Abstraktes Bild 1987

Gerhard Richter made this "Abstraktes Bild" by layering paint and then scraping it away, a process that's as much about destruction as it is creation. What strikes me is the physicality of the paint. You can almost feel the texture, the way the colors have been dragged and smeared across the surface. Look at that bright green square – it’s not just a flat color, it’s got depth, history, a sense of being built up and then broken down again. It reminds me of those moments in the studio where you're not quite sure what you're doing, just pushing paint around, letting the materials lead the way. It's like Richter is having a conversation with his materials. The layering and scraping create a history, like geological strata, revealing earlier marks. It is like the art of Cy Twombly, just a dialogue with form and color. Ultimately, this piece is less about answers and more about the questions that arise in the act of painting.