My Richter

Photograph

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image shows a framed artwork featuring a series of vertical, irregularly torn strips of paper that reveal various colors and patterns underneath. The strips create an intriguing texture and visual effect, framed by a simple black border. The artwork is mounted against a pale background which enhances the colorful elements.

The image shows a framed artwork featuring a series of vertical, irregularly torn strips of paper that reveal various colors and patterns underneath. The strips create an intriguing texture and visual effect, framed by a simple black border. The artwork is mounted against a pale background which enhances the colorful elements.

Name/Title

My Richter

Entry/Object ID

2002.11.1

Description

Photograph of a book with portions of each page ripped away so the end result is layers of strips of pictures.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Polaroid Photo

Category

On-Display at Calvin University, Abstract, Design/Pattern/Shape

Made/Created

Artist

Buzz Spector

Date made

2001

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

30 in

Width

22 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

31-1/2 in

Width

23-1/2 in

General Notes

Note

In My Richter, Buzz Spector honors artist Gerhard Richter with a work of art that reflects Spector’s interest in books and in Richter’s own artistic methods. Using a book entitled Gerhard Richter 100 Pictures, Spector successively tears each sheet from the bound volume, leaving a little more behind after each act of tearing. This method layers slices of images in given sequence, which reconstructs Richter’s painting career and his artistic process of layering paint.