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Bombers
The painting depicts bombers and is part of the 'Aeroplanes' series created by Gerhard Richter between 1963 and 1964. The work belongs to the New European Painting movement and capitalist realism. Richter's works from this period are based on photographs, exploring military and technological themes in a critical social context.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Gerhard Richter
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Date of birth and death
9 February 1932 – living
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Natinality
German
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Style
Abstract art, photorealism, conceptual art, capitalist realism
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Significant works
48 Portraits, 18 October 1977 series, Birkenau series, Cologne Cathedral Window, 4900 Colours
Information about the work
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Year:
1963
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Theme:
military aviation, war machines, photography, modernity
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting reflects on the technology and military threats of the era, combining realistic representation with a distance characteristic of capitalist realism.
The key to interpreting the work
Analyze in the context of criticism of technology and the impact of war on society, paying attention to methods of working with photography as a source for painting.See other works by this artist
