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I started doing 'figures', then, one day, all of a sudden, i started doing abstraction. and then i started doing both. but it was never really a conscious decision. it was simply a question of desire. in fact, i really prefer making figurative work, but the figure is difficult. so to work around the difficulty i take a break and paint abstractly. which i really like, by the way, because it allows me to make beautiful paintings.
-Gerhard Richter
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I Started Doing 'figures', Then, One Day,

Gerhard Richter
I started doing 'figures', then, one day, all of a sudden, i started doing abstraction. and then i started doing both. but it was never really a conscious decision. it was simply a question of desire. in fact, i really prefer making figurative work, but the figure is difficult. so to work around the difficulty i take a break and paint abstractly. which i really like, by the way, because it allows me to make beautiful paintings.
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