There's a reason Gerhard Richter has been hailed as one of Germany's most influential contemporary artists. The 81 year old does not rest on his laurels. At a recent press conference promoting his new exhibition "Streifen + Glas" (Stripes and Glas) -- which launches in Dresden on September 14 -- Richter admitted he was already tired of the printing technique he had used to create the artworks featured in it (pictured). He added that, in his forthcoming work, he will return to conventional painting. Earlier this year, Richter set a new auction record for a living artist when his painting of Milan's Piazza del Duomo sold for €28 million ($37 million) at Sotheby's.