Without form, communication stops… without form, you have everybody burbling on to themselves, whenever and however, things that no one else can understand and – rightly – no one else is interested in. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
I don’t think I can do this – painting under observation. It’s the worst thing there is, worse than being in the hospital. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
When I begin, theoretically and practically I can smear anything I want on the canvas. Then there’s a condition I have to react to, by changing it or destroying it. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
Weeks go by, and I don’t paint until finally I can’t stand it any longer. I get fed up. I almost don’t want to talk about it, because I don’t want to become self-conscious about it, but perhaps I create these little crises as a kind of a secret strategy to push myself. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
I go to the studio every day, but I don’t paint every day. I love playing with my architectural models. I love making plans. I could spend my life arranging things. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
I have always been structured. What has changed is the proportions. Now it is eight hours of paperwork and one of painting. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
I believe in painting and I believe in eating too. What can we do? We have to eat, we have to paint, we have to live. Of course, there are different ways to survive. But it’s my best option. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
I have painted my family so frequently because they are the one who really affect me the most. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
