Review of Gerhard Richter Painting (2011) by Travis K — 03 May 2013

A calming, and at times, absorbing, view into the mystifying world of Gerhard Richter creating art.

This review of Gerhard Richter Painting (2011) was written by Travis K on 03 May 2013.

Gerhard Richter Painting has generally received positive reviews.

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By Mark Feeney (434) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 11 Apr 2012

The man we meet is intelligent and good-humored. They do what they want, he says with a shrug, indicating a set of just-completed canvases…

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Too often, the film backs up Richter's assertion that painting is another way of thinking and that it's impossible to translate it into another…

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By Derek D (547) on 05 Apr 2012

Awesome to just see him paint. Maybe the coolest old guy I've ever seen on screen…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 27 Mar 2012

The film is sketchy as biography, but it proves an aging artist can still crackle with the electricity of youth…

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