Art stele Albert Aereboe
"Here, the landscape design is reduced to the simplest formula. The endless horizon of the sea and the oversized dome of the sky make the planetary nature of the Earth tangible and evoke a sense of cosmic connection in me."
The year is 1959, and for a Sylt resident, the time has come to say goodbye. But his departure is sweetened as best he can: First, the state of Schleswig-Holstein honors the painter Albert Aereboe with the State Culture Prize, and then he is accorded another honor. On April 23, 1959, numerous visitors flock to the Kampen inn "Rotes Kliff," where the community has invited him to a celebratory evening. The centerpiece: Albert Aereboe, who 16 years earlier chose Kampen as his adopted home. Now he is drawn back to his native land. As he bids farewell, the painter sums it up: "Even though I have lived on Sylt for decades, it has been the incomparable marine nature of this island that has captivated me and, with its essence, has inspired me time and again." After attending art school in Lübeck, the young Albert was initially drawn to faraway places: The son of a Lübeck cathedral preacher, he completed his studies at the Bavarian Art Academy in Munich and later became a professor at the State Art School in Kassel. In 1925, he moved to Berlin and Sylt, where he set up a studio in List.
Until 1939, Aereboe lived alternately in this tension between metropolis and isolation. In Listland, between "the dull, rolling sea and the lush pastures," he painted dune landscapes, as well as still lifes and portraits. Experts praised him: "Old Master painting techniques combined with New Objectivity and abstraction."
In 1939, Aereboe was forced to sell his studio—it was now located in a military restricted area. Four years later, he was bombed out of Berlin; he found refuge in his sister-in-law's house in Kampen, where he ran a private painting school after the war. A painter friend remarked during a visit: "A bizarre personality. In exchange for butter, meat, and eggs, he paints landscapes with large summer skies, using a considerable amount of cobalt blue." In 1947, Aereboe participated in an art exhibition at the "Sturmhaube" in Kampen and unintentionally made headlines: "Picture engravers at work!" the Sylter Zeitung newspaper reported, adding: "At the exhibition, Professor Aereboe's oil painting "The Alchemist" was engraved by an unknown person!"
In 1959, Aereboe, who had also previously designed the coat of arms for Kampen's neighboring town of List, moved back to Lübeck, but in the following years he continued to make frequent trips to Sylt. According to his last will, he was buried in the Wenningstedt cemetery in 1970.
In 1939, Aereboe was forced to sell his studio—it was now located in a military restricted area. Four years later, he was bombed out of Berlin; he found refuge in his sister-in-law's house in Kampen, where he ran a private painting school after the war. A painter friend remarked during a visit: "A bizarre personality. In exchange for butter, meat, and eggs, he paints landscapes with large summer skies, using a considerable amount of cobalt blue." In 1947, Aereboe participated in an art exhibition at the "Sturmhaube" in Kampen and unintentionally made headlines: "Picture engravers at work!" the Sylter Zeitung newspaper reported, adding: "At the exhibition, Professor Aereboe's oil painting "The Alchemist" was engraved by an unknown person!"
In 1959, Aereboe, who had also previously designed the coat of arms for Kampen's neighboring town of List, moved back to Lübeck, but in the following years he continued to make frequent trips to Sylt. According to his last will, he was buried in the Wenningstedt cemetery in 1970.
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The Kampen Art and Culture Trail is free of charge. The accompanying booklet, containing a map and all the information about the art trail, is available at the Kampen Tourist Office in the Kaamp-Hüs.
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Arrival & Parking
The best way to reach the art steles of the Kampen Art and Culture Trail is on foot.
Car: From the direction of List and Wenningstedt, take the main road to Kampen.
Bicycle: The old island railway line provides a north-south connection as a cycling and hiking path. A cycle path runs alongside Braderuper Weg from Keitum/Braderup to Kampen.
On foot: You can reach Kampen from Westerland/Wenningstedt and List both via the beach and the hiking trail along the former island railway line. From Wenningstedt, a wooden walkway leads through the dunes over the Red Cliff to Kampen. From Braderup/Keitum, you can walk along the heathland paths along the mudflats.
Bus: You can reach Kampen with line 1 from Westerland and List.
To reach the stele in Avenarius Park, get off at Kampen Mitte.
Car: From the direction of List and Wenningstedt, take the main road to Kampen.
Bicycle: The old island railway line provides a north-south connection as a cycling and hiking path. A cycle path runs alongside Braderuper Weg from Keitum/Braderup to Kampen.
On foot: You can reach Kampen from Westerland/Wenningstedt and List both via the beach and the hiking trail along the former island railway line. From Wenningstedt, a wooden walkway leads through the dunes over the Red Cliff to Kampen. From Braderup/Keitum, you can walk along the heathland paths along the mudflats.
Bus: You can reach Kampen with line 1 from Westerland and List.
To reach the stele in Avenarius Park, get off at Kampen Mitte.
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