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Our art work is personally made I created it its mine. If you do not like it so be it. If it is honest work from your soul then its beautiful and if it stirs your feelings then you no your alive .And life is full of colour and living free to create more.
I like the way abstract art gives the finger, to stuck up people, who think only representative art is acceptable. Besides being beautiful to me, it is also rebellious, and heroic.
how can you honestly say art cannot be discussed? Art in any form, one of its primary functions is to create discussion. I'm not saying it the only function. I'm just saying a lot of the time, a piece is created as a statement, and/or to elicit some form of reaction/discussion.
I dont know if this is great art and if the paintings are not overpriced but I like the artist Gerhard Richter and the pictures are in a special transcendental way fascinating...
I love reading the comments on richter videos, these philistines who have no idea how deep his oeuvre is, one of the greatest living photorealistic painters still alive, they see his abstract work and think that is the extent of his abilities. They make themselves look so ignorant, and they are doing it on purpose, it is awesome.
Timothy Lee you are entitled to your opinion, and like you I enjoy richard estes, robert bechtle, but I made my caveat with living artists still working, those two artists have not created any new work for some time. Additionally, those two artists are limited to their photorealist work, they have not made any other contributions to any other artistic genre the way Richter has. Why paint photorealistic? Well isnt that what you are criticizing richter for, the lack of talent? My point was to explain to the non educated that if they had done research they would see that richter is more than a squeegee. Additionally, your complaint is with the art market, and not the artist so your argument does not really have any validity. Richter did not create the art market, he just creates paintings that people enjoy. Lastly, I am glad you find nature so beautiful, why dont you use your talent and bring that passion to the masses.
Michael it would be a great experiment to have twenty people with paint canvas and squeegee to recreate the same effect and then have ......an educated person pick out the Gerard amongst them ........it’s the name they are interested in as an investment not the painting .
John Castle it would be very easy with highly educated, experienced art collectors to tell the difference. Jerry Saltz actually already conducted this and showed it was extremely difficult to make a realistic copy. The experiment is not really proving anything if you are pulling people off the street who have no interest in art or richter.
Worst of all is the notion that abstract art is easy and requires no particular skill, whereas photorealism is thought to be highly skilled and very difficult, therefore of higher quality. But any art school graduate can do photorealistic work; it's one of the basic skills taught in art schools today. It is true that "anyone" can make abstract art, but very few people can make GOOD abstract art.
@@richiejourney1840 A great golfer whose name escapes me said, "The more I practice the luckier I get." Leonardo noticed the abstract beauty of a sponge soaked in ink and thrown against the wall. My best work always surprised me when I was done. Art can't be produced by sheer physical exertion, the winner of the Highlander Giant Rock Rolling contest could have a head full of Gorilla Glue. That painting was fun to look at, sometimes art can be that. My understanding from reading the comments is this man can paint photo-realistically. I imagine if he doesn't like the results he can keep squeegeeing more paint on the surface till it says "Stop". In conclusion, I like it.
NELSON X this particular piece does not hold my interest but that’s ok. I am interested in the technique though. Yes he is a very skilled artist in photo-realism. I dabble in abstract for fun to see what I get. But unless the “sponge” thrown at my canvas created something akin to the Mona Lisa, I don’t think I’m going to expect the world to “ooh” and “ahh” over it nor ask a hefty price for it. Yes I do enjoy some of them. A lot of them are pretty cool to see. Few I would consider purchasing if the price were right. But so far none of them move me to the point of “I just have to have that”. But that’s me and most people that I know. I actually wish I could see and admire what you do. I really do. Art has taught me to slow down and look and admire the beauty of the natural world around me but I don’t see that in abstract art unless it reminds me of these things which I would have to see immediately while my brief attention is on it. You saw “fall foliage” but I did not. I may “see” it if I revisit it and now that you have mentioned it. But should I be seeing things within it since the whole point of of modern abstract art is NOT seeking to represent external reality even though it might form something akin to something in reality much like a cloud formation sometimes does?
Richter s recent work are actually considered modern, abstract ,interesting to look at; exciting and totally different from what he did before. It is easy to criticize the artist and say- I can do that! but the truth is - He already did it! People must look at his work and ask themselves why he did such thing and how he did it. I think the artist should never show the magic and the process of making. Otherwise people just look at it and think that can do the same thing. Before he got into the process of making and using his own tools there is also a process of thinking and theory in the artist head. Art is experimental and that is exactly what he is trying to express to the viewers. I disagree with what the curator was saying like- Richter knows exactly what he is doing ! He cannot control anything , that is a myth- artists cannot control painting particularly scrapping paint. The artist doesn`t use a paintbrush he is using a tool to scrap colors that he choose for each piece. Anyways I like the idea of scrapping definitely something new and very bold in the art world!
