It’s our culture, Christian history, that’s what formed me. Even as an atheist, I believe. We’re just built that way. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
We’ve lost these qualities, these abilities to do something by hand. Some illustrators have it still, but it’s just not art. We have photography. We have cameras and computers that do it better and faster. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
A father draws boundaries and calls a halt, whenever necessary. As I didn’t have that, I was able to stay childishly naive that much longer – so I did what I liked, because there was nobody stopping me, even when I got it wrong. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
Every museum is full of nice things. That’s the opposite of before. It was important things or serious things. Now we have interesting things. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
I don’t dare to think my paintings are great. I can’t understand the arrogance of someone saying, ‘I have created a big, important work.’ Gerhard Richter Read Quote
I do see myself as the heir to a vast, great, rich culture of painting – of art in general – which we have lost, but which places obligations on us. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
Now that we do not have priests and philosophers any more, artists are the most important people in the world. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
I have no time for specialized concerns, working themes or variations that lead to mastery… I like the indefinite, the boundless; I like continual uncertainty. Other qualities may be more conducive to achievement, publicity, success; but they are all outworn – as outworn as ideologies, opinions, concepts and names for things. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
People won’t stop painting, just as they won’t stop making music or dancing. This is a facility we have. Children don’t stop doing it or having it. On the other hand, it seems we don’t need painting anymore. Culture is more interested in entertaining people. Gerhard Richter Read Quote
