"The rigid, straight line is fundamentally alien to humanity, life and the whole of creation". Hundertwasser applied this philosophy not only to the famous Viennese buildings for which he was renowned, but all the media and art-forms he has experimented with during his wild career. Whether it be painting, sculpture, performance art or designing a kindergarten, Hundertwasser's works are multi-coloured, organic, and shot through with a sense of the magical or fantastic. However, Hundertwasser's art has always contained a political shade. He has consistently rebelled against rationalist or determinist ideas, promoted ecological awareness, and mantained a passionate belief in the anarchy of the imagination. In this retrospective, Pierre Restany covers all the bases of Hundertwasser's eclectic development as an artist, from the tenant revolt and nude lecture of the early 70s, through the housing projects in Vienna, right up to his designs for an alternative society.
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Carla Schulz-Hoffmanis Director of the Collection of Twentieth-century art in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, Germany. She teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and has edited several catalogues on expressionist and modern art.
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This review is from: Hundertwasser: The Painter-King with the 5 Skins: The Power of Art (Taschen Art Album) (Paperback)
This was my first Hundertwasser book. I love this book because it is a great starting point for anyone who is interested in his work and his rationale. It's a great entry point for anyone who would like to explore the theory behind the painter's work without getting too heavy. It's got lots of his beautiful images and unlike a lot of other books about Hundertwasser it covers his paintings, stamps, flags, clothing and shoes as well as some of his buildings. Usually books on his work concentrate on one area of his work or theory, this one overviews the lot.
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- Karel Appel by Karel Appel on page 7
- Robert Rauschenberg (October Files) by Branden W. Joseph on page 1
- Ornament and Crime: Selected Essays. (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought. Translation Series) by Adolf Loos on page 20
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