Wiese 1983

Gerhard Richter painted 'Wiese' with oils on canvas, and it feels like a real meditation on light and form. Look at how the light seems to soften the edges of everything, blurring the lines between what's near and far. Up close, you can see the paint isn’t applied smoothly; it's more like a dry brush effect, which creates a hazy, almost dreamlike quality. In the foreground, the grass is rendered with short, choppy strokes, each one catching the light in a different way. It gives the whole scene a kind of shimmering, ethereal feel. Richter's work often plays with the relationship between photography and painting. The way he captures light and atmosphere here reminds me a bit of Corot, but with a contemporary twist. Ultimately, it's the kind of painting that invites you to lose yourself in its quiet beauty.