Berlopolis Painting

Ulrich F. Stanke was born in Dresden, Germany in 1977. His artistic talent was recognized and promoted at an early stage, so that at the age of 10, he was already the youngest participant, and he was able to start his studies at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste – the well known university of fine arts in Dresden. Especially the paintress and wife of the famous Dresden painter Rudolf Nehmer promoted and accompanied his early career. In 2009, he graduated from the Middlesex University of London as a student of art with first class honours. Afterwards, he deepened his art in Berlin and worked additionally as a Sound Editor, Sound Designer and Composer throughout Europe, mostly in the young Berlin film scene, which was rewarded with invitations to the Berlin International Film Festival, the Berlinale in Germany, Doc Point Helsinki in Finland, the Rome Film Festival in Italy and Hot Docs Toronto in Canada. In March 2015 Ulrich F. Stanke opened his Atelier SPEKULATIONSKUNST with gallery, studio sales and showroom at the old town of Erfurt, Germany. Since May 2016, Ulrich F. Stanke has been a member of the Association of Visual Artists Thuringia (Verband Bildender Künstler Thüringen) and since June 2016 of the Federal Association of Visual Artists (Bundesverband Bildender Künstlerinnen und Künstler). After two years curatorship he closed his atelier and gallery SPEKULATIONSKUNST in Erfurt, Germany. In 2017 Ulrich F. Stanke moved his centre of one's life to Dresden, Germany.