@@Scarlet.L.A. It is always possible to reveal your techniques but depends on what you are working on, The theme is very important and the process of making is what apparently people are interested nowadays.It doesnt matter how good is your technique its what new you are bringing to society or what message you are giving to future generations. Technique is a myth you dont have to follow anyone because art follows no rules. Its all about how you express yourself.
pedro marques You have defined art in part only. Seriously though most people can find no message in most of this “modern” abstract art. Why people ask “What is the artists message?”, is beyond me. Abstractionism is an escape from reality. Visual eye candy. It attempts to explain nothing. In this way it is only a message to ignore reality and take a break and enjoy your imagination. Therefore, this is nothing new AT ALL. It is futile to “decipher” any other message as to what the artist is thinking. If the artist wants to send a clear message of another sort then the artist would have to stray from the abstract and into realism. IF the artist IS sending a message in the abstract it alway’s has to be explained by them with written or verbal words. That is a common problem. If an artist actually wanted to send a clear message then the artist needs to be an Illustrator and/or a Cartoonist. I paint because I enjoy it and the subject interests me. I have no “message” other than “I hope you can enjoy it as much as I did”. For example, I painted a lifeless tree in all it’s glory in a sunset setting. Was I thinking about the end of life and my own approaching death or was I thinking or trying to find that there is beauty within death to be admired? At the time, ABSOLUTELY NOT! I thought it interesting and beautiful and placed myself in one of my countless walks in nature and it’s seasons at the time of the awesome sunsets. That’s it. That’s all. I had no philosophical message. One of my patrons loved it’s beauty so much just because she also enjoyed it’s imagery and it went very well with her decor no matter what she did in the future. I would not let her buy it. She received it as a gift. Where it takes her imagination is for her to enjoy as I must visit the painting from time to time myself. I hated to part way’s with it. Commissions are nothing more than work to me and I am glad to be rid of them. Now commissions must only be in a subject that grabs my interest and I must have complete artistic control. But, I stay away from even those types as much as possible. Art is not my job. It is a passionate hobby. In the end, I do not care if it’s a new, never done before, painting or subject. What matter’s is did I enjoy it and accomplish my task. Normal buyers could care less what you were thinking. They buy it because it interests them for some reason of their own. Investors don’t care either. They are in it for the money. Then there are people like you (no offense intended) who seem to think there must be a message to everything and philosophize and physco analyze about the artist mind. But you don’t know that unless you know about the artist themselves, their philosophy, their witnessed intention’s. If I paint landscapes does that mean that I am an active Environmentalist that wants you to only use solar/wind power or control human population? Nope. If I were to paint animals does that mean that I am an extreme Animal Rights activist? Nope. Is what I just said here mean that I don’t care at all about the political “issue’s”? Nope.
Scarlet Levy A. What a clever yet stingy artist you are. I can see why you do this...it is the fame and fortune that you are after. Your own self glory and finances. I get it. So patent it. You deserve it. However, is that the artists way these day’s? Are we not to share our passion with the world? Do you really want your art to stay eternal? Are you that hell bent on your own uniqueness? You are unique and do not have to prove it. But you are a part of society. You are to bring that uniqueness to the society and share it. Your techniques should eventually be shared so that other’s might use them for the continued betterment of society.
Art world is created by wealthy collectors wherein they choose which is valuable and place exhorbitant price on it. In effect, they created their own expensive product they can trade among themselves thereby earning huge profits therefrom.
Pretty much the same effect as when scraping back a palette to clean off left over paints after completing a painting. Personally I usually dump that shit in the bin when I have done with it.
@Philip Gomez "photorealism is kitsch" - dude, have you ever tried it? If photorealism is kitsch, then the whole world of abstraction is a worthless garbage.
@@phanders6236 True. To me, there is nothing wrong with getting paid, even a lot, for your art. If you can pull it off, more power to you. But I find it silly when people are more focused on the money, than the art. Art is a form of risk taking, that no one will appreciate, what you put out. First you figure out what it is about yourself, that you want to express, then you learn how to express yourself, then you express yourself, then, if you work hard and stick with it, you just might get paid. But even if you don't get paid, you still have the good feeling, of having expressed yourself.
@@TheScreamingFrog916 THANK YOU! Finally someone agrees with me! And it often seems like the ones who despise the art market are the ones who are the most obsessed with money, not the artists.
Por si no lo sabías, ya hubo un artista que enlató sus excrementos como en una lata de sardinas, y los vendió, casi se los pelearon, y te lo digo en serio.
