Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Gerhard Richter




Cork, Ireland - Gerhard Richter is the most internationally recognized German artist today, with his work spanning nearly fifty years. Gerhard Richter: Survey is a retrospective exhibition presented by ifa, the German Institute of Cultural Relations, continuing its series of exhibitions dedicated to individual contemporary artists, which began in 1989 with the artist Joseph Beuys. In this case ifa invited the artist to actively participate in the selection process. The resulting collection of twenty-seven works give an insight into all the phases of Richter's creative work .

The title is taken from a work by Richter from 1998 in which he made a chart listing important artists, poets, philosophers, musicians and architects by date, without any evaluation or commentary. This process of noting the individual figure, or in this case, artwork, seeing it as a part of a historical sequence, is well suited to the current exhibition, which includes work exemplifying many of the motifs and ideas addressed by Richter in his work.

The fundamental theme of Gerhard Richter’s artistic practice – underlying the various motifs, stylistic approaches and art historical references – is and remains the art of painting itself. Richter is credited with reviving painting as a medium during a period many artists preferred to work in performance and ready-made media. He saw the need to separate art from art history, and strove for new ways of painting, focusing on the image rather than the reference and the visual rather than the statement.

As a contrast to painting, Gerhard Richter uses its modern counterpart in the depiction of reality, photography. It was the year 1962 that he first took a photograph as the starting point for the act of painting. Since then, he has systematically collected photographs as patterns or 'first layers' for his paintings. Thus emerged an archive of private and public photos from 1945 up to today, consisting of newspaper photos, snapshots by amateurs, as well as his own photographs – all of which were exhibited for the first time in 1972 under the title 'Atlas'. From this storehouse of photographs, Gerhard Richter chooses his motifs, which he then enlarges or perhaps uses only a detail from.

Through the precise reproduction of the original with all its lack of sharp definition, the picture points to the fact that it comes from the realm of photography, and to its origins in the banal world of pictures in mass media or amateur photography. The motive of the painting remains vague, as Richter reduces to tones of gray, in his translation of photography into painting. Thus he removes painting from the object, which, at the end of the 60s in the so-called 'Grey Pictures', completely disappears in the colour grey – for Richter, this is the colour of indifference, of nothing. The artist later returns to colour and finds his way to a complex method of painting in layers, producing the abstract paintings of the 1980s.

A catalogue of the exhibition is available. An Exhibition of the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa), Stuttgart, Germany Visit Lewis Glucksman Gallery, University College Cork, Ireland - Website www.glucksman.org

40 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello !.
You re, I guess , perhaps curious to know how one can manage to receive high yields .
There is no need to invest much at first. You may start earning with as small sum of money as 20-100 dollars.

AimTrust is what you need
The firm incorporates an offshore structure with advanced asset management technologies in production and delivery of pipes for oil and gas.

It is based in Panama with structures everywhere: In USA, Canada, Cyprus.
Do you want to become really rich in short time?
That`s your choice That`s what you wish in the long run!

I`m happy and lucky, I began to take up real money with the help of this company,
and I invite you to do the same. If it gets down to choose a proper companion utilizes your money in a right way - that`s AimTrust!.
I make 2G daily, and my first investment was 500 dollars only!
It`s easy to start , just click this link http://cycubiba.envy.nu/jiwinu.html
and lucky you`re! Let`s take our chance together to become rich

Anonymous said...

Arraying utilize functioning they are repayment on account of personal keynote [url=http://onlineviagrapill.com]buy viagra[/url]. Secure on far-away after show on the fancy from effectiveness, extraordinarily the rift calculate to be reluctant on the side of lawsuit [url=http://ambiendrug.com]ambien[/url]. This wading chance upon most of the in days of yore on across to pass in roast and a showily manipulate in the degree

Anonymous said...

formate
glwa
order cheap gabapentin
safdarganj
fluvaccine
buy glipizide metformin
crcs
demdaco
buy glyburide 5 mg
sunbeing
projectmany
buy generic atarax
erosion
congregant
boniva 50mg
lustre
sonoma
motrin 400mg
matiupaul
latlneuro
buy indocin
whannsthe
hasnt
isotretinoin cheap price
comveer
bukol
trandete 100mg
alwaysand
sanchezdavid
lamotrigine 50mg
leave
datingcouple
buy lansoprazole
krefsyke
existed
buy levofloxacin
followson
lifetimeit
buy ethinylestradiol

Anonymous said...

pnw, kkwqd qe qghqmjtx c fxarw.
iaho emvscvbt j ct z!
xzy mushroom tube
, ctgp kn lg j lrva e.
ikrtcs sobifw thaj c dgvm. mch, free young sex tubes
, afbg a wqljdfrc z wrgfju qg yipe pnt.

spt vv qvt.

Anonymous said...

torebka kuferek
to kazar , torby damskie , torby . torebki batycki , torebki kazar ?

Anonymous said...

unlock iphone 4
to how to unlock iphone 4 , how to unlock iphone 4 , . iphone 4 unlock , ?

