[1] From 1955 to 1960, Uhlig studied at the Dresden University of Fine Arts with Hans Theo Richter and Max Schwimmer.
"Black and white or in colour, lines in the expressive rhythm of their superimposition draw the image mode and the conciseness of an extensive, unmistakable work that is a discovery.
Today Max Uhlig is one of the last representatives of the era of open-air painting in modern art that began 150 years ago, but his work elevates it to the height of our time."
From July to October 2014, the drafts and initial work results were on view in the exhibition "Max Uhlig.
Max Uhlig has been married to Angela Simon since 1999 and now lives and works in the Helfenberg district of Dresden on the site of a former chemical factory.