Of course I constantly despair at my own incapacity, at the impossibility of ever accomplishing anything, of painting a valid, true picture or even of knowing what such a thing ought to look like. But then I always have the hope that, if I persevere, it might one day happen. And this hope is nurtured every time something appears, a scattered, partial, initial hint of something which reminds me of what I long for, or which conveys a hint of it - although often enough I have been fooled by a momentary glimpse that then vanishes, leaving behind only the usual thing.
I have no motif, only motivation. I believe that motivation is the real thing, the natural thing, and that the motif is old-fashioned, even reactionary (as stupid as the question about the Meaning of Life).
- Gerhard Richter (20 February 1985)
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I read and then re-read this piece by Richter and decided I had to post it.
I like it!
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This resonates.
Something to remind ones self of again and again.
We all have our doubts, we've all been fooled. There is some comfort in that.
Great post- thanks!
Just do what you do, do it well, the muse is a fickle bitch that will not be tamed.
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