Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Hundertwasser in his second homeland New Zealand in 1998
Born
Friedrich Stowasser

(1928-12-15)15 December 1928
Vienna, Austria
Died19 February 2000(2000-02-19) (aged 71)
aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2
Nationality
  • Austria
  • New Zealand (in later life)
Known for
  • Art
  • architecture
  • writing
Notable work
MovementModern art

Friedrich Stowasser (15 December 1928 – 19 February 2000), better known by his pseudonym Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (German: [ˈfʁiːdn̩sˌʁaɪ̯x ˈʁeːgn̩ˌtaːk ˈdʊŋkl̩ˌbʊnt ˈhʊndɐtˌvasɐ]), was an Austrian visual artist[1] and architect who also worked in the field of environmental protection. He emigrated to the Far North of New Zealand in the 1970s, where he lived and worked for most of the rest of his life.

Hundertwasser stood out as an opponent of "a straight line" and any standardization, expressing this concept in the field of building design. His best known work is the Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna, which has become a notable place of interest in the Austrian capital, characterised by imaginative vitality and uniqueness.

  1. ^ Pierre Restany: Die Macht der Kunst, Hundertwasser. Der Maler-König mit den fünf Häuten. Taschen, Köln 2003, ISBN 978-3-8228-6598-9, S. 16