Station 

Gerhard Richter made "Station" with oil on canvas, materials common to fine art painting traditions. In this work, you can see Richter’s engagement with materiality through the physicality of paint, its color, texture, and application. Notice how the layers build up, how colors blend and contrast; the painting's surface is activated by the artist's gestures. The sweeping strokes and blurred lines reflect a process that is both deliberate and intuitive. "Station" transcends conventional painting through its engagement with abstraction and chance, and also the performative aspect of its making. It challenges the traditional hierarchy between fine art and craft by drawing attention to the labor and skill involved in its creation. Through his materials and methods, Richter asks us to consider not just what we see, but how it came to be.