Gerhard Richter Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“When I begin, theoretically and practically I can smear anything I want on the canvas. Then there's a condition I have to react to, by changing it or destroying it.”

“Weeks go by, and I don't paint until finally I can't stand it any longer. I get fed up. I almost don't want to talk about it, because I don't want to become self-conscious about it, but perhaps I create these little crises as a kind of a secret strategy to push myself.”

“Art should be serious, not a joke. I don't like to laugh about art.”

“I am ridiculously old-fashioned.”

“I don't believe in God.”

“I go to the studio every day, but I don't paint every day. I love playing with my architectural models. I love making plans. I could spend my life arranging things.”