BELLAS ARTES

An encounter with Gerhard Richter, the German artist who widened horizons in the relationship between painting and reality. From early photographic paintings, along with his famous RAF cycle, to late abstract paintings, experiencing Richter’s work always offers us the unexpected and unseen. Where he once set out to liberate the medium from ideological ballast, today, faced with the overwhelming presence of digital images, he shows us the unsurpassed impact and intensity of painting. A definitive introduction to one of the greatest artists of our time spanning not only his entire career, but also 50 years of cultural, economic, and political events.

El arte puede ser tan fascinante como frustrante. Una sola obra puede tener varios significados, y existen muchas formas de entenderla, interpretarla y apreciarla. Este libro claro y accesible descompone grandes obras de arte en diez elementos sencillos para ayudarle a comprenderlas y apreciarlas mejor. Además, le permitirá responder a algunas preguntas obvias, pero complicadas: «¿Cómo crea Yayoi Kusama la sensación de infinito en Luces resplandecientes de almas?» o «¿Por qué las capas de pintura de La noche estrellada de Van Gogh son tan gruesas?».