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Ten Colours
Ten Colours' painting was created in 1966 and represents the conceptual art and op-art movement. The work is abstract, presenting an ordered pattern of lines and rectangles in ten different colors. The painting is part of Richter's series of studies on color and visual perception, emphasizing formal and purely visual aspects of color without narrative.
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:
1966
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Theme:
abstraction, color, pattern, line, op-art, conceptual art
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The painting studies formal relationships between shapes and colors, focusing on the optical effect and color perception, expressing the artist's interest in color theory and minimalism.
The key to interpreting the work
Interpret as part of a series exploring color and geometric form in the context of conceptual art and op-art. Pay attention to the systematic and geometric precision of the painting.See other works by this artist
