The Rain of Gerhard Richter
During the implementation of this educational activity, the students experimented with the painting process inspired by the work Rain (2) and the characteristic painting technique that Gerhard Richter often applies in his artworks using spatulas of various sizes.
More specifically, the students used different tools and materials such as the back of a paintbrush, forks, spatulas, and others in order to scrape or drag the different layers of paint they had applied to the painting surface, aiming to depict the form and movement of rain.
Gerhard Richter states the following about his technique:
“With a brush you have control. The paint is on the brush and you write. With your experience you know exactly what will happen. With the spatula you lose control. Not completely, but partially. It depends on the angle, the pressure you apply, and the type of paint.”
I Have Nothing to Say and I'm Saying it, conversation between Gerhard Richter and Nicholas Serota, Spring 2011
Source: https://www.gerhard-richter.com/en/quotes/techniques-5
Students’ works
