I. 2.2.08 2008

Gerhard Richter's "I. 2.2.08" is a 2008 photo-based abstract painting that exemplifies the artist's signature style of blurring and abstracting photographic imagery. The piece depicts a shadowy, close-up view of trees in a forest, with the central portion of the image obscured by a large, dark grey rectangle that seems to have been painted over the original photograph. The resulting effect is a haunting, atmospheric image that evokes both the beauty and mystery of the natural world.