Gerhard Richter: Atlas

I love the diversity of Richter's work and that he does not do one thing over and over for 50 years like some artists. This book is an exhausting but interesting read. One has to read slowly to take in all the information and theories. Slug through this book and do not sit and just read this. Take your time and you will enjoy it.

Its a good book if you like collecting the images of the process of the artistic creation but it has tiny images and you cant seem to look at the details, i would love it if it were bigger.

some photos are tin

I bought this gift for my sister who works in the art industry. She says she learned quite a bit about this important contemporary artist which she had not know previously. She recommended this book to those looking to learn more about Richter and enjoy his work.

This is a great collection, showing a perfect variety of his work.I think this atlas is a must have for Gerhard Richter fans.

Gerard Richter painter and photographer shared his life's work in an assembly of hundreds of pictures. Giving an interesting insight to how an artist collects ideas and produces the work that is seen in galleries. I would have preferred knowing before I bought the book that he included his pornographic work as well as the abstracts, landscapes and portraits.

The scope of the project deserves a deeper study, but this book is a very well made glimpse into Richter's Atlas.

A regimented ordered exploration into inspiration, association and potential for creative exploitation. An admirer of Richter's large format paintings I had often wondered about the sources of inspiration and the visual journey of ideas he possibly took. Leafing through this mammoth volume I was stunned by the huge catalogue of beautiful photography and then the arrangements and links between different subjects that emerge. As a teacher I saw this as an invaluable resource for my students and immediately it inspired! This book should be in every school library. I only wish it came in a large format print.

I love this book could be a bigger book some pctures Really small

Questo libro costituisce il "serbatoio di idee" di uno dei più grandi pittori viventi. "Atlas" è infatti la raccolta di appunti e schizzi, ma soprattutto di fotografie - che costituiscono la quasi totalità delle immagini contenute - del grande Gherhard Richter.Sfogliarlo vuol dire fare un viaggio nel modo di vedere il mondo dell'artista, uno dei primi a stabilire un dialogo fecondo fra pittura e fotografia. Per questo non solo lo ritengo affascinante, ma penso che un'opera del genere dovrebbe far parte della biblioteca di qualsiasi creativo. Aggiungo di avere pagato per questo notevole libro meno di 25 Euro grazie ad un venditore tedesco, un prezzo oltremodo conveniente.Se devo trovarci un piccolo difetto è il seguente: le illustrazioni sono impaginate per la maggior parte in senso perpendicolare a quello in cui sfogliamo il libro, per cui bisogna ruotarlo continuamente, cosa non facile con un librone del genere, specie se siamo stesi a letto o su un divano. Forse era meglio scegliere un formato orizzontale.Ma è un dettaglio. Il libro è splendido è lo consiglio assolutamente.

Not enough discussion on why these were used, technical methodology or relationship in scale to true size of original photographs.

El libro es tal y como se presentaba, muy bien en su interior lo único malo es que la portada estaba marcada con un garabato de alguien que escribió sobre ella dejando la marca debajo. Una pena para no ser perfecto!