Gerhard Richter Patterns

Gerhard Richter author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published:1st Oct '12

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Divided, mirrored, repeated: a limitless sequence created by Gerhard Richter from an original oil painting

Documents the author's experiment of taking an image of an original abstract painting and dividing it vertically into two. In this book, each divided part is divided again, mirrored and repeated, producing ever narrower strips, which results in patterns. It includes a total of 238 selected patterns.This publication documents Gerhard Richter’s experiment of taking an image of an original abstract painting and dividing it vertically into two. Each divided part is divided again, mirrored and repeated, producing ever narrower strips, which results in patterns. A total of 238 selected patterns are presented here. Regarded as one of the most influential and pre-eminent artists of our time, Gerhard Richter has involved himself personally and directly with this publication. His work is reproduced here with superlative attention to detail, colour and print quality. The result is a book that will satisfy the most demanding and passionate of the artist’s discerning admirers.

ISBN: 9780500093726

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1260g

488 pages