Is Richter's work always abstract?
No, my work is not always abstract. I engage with different modes of painting. The photorealist paintings, which are based on existing photographs, are a significant part of my output. Then there are the abstract works, which are generated through a physical process of applying paint and often scraping it away. Both approaches, in their own way, probe the act of seeing and the nature of artistic representation. The common thread is the investigation into what painting can be.
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