(2.35) "Composition, texture, balance of colour, energy" - the very criteria of painting that Richter, for years, studiously avoided. He's always been very cerebral ( quite "Duchampian"). Uncomfortable with Romantic/Aesthetic notions of Art. Wary of ideology and of slipping into any kind of belief system. Therefore, given that legacy, these paintings walk a fine line.
Hardly Duchampian, considering that his abstract painting is purely (in Duchamp's term) "retinal". Duchamp despised art that appealed only to the eye, without any underlying conception.
@Tom Furgas I'm not saying "Duchampian" in reference to these abstract paintings but his previous work, beginning with 'Capitalist Realism' and then his sustained dialogue with photographic material (his found objects). In 1964 Duchamp stated: " Pop Art is a return to 'conceptual' painting..." I'd perhaps draw parallels between the practice of Richter and Jasper Johns, though I seem to recall that Richter was uncomfortable with Johns' "painterliness." I'd be cautious when calling these paintings "purely retinal" though they do stray into that territory. To what extent do they diverge from his previous work and to what extent are they conceptually consistent?
Interesting but not fantastic. There are artists working in other mediums like Ehickhamenor, Boghiguian that are more spectacular, powerful and less pretentious. I guess it goes well with German sensibility/modern/engineering kind of perfection and with the millionaires pay for it. It does not have the charisma of Mondrian or Pollock.
0:35 Calling East Germany (or Germany) a 'communist country' is not completely accurate, it was a captive country. The people never embraced communism, the embraced nationalism and they prospered until war lead to the end of that prosperity and destruction of the country. The US and Germany never had any direct conflict, the largest number of European American heritage is from Germany over any other European nation. The US had an obligation after disrupting the European war to the people of Germany to protect them from the evils of communism.
I would say the following: If YOU, the commenter or watcher could do this after a 5-10 minutes instruction, then it's not a great art, sadly. But on some level I understand the decadence, these "artists" only want to shock the watchers. I'm a member of the site Deviant Art with "amateur" artists, there are tons of brilliant but unknown painters there, there are thousands of them who can paint/draw so much better...but maybe they are just too humble, so they don't have a big name. For me it seems that a few people have to be the chosen ones, they will be the "elite artists", no matter how bad they are. Notice that for example Damien Hirst was supported buy a rich guy (Saatchi) when he started his carrier, he got every help available. I was thinking...if Richter would paint in some detailed figures/bodies on the top of these backrground textures maybe it could have been something... Again, if you watch a TH-cam intructional video ("How to make abstract art using acrylic/oil paint") then YOU will be able to this. But try to paint in the style of for example Alma Tadema, Thomas Cole or other academics, it would take decades to learn that kind of detalied paint tecnique.
to be axact and crystal clear : these are dripping and pouring and its nothing to do with art ..is simple colour playing like everyone can do with some common sense .. if you go to search for : acrylic pouring you can find thousands like these and even better ... the hall concept of art and blah blah blah is for sauce and the money that they pay is for washing ...and for the end purpose : to confuse the public about the meaning of common sense ....any doubts ?
Meta Ebenism When one talks to people outside of the “art world” the normal reaction to this work is that it is “junk” and nothing more useful other than as a textile pattern or decor item.
Meta Ebenism Your right. Not that modern/post modern abstraction was popular on its own with the masses of people but that it was a Liberalist production forced into a Capitalist one. If you were not “hip” and “with the program” you were ostracized and shunned and not promoted by the Galleries in the major cities. It began with the so called “impressionists” and “colorists” and moved into the Liberal “hippie movement” and kept going. Once you have the “Capitalist’s” investing in it do you think it will just go away or not be called a highly skilled art worthy of ones hard earned money-even those who vomit on the canvas or unleash an enema of paint upon the canvas or even create “art” with their fecal matter? This can not happen or the mega rich will loose millions. Whether they like the art work or not they are not going to lose their investments and are going to continue to herald them. Abstract is not “new” but old where every artist produced it and admired it to a degree but it was not and is not a high form of skilled art worthy of high bucks and demand outside of Decor art or perhaps a learning tool for things as everyone knows that the skills of children begin with the abstract and it is always interesting to revisit and view-that is of course one found it interesting in the first place-but then again not everyone cares to look at the Mona Lisa, etc., either. But I wonder...if the masses were given the choice to save one forever and destroy the other between say, this abstract or one of his photo realism works...which one would they overwhelmingly choose? This would be a simple test as I have often personally performed it among people. As I walk into business’s that display art for clients to enjoy, the overwhelming majority is not abstract (if you can find any at all) unless you go onto the University Campus. Of course the closer you get to a Liberal metropolis or Liberal anything the more you will find.
