"My method or my expectation
which, so to speak, drives my to painting, is opposition. I expect that something will emerge that is unknown to
me, which I could not plan, which is better, cleverder than I am, something
which is also more universal." - On the Monochrome and Abstract Paintings
- Gerhard Richter from 'Interview with Benjamin Buchloh', 1988
‘Grauschlieren’ (Grey paint strokes),
1968 – OOC 200x200cm
Private collection Gerhard Richter Archiv, Staatliche
Kunstsammlungen Dresden
(opposition: active resistance against the ruling majority)
“Grey is the epitome of non-statement,
it does not trigger of feelings or associations. (It is) an illusion, like a
photograph. And like no other colour, it is suitable for illustrating ‘nothing’.
For me the grey is the only possible equivalent for indifference, for the refusal
to make a statement, for lack of opinion, lack of form.” - Graue Bilder by G.
Richter
