Daniel Richter

Digging for the Truth

There is almost intimidating confidence and determination in Daniel Richter’s paintings, so I didn’t expect anything less in a conversation with the renowned German artist. Interestingly, I actually gleaned even more because each gesture, offhand remark, or background noise kindled a spark of analogies and anecdotes that cast a new light and shade on the complex mosaic of his character. Speaking without restraint about his own work, his peers, or the state of the art world, but also world politics or economics, we covered a range of topics that deepened insight into Richter’s marvelous mind. What more can I say? It was an absolute treat to sit barefoot in Amsterdam’s warm spring sun, under the buzz of revived air traffic, in the Grimm gallery’s back terrace, dissecting the world.

Sasha Bogojev: You have switched your painting methods quite significantly several times. What compels you to explore so many styles?