Description of Gerhard Richter Paintings

1. Description of Gerhard Richter Paintings Gerhard Richter is a German painter who was born on February in Dresden to Horst and Hildegard Richter. He comes from an average middle-class family. Gerhard was their first child, then his parents had a daughter Gisela, who was born in 1936. Horst Richter was a teacher at a secondary school in Dresden. His mother was passionate about literature, and passed on her knowledge and enthusiasm to the young Gerhard. Art works by Gerhard Richter

2. Description of Gerhard Richter Paintings His memories of early years are a combination of fondness and frustration, sadness and excitement. He recalls the house in which he was born in GrossenhainerStrassein particular the house of his great-grandmother when his family left Dresden when Richter was only three years old. There's not much documented about Gerhard's memories of Reichenau, though his recollections about his time in Waltersdorf are more vivid. His relationship with photography lifelong fascination for the power of images and painting's. (Find more info on Gerhard Richter paintings on Blouinartinfo and many other art galleries). Art works by Gerhard Richter

3. Below are Two of his Early Works: Mund(Mouth)(Brigitte Bardot's Lips) (1963) This work of art is one of his first paintings that was completed from a photograph. The art is sexually suggestive, potraying Brigitte Bardot's open mouth embillished with red lipstick. Richter's painting process is hinted with blurred flesh tones at beginning with a realist rendering and incorporating squeegees, rollers, and dry brush techniques to mask the surface. the artist's work suggests viewing reality from a severed perspective, as he abide any moment of clear focus on the overall image. Art works by Gerhard Richter

4. Below are Two of his Early Works: Farbschlieren (Colour Streaks) (1968) Farbschlierenis one of his early grey paintings avowing color and structure to compose the "picture." The painting reveals Richter's indifference toward any "model" as serving as his subject matter as it is void of figuration and recognizable imagery. Thick brushstrokes and monochromatic colors are employed by the artist on this painting, thus sweeping across the canvas in a fluid, entirely fused motion. This potent gesture suggests a review of how abstract forms may well serve as a painter's subject as well as for their or optical interest or visual, as any realistic or photographic scene derived from nature, or the everyday world around us. Art works by Gerhard Richter

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