Mary Smith and Meta, I’m sure she did like and appreciate them. And if they did not “look” like anything real then I bet she asked the child about them. Skill is one thing-communication and actually understanding each other is another. So is building self esteem and supporting a desire in one’s child is also another thing. Mary obviously-as most of us do-do not think this is “Art” worthy of one’s talent beyond the textile industry and innovation. But I doubt that most would even buy that textile pattern in their furniture etc. This is nothing more to most of us than a large knife painting in a large screed format to create a rather somewhat controlled design pattern and accidental outcome. Hardly worth anything beyond a painting technique for textiles or painting backgrounds. Perhaps some will find it worthy of imaginary exploration but many find that in messy palettes, paint rags, used paint tarps, accidental spills, natural formations, or “on purposely controlled yet total random outcomes” applications such as this painting-or an unbalanced and promoted art style worthy of today’s Investors tax/money shelters. And you “Art Conissuers” wonder why the majority of the normal average citizen criticize it. Truly, the majority does not think upchucking paint, or spewing forth paint from ones butt (as some do and make big bucks on) is worthy of the name of Art or what they consider good talent (or honed skills) worthy of a grand title and fame and fortune. This is “tie dye” expression, Pouring expression, etc., you name it-different media and technique’s yet meaningless (outside of the painters mind if one had any real meaningful thought about it all, where we the viewer do not have to conjecture what the artist was “trying to say”), random, mesmerizing pattern, for the brain to focus on whether “under the influence” or just finding it worthy of dwelling ones attention on for a bit. Yes it is “Art”. But no more worthy than the other’s LIKE it.
Meta Ebenism If you appreciate it so be it. If I dislike it then so be it. If you want to voice out about it that’s ok to. Same goes for me and other’s like me. I see you don’t take your own advice about shutting up. I do not need more education on this work or this artist. I already know that Richter is a very skilled artist worthy (and has produced) of so much more that this....screed work. And like a child going astray needing correction or even a “star” who has created a crappy movie etc., that hardly anyone but a die hard fan would like-they need to know how we “feel” about it. If you put it in public you are going to get a public reaction. If he wants to do it...that’s his choice. However...he gets a thumbs down.
Real art are dead with Michelangelo , leonardo and Caravaggio . Now is too easy say Im an artist ... have you made cappella Sistina ?? David , monna lisa ? Nooo ... now shit on canvas is call art ...
Seems like there's a lot of pent up anger towards some pieces of art here. You felt the need to express your opinion, just like Richter wants to make art. The fact that it has made you this emotional shows that this isn't shit, but it is art. Sure, everyone has there preferences. But to disregard it as art just simply isn't correct.
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Learn more about the fascinating life and work of Gerhard Richter:
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i wouldnt call this fascinating... what is fascinating is why moron find it fascinating.
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You prolly dont care but if you're stoned like me atm you can watch all of the latest movies on instaflixxer. Been binge watching with my gf for the last months :)
Thanks for posting these videos. They're always great quality.
"A painter without a brush", "absolute magic", trademarks of a great artist. Thanks for sharing.
What a great video. Loved the painting under discussion in particular. Thank you.
Una maravilla la pintura abstracta
Our art work is personally made I created it its mine. If you do not like it so be it. If it is honest work from your soul then its beautiful and if it stirs your feelings then you no your alive .And life is full of colour and living free to create more.
AWESOME! Thanks for showing.
I like the way abstract art gives the finger, to stuck up people, who think only representative art is acceptable.
Besides being beautiful to me, it is also rebellious, and heroic.
ya some of these paintings are of interest but they are unequivocally NOT on par with a Davinci, Vermeer etc...
Love your work, watch your video again and again. Thank you for sharing
Saw a number of fantastic examples of Richter's work just last week in Dallas - tremendous artist!
His name reminds me of earthquake, his art for artquake. Thanks.
That is fantastic Richter is the Best
Art is something you can`t discuss! I like some of his creations - thats my opinion!
how can you honestly say art cannot be discussed?
Art in any form, one of its primary functions is to create discussion. I'm not saying it the only function. I'm just saying a lot of the time, a piece is created as a statement, and/or to elicit some form of reaction/discussion.
It's crap.
End of discussion.
Beautiful
I dont know if this is great art and if the paintings are not overpriced but I like the artist Gerhard Richter and the pictures are in a special transcendental way fascinating...
At least one of the few artists who gets the credit he deserves while alive.
Sounds like me I love painting with my hands 🙌🙌🙌🙌
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I love reading the comments on richter videos, these philistines who have no idea how deep his oeuvre is, one of the greatest living photorealistic painters still alive, they see his abstract work and think that is the extent of his abilities. They make themselves look so ignorant, and they are doing it on purpose, it is awesome.