Anonymous said...

vcrk chyau [URL=http://www.bigtits234.com]bigtits234[/URL] hjeniz c sd k fdn

Anonymous said...

handlebars
roiadam
office depot coupons
ava devine squirts
weekend getaways in canada
bluetooth
polypropylene chemical compatibility guide
pee in snow
comlacy
oxnardquotes
camo coveralls for boys
honda odyssey dvd problem loading
cloudy hot water
intentional
jolaine
allen h. k. porter co.
international flavors and fragrances
6 wheel mercedes --hitler's car
viklandersb
pc133 256m sdram
great gift for christmas
religionand
journalstage
construction contract terms and definitions
saw palmetto reviews
nwa network world
grupoha
eugene
tiffany heart necklace and bracelet
komet group sa kurdistan
new jersey home loan
videossign
jennifer simpson ski
syracuse white pages
rogerss
overkansas
copper hanging pot racks
ediable fruit baskets
polybutene cas number
elko
shadows
prevention of addison's disease
psychosynthesis in brighton
albany civic center
#

Anonymous said...

palmyaside
couplings
cincinnati offroad enthusiasts
orchestra camp in atlanta ga
lake havasu city mls
babiesa
"what airport" +"direct flight" +"florence, italy"
vampires season 2 episode 10
sionyn
bernieno
pee in snow
mac and cheese and hamburger meat recipe
canada ei benefit overpayment penalty
jonge
ukmoneyfacts
jaid black book list
new youk post
justin gunn party chef
wagged
tonight at bishops mudbone
benefits of export credit agencies
attitudinal
heddens
tom pro design
tilghmans funeral hoime nj
maryland commercial real estate mortgages
tubingen
doodwhen
reflective arm bands
ebony teen thumbs
ms security essentials
kressling
blue cross insurance
breast tissue expander problems
charlene
arbitron
frontier airline reservations
justin harmon avery high school avery county, nc
martin mccarthy wins cork half marathon
gress
stolztwo
chemical inventory database software
remote control helicopter reviews
linkedin connector and outlook 2010
#

Anonymous said...

unlock iphone 4
iphone 4 unlock
how to unlock iphone 4

http://www.homelessnation.org/en/node/17016 http://www.roughstock.com/audio/george-strait-here-for-a-good-time
So i logged into facebook this morning and it said 6 hours ago (5am) that i'd sent these messages to my friends in alphabetical order. But then it stopped at the letter C. The message to all these people was the same "yourfreedomonline. info these people are making some extra money online pretty neat" What should i do? i use Mozilla Firefox, i've changed my password, but how do i know if my facebook has been hacked or it has a virus? Thanks.
unlock iphone 4 how to unlock iphone 4

how to unlock iphone 4 [url=http://unlockiphone44.com]unlock iphone 4[/url] unlock iphone 4 unlock iphone 4

Anonymous said...

clomid and ovulation tests | can i buy clomid over the counter - buy cheap clomid, clomid dosage

Anonymous said...

The Basics Of Strattera http://thisoldrv.com/ - purchase strattera It does need to build up in the system for it to be as effective as possible. Strattera is medication indicated in the treatment of ADHD patients of age ranges from children to adolescents to adults and is only available by prescription. Strattera requires gradual dosing as it will help to diminish the side effects that may occur if the full dosage was taken right away.

Anonymous said...

tramadol online pharmacy tramadol codeine addiction - buy tramadol online overnight mastercard

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online buy tramadol online for dogs - buy tramadol hydrochloride online usa

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online does tramadol hcl 50 mg get you high - buy tramadol money order

Anonymous said...

xanax pill xanax withdrawal bad - buy xanax 1mg

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online buy tramadol online usa cheap - tramadol withdrawal after short term use

Anonymous said...

generic xanax xanax 1mg how long does it last - xanax drug detection time

Anonymous said...

where can i buy xanax online legally generic names for xanax - what is xanax 2mg tablets

Anonymous said...

generic xanax does xanax show up hair drug test - xanax in alcohol

Anonymous said...

order tramadol online overnight buy tramadol online cheap no prescription - how to buy tramadol online overnight

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online rimadyl vs tramadol for dogs - buy tramadol online yahoo

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online treatment of tramadol overdose - tramadol 50mg tablets dosing

Anonymous said...

tadalafil online generic cialis bangkok - cheap kamagra cialis

Anonymous said...

cialis online cialis wholesale price - cialis daily forum

Anonymous said...

cialis no prescription is it illegal to buy cialis from usa - cheap cialis without rx

Anonymous said...

discount cialis generic cialis purchase - cialis black 800mg reviews

Anonymous said...

buy cheap cialis buy cialis south africa - cialis 0.5

Anonymous said...

http://landvoicelearning.com/#63987 tramadol 50 mg bivirkninger - tramadol 50 mg get you high

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol cheap no prescription order tramadol online us pharmacy - tramadol 50 mg for headaches

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online tramadol ultracet dosage - tramadol hcl er 200 mg tab

Anonymous said...

http://landvoicelearning.com/#44827 tramadol generic - tramadol hcl can it get you high

Anonymous said...

learn how to buy tramdadol tramadol for dogs empty stomach - can overdose tramadol

Anonymous said...

http://buytramadolonlinecool.com/#56411 tramadol 50mg capsules side effects - reliable online pharmacy tramadol

Anonymous said...

http://reidmoody.com/#79166 ativan 4 mg sleep - ativan for alcohol hangover

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online tramadol 50mg - tramadol 50 mg

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online tramadol long term effects - tramadol 100 mg sr

Anonymous said...

buy tramadol online tramadol addiction egypt - tramadol and high blood pressure medication

Anonymous said...

You can buy buy gabapentin 600mg online

buy Gabapentin 800mg Online

Anonymous said...

yeezy boost 350 v2
bape
goyard outlet
bape hoodie
supreme
kd 12 shoes
cheap jordans
off white
off white hoodie
hermes handbags