I had the chance to visit the Gerhard Richter retrospective at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. The German artist has always been a great influence of mine. I remember while I was at uni, exploring his work and getting inspired by his close-up photographs of his abstract paintings. Gerhard Richter is not only an abstract painter but an eclectic and versatile artist who has gone through different painting styles. I’m fascinated by the portraits he painted from photographs, especially by the

Yesterday at Foundation Lous Vuitton, Paris, at the big Gerhard Richter retrospective. Here's a video of Richter painting one of his "Cage" paintings. You can hear the music of John Cage in the background. | Steve Austin