Timothy Lee you are entitled to your opinion, and like you I enjoy richard estes, robert bechtle, but I made my caveat with living artists still working, those two artists have not created any new work for some time. Additionally, those two artists are limited to their photorealist work, they have not made any other contributions to any other artistic genre the way Richter has. Why paint photorealistic? Well isnt that what you are criticizing richter for, the lack of talent? My point was to explain to the non educated that if they had done research they would see that richter is more than a squeegee. Additionally, your complaint is with the art market, and not the artist so your argument does not really have any validity. Richter did not create the art market, he just creates paintings that people enjoy. Lastly, I am glad you find nature so beautiful, why dont you use your talent and bring that passion to the masses.
Michael it would be a great experiment to have twenty people with paint canvas and squeegee to recreate the same effect and then have ......an educated person pick out the Gerard amongst them ........it’s the name they are interested in as an investment not the painting .
John Castle it would be very easy with highly educated, experienced art collectors to tell the difference. Jerry Saltz actually already conducted this and showed it was extremely difficult to make a realistic copy. The experiment is not really proving anything if you are pulling people off the street who have no interest in art or richter.
Worst of all is the notion that abstract art is easy and requires no particular skill, whereas photorealism is thought to be highly skilled and very difficult, therefore of higher quality. But any art school graduate can do photorealistic work; it's one of the basic skills taught in art schools today. It is true that "anyone" can make abstract art, but very few people can make GOOD abstract art.
Tom Furgas i agree 100%, very well said.
Una técnica muy original. Con gran resultado plástico.
Fantastico
Truly amazing!
Good work ilike
Great!
Looked like one is in the fall foliage. I wonder if getting a cool painting that way is a matter of luck.
NELSON X a mixture of luck and skill to say for sure.
@@richiejourney1840
A great golfer whose name escapes me said, "The more I practice the luckier I get."
Leonardo noticed the abstract beauty of a sponge soaked in ink and thrown against the wall.
My best work always surprised me when I was done. Art can't be produced by sheer physical exertion, the winner of the Highlander Giant Rock Rolling contest could have a head full of Gorilla Glue. That painting was fun to look at, sometimes art can be that. My understanding from reading the comments is this man can paint photo-realistically. I imagine if he doesn't like the results he can keep squeegeeing more paint on the surface till it says "Stop". In conclusion, I like it.
NELSON X this particular piece does not hold my interest but that’s ok. I am interested in the technique though. Yes he is a very skilled artist in photo-realism. I dabble in abstract for fun to see what I get. But unless the “sponge” thrown at my canvas created something akin to the Mona Lisa, I don’t think I’m going to expect the world to “ooh” and “ahh” over it nor ask a hefty price for it. Yes I do enjoy some of them. A lot of them are pretty cool to see. Few I would consider purchasing if the price were right. But so far none of them move me to the point of “I just have to have that”. But that’s me and most people that I know. I actually wish I could see and admire what you do. I really do. Art has taught me to slow down and look and admire the beauty of the natural world around me but I don’t see that in abstract art unless it reminds me of these things which I would have to see immediately while my brief attention is on it. You saw “fall foliage” but I did not. I may “see” it if I revisit it and now that you have mentioned it. But should I be seeing things within it since the whole point of of modern abstract art is NOT seeking to represent external reality even though it might form something akin to something in reality much like a cloud formation sometimes does?
Una artesanía muy decorativa.
Pues mira, tienes toda la razón. Lo llamaremos artificio seriado con intento decorativo.
Gerhard Richter the Power
Beautiful reflection!! B r a v o
I continue to be dismayed at people’s rudeness. It is not difficult to be kind people
Richter s recent work are actually considered modern, abstract ,interesting to look at; exciting and totally different from what he did before. It is easy to criticize the artist and say- I can do that! but the truth is - He already did it! People must look at his work and ask themselves why he did such thing and how he did it. I think the artist should never show the magic and the process of making. Otherwise people just look at it and think that can do the same thing. Before he got into the process of making and using his own tools there is also a process of thinking and theory in the artist head. Art is experimental and that is exactly what he is trying to express to the viewers. I disagree with what the curator was saying like- Richter knows exactly what he is doing ! He cannot control anything , that is a myth- artists cannot control painting particularly scrapping paint. The artist doesn`t use a paintbrush he is using a tool to scrap colors that he choose for each piece. Anyways I like the idea of scrapping definitely something new and very bold in the art world!
And now there is pre realism and post realism. And I can guarantee that my techniques will never be revealed.
@@Scarlet.L.A. It is always possible to reveal your techniques but depends on what you are working on, The theme is very important and the process of making is what apparently people are interested nowadays.It doesnt matter how good is your technique its what new you are bringing to society or what message you are giving to future generations. Technique is a myth you dont have to follow anyone because art follows no rules. Its all about how you express yourself.
