Utz Kampmann
Utz Kampmann (born November 9, 1935 in Berlin ) is a German sculptor and painter . He lives and works in Zurich .
life and work
Utz Kampmann studied from 1957 to 1963 at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin. In 1964 he was awarded the Villa Romana Prize, in 1965 he was awarded the German Youth Art Prize . In 1965 he had his first solo exhibition in the Müller Gallery in Stuttgart . He is known for his sculptures made of acrylic and Plexiglas cuboids, but also for color objects and kinetic objects .
From 1966 to 1968 he was in charge of color coordination for the construction of the Märkisches Viertel in Berlin. In 1963 he was represented at the exhibition Young West in the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen and in 1967 he was a participant in the Biennale de Paris . In 1968 he was represented with four cubic acrylic glass sculptures at the 4th documenta in Kassel .
Literature and Sources
- Exhibition catalog for the IV. Documenta: IV. Documenta. International exhibition ; Catalog: Volume 1: (Painting and Sculpture); Volume 2: (Graphics / Objects); Kassel 1968
- Kimpel, Harald / Stengel, Karin: documenta IV 1968 International Exhibition - A Photographic Reconstruction (series of publications from the documenta archive); Bremen 2007, ISBN 978-3-86108-524-9
- Literature by and about Utz Kampmann in the catalog of the German National Library
Web links
- Examples of his work
- Materials by and about Utz Kampmann in the documenta archive
- Utz Kampmann in the catalog of the Cologne Art Library
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| SURNAME | Kampmann, Utz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |