Gerda Lepke's (born 1939) work is characterised by fleeting splashes, circling sweeps and energetic brushstrokes. Shimmering colour structures emerge from the many, freely swinging and seemingly aimless strokes, which in the overall view sometimes recreate a landscape, a section of the sky, sometimes a portrait or a sculpture. At first glance, Gerda Lepke's works appear abstract. However, the formally open bundles of lines are always orientated towards the object that the artist had in mind during the creative process. Gerda Lepke has found her unmistakable visual language in this oscillation between free, vehemently executed formal design on the one hand and an underlying order on the other. The Städtische Galerie Dresden is dedicating an exhibition and a comprehensive catalogue to Gerda Lepke's consistent oeuvre. They provide an insight into the various phases and themes of her work.