Charles Paul Wilp
Charles Paul Wilp (15 September 1932 in Berlin – 2 January 2005 in Düsseldorf) was a German advertising-designer, artist, photographer and short-movie-editor.
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[edit] Study and career
After school at the humanistic Ruhr-high school and after studying at the Jesuit-father François Xavier in Vannes, Wilp went to the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. He completed his wide-ranging education at the TH Aachen in synaesthesia, journalism, art and psychology. He was also student of Man Ray in New York.
Wilp developed a few of the most important advertisement campaigns of the 1960s and '70s: Puschkin („Wodka für harte Männer“, 1963), Pirelli and Volkswagen (VW-Käfer-Slogan: „Und läuft ... und läuft ... und läuft“). He was also an image consultant for major politicians, like Willy Brandt.
[edit] Aerospace and art
In 1960 Yves Klein declared Wilp as Prince of Space. Wilp's interest in aerospace influenced also his most famous campaign in 1968 for the soft drink Afri-Cola, Slogan: „Super-sexy-mini-flower-pop-op-cola – alles ist in Afri-Cola“
Famous models of 1960s like Marianne Faithfull, Amanda Lear, Donna Summer, Marsha Hunt were photographed behind windows with ice-crystals.
[edit] Artist's friends
The art-book "Dazzledorf" with samples also of a few of his artists-friends like Ewald Mataré, Yves Klein, Andy Warhol, Mel Ramos, Otto Piene, Heinz Mack, Günther Uecker, Joseph Beuys gives a good impression of the art and style of this artist. Wilp also had contact with the artists Michael (Mike) Jansen, Helmut Tollmann and Joe Brockerhoff.
[edit] Collection
Some of his photos can be found today in Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.
[edit] Literature
Wilp, Charles, Dazzledorf. Photography and texts by Charles Wilp. (texts German, English, Japanese, Arabian)o.J. Wilp, Charles, Bundeskanzleramt. Inter Nationes, Bonn 1970, Wilp, Charles, Wilp-Girl 70 : Charles Wilp present 12 Playgirls aus 5 Kontinenten
[edit] Works
- Konsumrealismus, Documenta 5 in Kassel, 1972
- Kunstblätter „Blick aus dem All“, 26. April bis 6. Mai 1993 in Oberpfaffenhofen (aerospace-mission D2)
[edit] Film-documentation
- Der gelbe Wellenmacher. German TV-documentation by Klaus Peter Dencker, ARD 1977
- monks - the transatlantic feedback. A documentary film about Wilp's collaboration with the first avant-garde pop band The Monks, USA/Germany/Spain 2006
[edit] Discography
- Charles Wilp Fotografiert Bunny - (1965, Ata Tak)
- Michelangelo In Space - The Bunny Remixes - (2000, Ata Tak)
[edit] External links
- Wilps Website ART AND SPACE / crosx mirror
- http://www.fotogemeinschaft.de/v/fotografen/Klaus-Baum/documenta/charles+wilp+ulrike+lehmann_960_2.jpg.html
- http://www.fotogemeinschaft.de/v/fotografen/Klaus-Baum/documenta/charles+wilp+juergen+klauke+1000ra.jpg.html
- Wilp-Feature, shortlist 2005
- Musik von Charles Wilp
- Charles Wilp at Discogs
