When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition is registered on October 20, 2026, in Aalen and runs until December 31, 2026, according to the event information.

Where is the exhibition on display?

The exhibition takes place at the District Office Ostalbkreis, Stuttgarter Straße 41, 73430 Aalen.

What artworks will be shown?

Pencil drawings, oil paintings, and oil pastel paintings by Ulrich Brauchle will be on display.

What themes does the exhibition address?

The works move between abstraction and representation. Thematically, figurative and landscape references appear.

Are there tours or workshops?

No confirmed information is available in the event information regarding tours and workshops.

How long does the exhibition visit take?

The duration of the visit can be individually chosen; no binding visit duration is specified.

Illustrative in Aalen: Ulrich Brauchle's Art between Landscape, Line, and Abstraction

Name: Ulrich Brauchle - Illustrative
Start: 2026-10-20
End: 2026-12-31T23:59:00+01:00
Location: Landratsamt Ostalbkreis

Ulrich Brauchle – Illustrative: Between Landscape and Abstraction

With the exhibition Illustrative, the District Office of Ostalbkreis in Aalen presents new works by the Ellwangen artist Ulrich Brauchle. The exhibition combines pencil drawings, oil paintings, and oil pastel paintings and invites a concentrated examination of the works between representation and abstraction.

Line, Color, and Open Image Spaces

Ulrich Brauchle's artistic practice is rooted in drawing. His line not only describes forms but develops its own rhythmic quality. The pencil drawings create fragile image spaces, where figurative and landscape references emerge without firmly establishing themselves.

The oil paintings and oil pastel works expand this drawing thinking with color, surface, and materiality. Visible traces of the painterly gesture give the works an immediate, open effect. Color fields and lines enter into a tense relationship, creating an exhibition atmosphere that moves between natural perception, memory, and free composition.

Between Representation and Abstraction

The title Illustrative refers to an art that makes seeing itself the subject. Figurative elements stand alongside landscapes; familiar motifs dissolve into simplified forms and atmospheric color spaces. The works do not demand a clear reading but open an aesthetic experience, where perception changes step by step.

Art historically, Brauchle's work is in a contemporary tradition of landscape and object exploration that does not aim for naturalistic depiction. Rather, the visible world becomes the starting point for an independent visual language. The curation of the exhibition makes this transition from observation to abstraction immediately comprehensible.

An Artistic Experience with Calm and Tension

The exhibition unfolds its effect particularly in slow contemplation. Delicate pencil lines, muted landscape colors, and the relief-like presence of oil paint or oil pastel create a sensual spatial effect. Between density and emptiness, closeness and distance, a silent dialogue emerges that leads visitors back to their own perception.

Ulrich Brauchle was born in 1971 in Ellwangen, studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, and later history at the University of Tübingen. For his printmaking work, he received the Felix Hollenberg Prize. In addition to his artistic practice, he works as an art educator and curator.

Cultural Education through Close Observation

Illustrative offers an accessible entry into central questions of modern painting and drawing: How does an image arise from a line? When does a landscape become abstraction? What role do material, rhythm, and memory play in the examination of works? The exhibition combines professional stimulation with immediate observation and makes cultural education tangible as a personal artistic experience.

Conclusion: Art between the Visible World and Inner Image

The exhibition Illustrative awaits visitors with a concentrated selection of new painting and drawing, where landscape, figure, color, and line come into motion. Those who wish to experience contemporary art with art historical depth, quiet intensity, and sensual presence should visit this exhibition live at the District Office of Ostalbkreis.