Ulrich Moritz (draftsman)
Ulrich Moritz (* 1949 in Weinsberg ) is a German draftsman and cultural scientist .
life and work
Ulrich Moritz grew up in Stuttgart . He left the city in 1974 and settled in Berlin to study , where he still lives today.
Moritz draws natural objects and landscapes with colored pencil on paper in an almost ' old master ' tradition. His works find great interest in literary and journalistic circles of artists. The art world but he avoids largely and the art market , he defies all. The weekly newspaper “ Die Zeit ” dedicated the issue of its supplement “ ZEITmagazin ” from March 15, 2012 to the artist Ulrich Moritz, with articles by Hans Magnus Enzensberger , Anita Albus , Sibylle Lewitscharoff , Martin Mosebach , Hanns Zischler and Katharina Enzensberger .
Today the draftsman and cultural scientist works at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. In the historical office of the museum, Ulrich Moritz devotes himself to transcribing the travel diaries of the botanist Friedrich Sello (1789–1831). Moritz is involved as editor, editor and author of publications on the history of the museum for the Museum für Naturkunde.
Exhibitions
A first exhibition of his works was shown from December 2013 to January 2014 in the project room of Wolff Verlag in Berlin Unter den Linden .
Publications
- Shell with landscape , with an afterword by Sibylle Lewitscharoff , Insel-Bücherei No. 1427, Insel Verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-458-19427-9 .
- Article in: Marbacher Magazin 135: Destiny. Seven times seven inevitable things , 2011, ISBN 978-3-937384-77-1 .
- Ulrich Moritz et al .: Advance inside. Forays into the Berlin Museum of Natural History . Alphaeus Verlag, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-9813184-0-1
- Ulrich Moritz et al .: Class Order Art. 200 Years Museum of Natural History . Basilisken-Presse, Rangsdorf 2010, ISBN 978-3-941365-10-0
- Ernst von Wildenbruch . Weimar Classic Foundation. Weimar 1995. ISBN 3-7443-0114-1 .
literature
- Robert Eberhardt : Ulrich Moritz studio visit . Wolff Verlag, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-941461-09-3
- Die Zeit , No. 12, 2012, ZEITmagazin , March 15, 2012
Web links
- Artist's website , accessed April 14, 2013
- Works by Ulrich Moritz on “Zeit Online”, accessed on April 14, 2013
- Hans Magnus Enzensberger via the artist Ulrich Moritz on “Zeit Online”, accessed on April 14, 2013
- Communication from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin , accessed on April 14, 2013
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moritz, Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German draftsman and cultural scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Weinberg |