@@pedromarques3539 I totally agree.
pedro marques You have defined art in part only.
Seriously though most people can find no message in most of this “modern” abstract art. Why people ask “What is the artists message?”, is beyond me. Abstractionism is an escape from reality. Visual eye candy. It attempts to explain nothing. In this way it is only a message to ignore reality and take a break and enjoy your imagination. Therefore, this is nothing new AT ALL. It is futile to “decipher” any other message as to what the artist is thinking. If the artist wants to send a clear message of another sort then the artist would have to stray from the abstract and into realism. IF the artist IS sending a message in the abstract it alway’s has to be explained by them with written or verbal words. That is a common problem. If an artist actually wanted to send a clear message then the artist needs to be an Illustrator and/or a Cartoonist.
I paint because I enjoy it and the subject interests me. I have no “message” other than “I hope you can enjoy it as much as I did”. For example, I painted a lifeless tree in all it’s glory in a sunset setting. Was I thinking about the end of life and my own approaching death or was I thinking or trying to find that there is beauty within death to be admired? At the time, ABSOLUTELY NOT! I thought it interesting and beautiful and placed myself in one of my countless walks in nature and it’s seasons at the time of the awesome sunsets. That’s it. That’s all. I had no philosophical message. One of my patrons loved it’s beauty so much just because she also enjoyed it’s imagery and it went very well with her decor no matter what she did in the future. I would not let her buy it. She received it as a gift. Where it takes her imagination is for her to enjoy as I must visit the painting from time to time myself. I hated to part way’s with it. Commissions are nothing more than work to me and I am glad to be rid of them. Now commissions must only be in a subject that grabs my interest and I must have complete artistic control. But, I stay away from even those types as much as possible. Art is not my job. It is a passionate hobby. In the end, I do not care if it’s a new, never done before, painting or subject. What matter’s is did I enjoy it and accomplish my task. Normal buyers could care less what you were thinking. They buy it because it interests them for some reason of their own. Investors don’t care either. They are in it for the money.
Then there are people like you (no offense intended) who seem to think there must be a message to everything and philosophize and physco analyze about the artist mind. But you don’t know that unless you know about the artist themselves, their philosophy, their witnessed intention’s. If I paint landscapes does that mean that I am an active Environmentalist that wants you to only use solar/wind power or control human population? Nope. If I were to paint animals does that mean that I am an extreme Animal Rights activist? Nope. Is what I just said here mean that I don’t care at all about the political “issue’s”? Nope.
Scarlet Levy A. What a clever yet stingy artist you are. I can see why you do this...it is the fame and fortune that you are after. Your own self glory and finances. I get it. So patent it. You deserve it.
However, is that the artists way these day’s? Are we not to share our passion with the world? Do you really want your art to stay eternal? Are you that hell bent on your own uniqueness? You are unique and do not have to prove it. But you are a part of society. You are to bring that uniqueness to the society and share it. Your techniques should eventually be shared so that other’s might use them for the continued betterment of society.
How to qualify with concrete words the ineffability of abstract. He makes the ineffable visible. Wow!
Faltaron los subtítulos en español.
what if you can create somewhat impressionistic art with that technique that would be interesting
I Don't Use a Brush too ....I use my Face
Me too.No need to used brushes in my paintings.
Art world is created by wealthy collectors wherein they choose which is valuable and place exhorbitant price on it. In effect, they created their own expensive product they can trade among themselves thereby earning huge profits therefrom.
Pretty much the same effect as when scraping back a palette to clean off left over paints after completing a painting. Personally I usually dump that shit in the bin when I have done with it.
@Philip Gomez "photorealism is kitsch" - dude, have you ever tried it? If photorealism is kitsch, then the whole world of abstraction is a worthless garbage.
Your loss. I'm glad you don't paint in that style. Less competition for the rest of us, who do.
Who get the credit? The roller or the man who is pushing the roller ? Is this an art where the artist doesnt know about his creation?
It is a happy combination of intent, and accident.
Gerhard#Richter:The painter without a talent.
lol this must be the guy that "the square" parodies- "head of contemporary art" lmao
So if I just dra scribbles on a canvas? It will sell for millions? of hell yeah I will cash in!
Best wishes for your success.
Look forward to seeing your work.
@@TheScreamingFrog916 Yes everyones argument is always "I can do that." So do it! But they never do..
@@phanders6236 True.
To me, there is nothing wrong with getting paid, even a lot, for your art.
If you can pull it off, more power to you.
But I find it silly when people are more focused on the money, than the art.
Art is a form of risk taking, that no one will appreciate, what you put out.
