Charles Paul Wilp

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Charles Paul Wilp (born on 15 September 1932 in Berlin; died on 2 January 2005 in Düsseldorf). 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 study at the Jesuit-father François Xavier in Vannes, Wilp went to theAcadémie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. He finished his vast studies at the TH Aachen in synaesthesy, journalism, art and psychology. He was also student of Man Ray in New York.

Wilp developed a few of the most important advertisemen.campaigns of the 60's and 70's: Puschkin („Wodka für harte Männer“, 1963), Pirelli and Volkswagen (VW-Käfer-Slogan: „Und läuft ... und läuft ... und läuft“). Additionally he was also image consultant of important 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 Softdrink Afri-Cola, Slogan: „Super-sexy-mini-flower-pop-op-cola – alles ist in Afri-Cola“
Famous models of the 1960's 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 are situated 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

[edit] External Weblinks

[edit] Weblinks to Afri-Cola-campaign

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  • Wikipedia Deutsch
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