Ulli Kampelmann

Born & raised in communist East Germany. Escaped to West Berlin in 1975. Earned Master of Education. Studied art, became successful artist. In USA since 2002.

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Embrace of Light

My newest painting explores the moment when the blue sky expands into the golden glow of the sun, embracing the Antenna Woman—a guardian of harmony, balance, and order within nature.

Photography and expressive oil painting merge into one visual language, inviting us to see the invisible forces that connect us with the world around us.

#ContemporaryArt #AbstractExpressionism

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Sculpture in Memory

When does a color end?
For me, it never does.
While standing among these lanterns with my son Corvin, I experienced the colors flowing beyond their physical forms, merging into one another and filling the surrounding space. This painting is my attempt to make that invisible movement visible.

#contemporaryart #mixedmedia #gesturalabstraction

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When the Leader of the Architect's Association in South Germany Invited me to Give a Lecture about Art in Architecture and Public Art.

#PublicArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtInArchitecture

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When Architecture Touches the Soul

A private pool bath designed for the CEO of one of Europe's largest project management companies.

Colored glass, sunlight, and water combined to create a constantly changing work of art, where architecture and nature met in perfect harmony.

#LuxuryInteriors #ContemporaryArt #ArtInArchitecture #GlassArt

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Architecture of Value

This is my 40 m² public art commission for the Central Bank in Karlsruhe.
Green symbolizes flow and growth; yellow represents money and gold. Sandblasted surfaces express privacy, trust, and security.
A visual interpretation of the continuous movement of value in society.

#PublicArt #Karlsruhe #ArtAndArchitecture #BankArt #ContemporaryArt

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Skylight Art for Duke of Württemberg's Golf Clubhouse

My first public art commission was a 60-square-meter colored glass ceiling/skylight for the Niederreutin Golf Clubhouse, commissioned by the Duke of Württemberg.

Designed to work with natural sunlight, the installation transforms the interior with moving colors throughout the day. The commission was announced during my exhibition at Stuttgart Airport, marking an important milestone in my artistic career.

#publicart #contemporaryart @publicartist #architeturalart

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Water Sculpture - The Arch
by Ulli Kampelmann

This artwork explores the relationship between movement and stillness, a dynamic gesture that appears both powerful and graceful. It captures a moment where movement comes to rest, where contrast becomes harmony, and where opposing energies coexist in a delicate and lasting balance.

#contemporaryart #sculpturefountain #indoorfountain

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Red Skirt Meets Red Shoes

A light source hidden inside the sculpture transforms colored glass into a living play of light and shadow. Warm yellow tones, deep black contrasts, and vibrant red accents project changing reflections into the surrounding space, allowing the artwork to extend beyond its physical form.

As viewers move around the sculpture, different images emerge. One side reveals the Woman with the Red Skirt. Another side presents the Man with the Red Shoes. A third view brings both figures together in a harmonious encounter.

The sculpture symbolizes unity, balance, and the beauty of human connection. Light, color, and form merge to create an ever-changing visual experience, inviting viewers to discover new perspectives with every step.

One of the many "Light Sculptures" by Ulli Kampelmann

#contemporaryart #figurativeexpressionism #collectableart

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This watch has a black mother-of-pearl dial face, hand-set, conflict-free, natural diamonds outlining the "pocket", two topazes, diamonds as hour markers, a garnet as the dot over the "i" in my brand's "Ulli" signature, and a thistle etched on the back, symbolizing my rebelliousness leading up to my successful escape from East Germany to West Berlin.

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Jeans Pocket Watch

The Jeans Pocket Watch was inspired by my life in East Germany, where wearing a pair of jeans was once only a dream because, they were impossible to buy.

#JeansPocketWatch #LuxuryWatch

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Heritage in Motion
Artwork commissioned by Mercedes Benz HQ in Stuttgart

#contemporaryart #figurativeexpressionism #mercedesbenz

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Threshold - Through the Day

How do your feelings change throughout the day?

#comtemporaryart #abstractexpressionism #lyricalgesturalabstractexpressionism #artforsale #collectableart #passageoftime

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Threshold of Innocent Time

This painting, a self-portrait, depicts a time when I was completely unaware that in a few months, my parents, my siblings and I would be attempting a daring escape from communist East Germany to West Berlin.

#contemporaryart #eastgermany #figurativeexpressionism #collectableart

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Threshold of Inner Sound

There is a space that is palpable but invisible. Threshold between the sounds of music and the sounds of silence have the ability to alter and uplift our emotions.

Which of my paintings touches you the most?

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🎨 “mit - und - für” A large-scale, neon illuminated glass artwork I created for Mercedes-Benz HQ Architectural Division. 🎨
A fusion of painting, movement, light and human connection.

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✨ Ulli Kampelmann's White Glove Watch ✨
✨ Limited Edition ✨
Individually numbered collector’s piece!
Crafted in jewelry grade stainless steel and hand-set with 82 genuine Swarovski crystals.

Designed as an elegant pocket watch, it doubles beautifully as a pendant necklace.
Luxury meets timeless style.
Only a few available.

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#UlliWatch #WhiteGloveWatch #Swarovski #LimitedEdition #LuxuryJewelry #PocketWatch

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Threshold of Forbidden Dream

An East German border guard watches two people slip into the West. A dream he cannot follow.

#contemporaryart #eastgermany #figurativeexpressionism #coldwarart

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