Video f: Attacking Lion'', by passing this ''chameleon-painting'' its colour changes as shown, 2007, 100 x 80 cm Image: Uli Aschenborn - Attacking Rhino - AUTRUN.gif, ''Video g: Attacking Rhino'', by passing this ''chameleon-painting'' its colour changes as shown, 2007, 100 x 100 x 4 cm Image:Uli_Aschenborn_-_Dice_showing_1_2_or_3_pips_-_AUTORUN_2.gif, ''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 Image:Uli Aschenborn - Changing fish AUTORUN.gif, ''Video i: Morph-Cube'' showing a fish, which changes if the onlooker moves, 2005, 21 x 21 x 21 cm Image: Uli_Aschenborn_-_Buffalo_attacking_lioness.JPG , ''Photo j: Buffalo attacking Lioness'', 2006, 80 x 100 cm Image:Uli_Aschenborn_-_Pontok_Mountains_Namibia.JPG, ''Photo k: Pontok Mountains'', 2007, 100 x 150 cm

References

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