But it is also untrue that I have nothing specific in mind. As with my landscapes: I see … - Gerhard Richter

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In this country men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they retire.

Gerhard Richter

But it is also untrue that I have nothing specific in mind. As with my landscapes: I see countless landscapes, photograph barely 1 in 100,000, and paint barely 1 in 100 of those that I photograph. I am therefore seeking something quite specific; from this I conclude that I know what I want.

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I pursue no objectives, no systems, no tendency; I have no program, no style, no direction. I have no time for specialized concerns, working themes, or variations that lead to mastery. I steer clear of definitions. I don’t know what I want. I am inconsistent, non-committal, passive; I like the indefinite, the boundless; I like continual uncertainty.

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Art is the highest form of hope.

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It is a danger to wait around for an idea to occur to you. You have to find the idea.

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To talk about paintings is not only difficult but perhaps pointless too. You can only express in words what words are capable of expressing-- what language can communicate. Painting has nothing to do with that.

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Now there are no priests or philosophers left, artists are the most important people in the world.

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