First you figure out what it is about yourself, that you want to express,
then you learn how to express yourself,
then you express yourself,
then, if you work hard and stick with it, you just might get paid.
But even if you don't get paid, you still have the good feeling, of having expressed yourself.
@@TheScreamingFrog916 THANK YOU! Finally someone agrees with me! And it often seems like the ones who despise the art market are the ones who are the most obsessed with money, not the artists.
Process over idea
splish splash painting.
There nice not as nice as milions that clowns pay for them.
They pay millions for tax avoidance purposes, not due to intrinsic value ;)
@Eryxias You are correct.
@Eryxias iI don't know what country you live in but it must be dark there ...with your head up your arse
@Eryxias Wait! I'm a moron as well. Don't leave me out.
Я сомневаюсь в его компетентности.
Un día un pintor pintara largandose pedos y valdrá miles de dólares....
Por si no lo sabías, ya hubo un artista que enlató sus excrementos como en una lata de sardinas, y los vendió, casi se los pelearon, y te lo digo en serio.
He's using brushes
(2.35) "Composition, texture, balance of colour, energy" - the very criteria of painting that Richter, for years, studiously avoided. He's always been very cerebral ( quite "Duchampian"). Uncomfortable with Romantic/Aesthetic notions of Art. Wary of ideology and of slipping into any kind of belief system. Therefore, given that legacy, these paintings walk a fine line.
Hardly Duchampian, considering that his abstract painting is purely (in Duchamp's term) "retinal". Duchamp despised art that appealed only to the eye, without any underlying conception.
@Tom Furgas I'm not saying "Duchampian" in reference to these abstract paintings but his previous work, beginning with 'Capitalist Realism' and then his sustained dialogue with photographic material (his found objects). In 1964 Duchamp stated: " Pop Art is a return to 'conceptual' painting..." I'd perhaps draw parallels between the practice of Richter and Jasper Johns, though I seem to recall that Richter was uncomfortable with Johns' "painterliness." I'd be cautious when calling these paintings "purely retinal" though they do stray into that territory. To what extent do they diverge from his previous work and to what extent are they conceptually consistent?
Gher"Hack" Richter.
Interesting but not fantastic. There are artists working in other mediums like Ehickhamenor, Boghiguian that are more spectacular, powerful and less pretentious. I guess it goes well with German sensibility/modern/engineering kind of perfection and with the millionaires pay for it. It does not have the charisma of Mondrian or Pollock.
I thing have error un the middle
0:35 Calling East Germany (or Germany) a 'communist country' is not completely accurate, it was a captive country. The people never embraced communism, the embraced nationalism and they prospered until war lead to the end of that prosperity and destruction of the country. The US and Germany never had any direct conflict, the largest number of European American heritage is from Germany over any other European nation. The US had an obligation after disrupting the European war to the people of Germany to protect them from the evils of communism.
I would say the following: If YOU, the commenter or watcher could do this after a 5-10 minutes instruction, then it's not a great art, sadly. But on some level I understand the decadence, these "artists" only want to shock the watchers.
I'm a member of the site Deviant Art with "amateur" artists, there are tons of brilliant but unknown painters there, there are thousands of them who can paint/draw so much better...but maybe they are just too humble, so they don't have a big name. For me it seems that a few people have to be the chosen ones, they will be the "elite artists", no matter how bad they are. Notice that for example Damien Hirst was supported buy a rich guy (Saatchi) when he started his carrier, he got every help available.
I was thinking...if Richter would paint in some detailed figures/bodies on the top of these backrground textures maybe it could have been something...
Again, if you watch a TH-cam intructional video ("How to make abstract art using acrylic/oil paint") then YOU will be able to this. But try to paint in the style of for example Alma Tadema, Thomas Cole or other academics, it would take decades to learn that kind of detalied paint tecnique.
Agreed
Just because its easy doesnt it make it bad art
to be axact and crystal clear : these are dripping and pouring and its nothing to do with art ..is simple colour playing like everyone can do with some common sense .. if you go to search for : acrylic pouring you can find thousands like these and even better ... the hall concept of art and blah blah blah is for sauce and the money that they pay is for washing ...and for the end purpose : to confuse the public about the meaning of common sense ....any doubts ?
There's no dripping and pouring at all. The paint he's using here is full bodied paint. If it's 'nothing to do with art', then what is art to you?
Meta Ebenism I believe that you are both right (You and Wenceslas Futanaki) coming from your perspectives.
Meta Ebenism When one talks to people outside of the “art world” the normal reaction to this work is that it is “junk” and nothing more useful other than as a textile pattern or decor item.
Justin A The “technique” is nothing new either. No different really than using a larger and different painting knife.
