Friedrich Stowasser, born in Vienna in 1928, called himself Friedensreich Hundertwasser Regentag Dunkelbunt. True to the variety of his names, his practice spanned innumerable forms\u2014from painting and designing buildings to creating stamps and coins\u2014and his titles were many: environmental activist, philosopher, individualist, architect, ecologist, and visual artist. He was, in his own words, \u201cone who awakens identities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Across his work, Hundertwasser embraced the biomorphic, the irregular, and the irrational. Drawing inspiration from masters as varied as Gaud\u00ed and Gustav Klimt, his categorical rejection of the \u201cgodless and immoral\u201d straight line, as well as his boycott of \u201cmonotonous architecture,\u201d infused his bold, colorful works with a vitality that set him aside from most. Born of this fervent activism and unique universe was his own belief system, called \u201ctransautomatism,\u201d which privileged the viewer\u2019s experience above all. Whether he was planting trees in urban settings or proclaiming the \u201cright to a window,\u201d Hundertwasser\u2019s visions of a harmonious future between humans and nature continue to resonate with increasing urgency.<\/p>\n
Once out of print, this re-edition of a TASCHEN classic works in close collaboration with the Hundertwasser Foundation to present the Viennese master\u2019s oeuvre in all its different facets. Because his work is, by nature, virtually inseparable from his biography, private life, and political actions, a vivid portrait of Hundertwasser takes shape through his own lens. Excerpts from conversations between the author and the artist add immediacy and authenticity to this intimate monograph.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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