Michael ULLRICH
Inspired by music, art and pop culture, Michael finds his own way of combining different genres to simultaneously express rawness and hidden beauty in his work.
Biography
Michael Ullrich is a German artist, photographer and musician who expresses himself through a very intimate and direct point of view. He studied photography at the Nuremberg Academy of Fine Arts as a master student of Jürgen Teller, where he also completed his diploma in graphic design in the class of Holger Felten and Friederike Girst. He also attended the classes of Robert Voit, Martin Fengel and Heike Baranowksi.
Inspired by music, art and pop culture, Michael finds his own way of combining different genres to simultaneously express rawness and hidden beauty in his work.
His work has been presented in numerous galleries, museums, magazines and institutions.
Selected Clients
Burberry, Vivienne Westwood, Valentino, Armani, Alexander Roys, Saboteur, Tods, ACHTUNG Mode, SZ Magazin, FAZ Magazin, ZEIT Magazin, Toytonics, Live from Earth, Numéro, System Magazine, Block Magazine, Salame Magazine, Staatstheater Nuremberg, M&M Paris, Parco, Vain, TTL Records, Mavi Phoenix, Pop done right Records, Sofi de la Torre, Sam Ruffillo, Cody Currie
Selected Exhibitions
„The Artist is naked“, Kunstpalais, Erlangen
„NYC | MUC | BER“ Destination Murnau, Pulpo Galerie, Murnau
„Pop up“, Villa Stuck, Munich
„I ́ll be back in the morning“, Kultur Kiosk, Stuttgart
„High Five“, Kunstpalais, Erlangen
„Schneewittchen im Schwarzwald“, Achtung Mode, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Tresor, Berlin
“Papa”, Julian Fickler & Michael Ullrich, BÜHLERS, Fürth
“Heavy Metal”, Kunstpalais, Erlangen
„Desire & Volatility”, Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer, Vienna
„Miracle Macho”, Marco Stanke & Michael Ullrich, BÜHLERS, Fürth
„Collateral“, Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow
„Boys on Aphrodite“, Akademie Galerie, Nuremberg
„Leaving tomorrow“, Edel Extra Galerie, Nuremberg
„Pop up“, Das Spectrum, Utrecht
„You ́re just too good to be true“, CFA, Berlin
„We ́ve got the Look“, Akademie Galerie, Nuremberg
„Die offene Seite“, Wiensowski & Harbord Galerie, Berlin
„Days with you“, Kabuff Galerie, Nuremberg
„Plattform“, Ausstellungshalle, Nuremberg Selected Exhibitions
Awards
Movie Award - Best international Music Video - DJ Hell x Jonathan Meese
Silver Medal of photography from the Society of Publication Designers / NY City
Collecting Institutions
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Kunstpalais, Erlangen
Bunkier Stutzki, Krakau