One of the discoveries from our exhibition »Echtzeit« is the painter Grit Richter. She has found a way to bring emotion onto the canvas, developing a visual language that answers the question of figuration versus abstraction in a distinctly personal way. Her paintings are constructions inspired by a wide range of aesthetic elements – from the smooth surfaces of Pop Art to the semantic ambiguity of Surrealism
»I think art is universal. It can overcome social boundaries and show what we have in common. We can only meet the challenges of our time with powerful gentleness and humanity. Soft power is all about that ongoing strength that makes hope and solidarity obvious.«
Key themes in her work include love and intimacy. Emotions such as fragility, exhaustion, and connectedness seem to be absorbed and reflected back by her paintings – quite literally, in fact: a phosphorescent glow, as if emanating from within, is one of the defining features of Grit Richter’s approach to colour.
Exhibition dates
KUNSTimPULS with Bela Alvarez
Workshop in the special exhibition "Grit Richter - Soft Power"
KunstImPuls is a workshop evening where you can become active yourself and be inspired by the current exhibitions and artistic creations of contemporary artists.
In this workshop, Grit Richter's paintings and installations meet the artistic approach of the artist Bela Alvarez. Based on the exhibition title "Soft Power", we invite you to track down your own sources of energy and use them to open up your own pictorial spaces by playing with needle and thread.
- With Bela Alvarez (artist) and Claudia Meusel/Franziska Schmidt (art mediators)
- Duration: 3 hours
- Cost: €10 per person (incl. materials), limited number of participants
- Meeting point: at the ticket office
- Registration online or at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri)
Grit Richter – Soft Power
Guided tour of the special exhibition
- Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Meeting point at the ticket office
- Guided tour free of charge, plus museum admission
