I was a student, and as such you generally rely on prior models of how to make art, but these were not satisfying. Then I discovered in photos what had been missing in paintings; namely that they make a terrific variety of statements and have great substance. That is what I wanted to convey to paintings and apply to it.


Gerhard Richter: text : writings, interviews and letters, 1961-2007 (ed. 2009)

Gerhard Richter Quotes

I was a student, and as such you generally rely on prior models of how to make art, but these were not satisfying. Then I discovered in photos what...

I was a student, and as such you generally rely on prior models of how to make art, but these were not satisfying. Then I discovered in photos what...

I was a student, and as such you generally rely on prior models of how to make art, but these were not satisfying. Then I discovered in photos what...

I was a student, and as such you generally rely on prior models of how to make art, but these were not satisfying. Then I discovered in photos what...