Meta Ebenism Your right. Not that modern/post modern abstraction was popular on its own with the masses of people but that it was a Liberalist production forced into a Capitalist one. If you were not “hip” and “with the program” you were ostracized and shunned and not promoted by the Galleries in the major cities. It began with the so called “impressionists” and “colorists” and moved into the Liberal “hippie movement” and kept going. Once you have the “Capitalist’s” investing in it do you think it will just go away or not be called a highly skilled art worthy of ones hard earned money-even those who vomit on the canvas or unleash an enema of paint upon the canvas or even create “art” with their fecal matter? This can not happen or the mega rich will loose millions. Whether they like the art work or not they are not going to lose their investments and are going to continue to herald them.
Abstract is not “new” but old where every artist produced it and admired it to a degree but it was not and is not a high form of skilled art worthy of high bucks and demand outside of Decor art or perhaps a learning tool for things as everyone knows that the skills of children begin with the abstract and it is always interesting to revisit and view-that is of course one found it interesting in the first place-but then again not everyone cares to look at the Mona Lisa, etc., either. But I wonder...if the masses were given the choice to save one forever and destroy the other between say, this abstract or one of his photo realism works...which one would they overwhelmingly choose? This would be a simple test as I have often personally performed it among people. As I walk into business’s that display art for clients to enjoy, the overwhelming majority is not abstract (if you can find any at all) unless you go onto the University Campus. Of course the closer you get to a Liberal metropolis or Liberal anything the more you will find.
My son brought home better "paintings" than that in grade 4. Really???
Mary Smith and Meta, I’m sure she did like and appreciate them. And if they did not “look” like anything real then I bet she asked the child about them. Skill is one thing-communication and actually understanding each other is another. So is building self esteem and supporting a desire in one’s child is also another thing.
Mary obviously-as most of us do-do not think this is “Art” worthy of one’s talent beyond the textile industry and innovation. But I doubt that most would even buy that textile pattern in their furniture etc.
This is nothing more to most of us than a large knife painting in a large screed format to create a rather somewhat controlled design pattern and accidental outcome. Hardly worth anything beyond a painting technique for textiles or painting backgrounds. Perhaps some will find it worthy of imaginary exploration but many find that in messy palettes, paint rags, used paint tarps, accidental spills, natural formations, or “on purposely controlled yet total random outcomes” applications such as this painting-or an unbalanced and promoted art style worthy of today’s Investors tax/money shelters.
And you “Art Conissuers” wonder why the majority of the normal average citizen criticize it. Truly, the majority does not think upchucking paint, or spewing forth paint from ones butt (as some do and make big bucks on) is worthy of the name of Art or what they consider good talent (or honed skills) worthy of a grand title and fame and fortune. This is “tie dye” expression, Pouring expression, etc., you name it-different media and technique’s yet meaningless (outside of the painters mind if one had any real meaningful thought about it all, where we the viewer do not have to conjecture what the artist was “trying to say”), random, mesmerizing pattern, for the brain to focus on whether “under the influence” or just finding it worthy of dwelling ones attention on for a bit. Yes it is “Art”. But no more worthy than the other’s LIKE it.
Meta Ebenism If you appreciate it so be it. If I dislike it then so be it. If you want to voice out about it that’s ok to. Same goes for me and other’s like me. I see you don’t take your own advice about shutting up. I do not need more education on this work or this artist. I already know that Richter is a very skilled artist worthy (and has produced) of so much more that this....screed work. And like a child going astray needing correction or even a “star” who has created a crappy movie etc., that hardly anyone but a die hard fan would like-they need to know how we “feel” about it. If you put it in public you are going to get a public reaction. If he wants to do it...that’s his choice. However...he gets a thumbs down.
@Meta Ebenism I agree completely. I see this kind of activity too much. Where is everyone's sense of decorum?
Real art are dead with Michelangelo , leonardo and Caravaggio . Now is too easy say Im an artist ... have you made cappella Sistina ?? David , monna lisa ? Nooo ... now shit on canvas is call art ...
Seems like there's a lot of pent up anger towards some pieces of art here. You felt the need to express your opinion, just like Richter wants to make art. The fact that it has made you this emotional shows that this isn't shit, but it is art. Sure, everyone has there preferences. But to disregard it as art just simply isn't correct.
Bad wallpaper - pretentious nonsense. Art market for the gullible
SUPER.
decoration paint finnish dull
Es un gran fraude. No es verdadero arte
Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah it's called painting. Blah blah blah blah blah!
Unless there’s an image to see it will be awesome, but this painting are just drips of paint. Street artist are better than this.
Watch the movie Gerhard Richter Painting. He is a great artist his body of work is huge.