"Gläsker does not do paintings that are meant to be viewed with analytical objectivity but rather wall-sized murals in radiant colours that simply envelop the viewer. For him, one of the most convincing examples of such works is the colossal painting by Tintoretto in the Doges' Palace: 'As I stood in front of the painting, I was unable to see the right and left ends of the work. Completely absorbed by the painting, I was able to enter it, walk through it and make ever new discoveries. I would like nothing better than to paint entirely room-size, walls, ceilings, floors, if at all possible.'"

Quoted, in translation, from: Dr. Ursula Peters, catalogue text: "In Malerei einsickern", in HORST GLÄSKER, Bemalte Teppiche, bemalte Tapeten, Musikobjekte, published on the occasion of the solo exhibition at the Kunst- und Museumsverein in the Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal and Neue Galerie-Sammlung Ludwig, Aachen 1980/1981