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Townscape
The painting 'Townscape' was created in 1968 and is part of the 'Townscapes' series, which is associated with the New European Painting movement. The work depicts a view of the city using characteristic technical blurring, giving the piece a photographic and ephemeral character. The theme is the city as a space and visual memory.
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:
1968
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Theme:
urban landscape, architecture, photography, blurring, ephemerality, memory
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work explores the issue of perceiving urban space through the prism of blurred photography, symbolizing the ephemerality of the city's experience and memory.
The key to interpreting the work
Interpret in the context of combining painting with photography, reflection on history and memory, and the use of blurring as a way to emphasize the fleeting nature of the moment.See other works by this artist
