
ThefamedGermanpainterAlbertOehlenwelcomesustohisstudiotosharehiscreativeprocess.Weseehimstrugglingwiththewhitecanvas,mutteringaboutbalance,philosophizingaboutcolor,andweepingwhenthecanvas“isn’tspeakingtohim.”Finally,theworkisfinished:anabstractcompositionlikemanyOehlenhaspaintedbefore.Except…themanwiththebrushesisnotOehlen,butactorBenBecker,who'splayingOehlen,directedbytheartisthimself.<br/> Oehlenhasbuilthisentirecareeronchallengingassumptionsandraisingquestions,andnowhe'sdoneitagain.Asthecreatorofthework,isOehlentheauthorofthepaintingproducedinthefilm,orisitBecker,who“actsout”realityandexecutestheideainthisdocumentarygenrebender?Andwhatimplicationsdoesthishavefortheaesthetic,financial,andethicalvalueoftheartwork?Theinterplaybetweenironyandauthenticityissometimeshilarious,andmercilesslyunderminesthemythofthegeniusartist.





