Gerhard Richter: Brisbane show honours German master's irony and influence

The Life of Images offers a sweeping retrospective of a visionary photo painter whose work continues to resonateTo say that an international artist can be hugely influential in Australia, where their work has rarely been seen​, is to pay testament not just to the aesthetic qualities of their work but also to the appeal of the ideas behind it.German-born Gerhard Richter is one such artist. Since the early 1960s he has explored a number of related themes and ideas, producing paintings and ph