Westheider, Ortrud
Gerhard Richter: Abstraction
- ISBN 13:
- 9783791359922
- author:
- Westheider, Ortrud
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Prestel
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 30 x 24 centimetres (1.39 kg)
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Gerhard Richter Abstraction offers a unique survey of the artist's abstract works, featuring 80 paintings from collections worldwide. This book focuses on the abstract strategies and processes that underpin Richter's oeuvre. In the early 1960s, Richter began to challenge the conventions of painting, an exploration that continues to shape his work today. He responded to this by creating a series of monochrome works in gray, using color as a means of addressing political themes without idealization. Other notable works include Inpainting series, where brushstrokes and paint application are the subject, and photorealistic transfers from small palette details onto large canvases. Richter's abstract works since 1976 have combined conscious decision-making with random processes, using techniques such as applying paint with a brush, scraper, and palette knife. This book provides an in-depth look at these strategies and their significance in Richter's artistic development.
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