The video begins us with being introduced to Katharina Grosse in her studio in Berlin, Germany. She is seen photographing a poem by Ernst Jandl for a christmas card, and while she talks about how she’d always loved language, she tells us that the moment she learned about painting a new love began. Katharina points out the strong contrast between poetry and paintings. She discusses how while a poem follows “a certain order system” which makes it quite “linear,” painting possesses a certainly more abstract quality yet is equally as fascinating.
Katharina then goes on to talk about a specific element that she personally enjoys utilizing most, color. She states that while many observers may comment on a painting’s themes, concepts, and lines,
Katharina then goes on to talk about a specific element that she personally enjoys utilizing most, color. She states that while many observers may comment on a painting’s themes, concepts, and lines,