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Schärzler
The painting 'Schärzler' was created in 1964 and belongs to the 'Aeroplanes' series produced between 1963-1964. It is part of the New European Painting movement and capitalist realism, characterized by a critical view of consumer society and the use of photography as an artistic source. The painting depicts an airplane motif and represents the technical and military themes typical of this series.
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:
1964
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Theme:
aviation, airplane, machine, photography, military
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting reflects on the Cold War reality, military technology, and the form of the reproduced image, relating to a broader critique of media and mass culture in the 1960s.
The key to interpreting the work
The painting should be analyzed in the context of working with photography as a medium and Gerhard Richter's artistic interpretation of conflict and technology within the capitalist realism movement.See other works by this artist
