Hundertwasser

Restany, Pierre

ISBN 10: 3822859842 / ISBN 13: 9783822859841

Published by TASCHEN, 2004

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Synopsis:

"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.

About the Author: Pierre Restany (1930–2003) was brought up in Morocco. He later studied in France, Italy and Ireland. In 1963 he worked on the art and architecture journal domus, and since 1985 he edited the magazine D’ARS. His meeting with Yves Klein in 1955 inspired his 1960 theory of “Nouveau Réalisme” and he founded an art-group of the same name in Paris. He wrote and published extensively on the art of the twentieth century.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Hundertwasser
Publisher: TASCHEN
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good