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Goretti Gorets
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Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian artist known for his colorful, organic style that rejected straight lines. Some key facts: - His birth name was Friedrich Stowasser, and "Hundertwasser" means "one hundred waters" in German, reflecting his rejection of straight lines in art and architecture. - He was born in Vienna in 1928 and lived in New Zealand for a time, where he advocated for environmental causes like opposing nuclear energy and pollution. - As an artist, he worked in many mediums but was known for vibrantly colored paintings with spiral and organic shapes to represent life and nature. He also designed buildings that incorporated vegetation and irregular forms.

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HUNDERTWASSER
His real name is Friedrich Stowasser. El prefix Sto in Chec means "one hundred" in English, and "Hundert" in german. Wasser means water. The name of Friedensreich means place of peace . So, his name Friedensreich Hundertwasser means " one hundred water place of peace".
He was born in Viena on 15th of December in 1928 and he died on 19th of February in 2000. Son of a Jewish family suffered Nazi repression. He began to be an artist in 1950.
He lived in New Zealand where he arrived with his ship "Regentag. He was an ecologist. He was against nuclear energy, pollution and defensed nature.
He was a versatile artist: he painted, made buildings, posters, clothes, ceramics ...
His art has a very characteristic style: he rejects straight line. He works with nature shapes and spirals. He uses bright colours and organic designs.
Grass for those who cry 1974
I still dont know 1960
Who has eaten all my windows 1966 Spirals represent life and death.
His art theory is called "Transautomatism. It is a modern style of painting, founded by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Different people see different things in the same picture. The artist's intention is not important, therefore, what is important is how the people interpret it. Transautomatism is about Hundertwasser's theory that straight lines are not good because they dont exist in nature. Humans have lost connection with nature, and live in boxes as houses.
WINDOW RIGHTS Between 1969 and 1971 he lived in his boat and there he developed his theory on the WINDOW RIGHTS. He thinks that people should be able to change their houses and design them. Design the piece of wall that can be reached by pulling the arm from the window. So cities do not seem prisons with grey squares buildings.
Hundertwasser biography
TREE TENANTS He thinks that nature has to grow free everywhere where rain and snow falls, so the buildings are also growing nature. Warlspirale Darmstadt Frankfurt (Germany)
REFERENCES http://www.hundertwasser.com www.slideshare.net/aula20_0708/hundertwasser Hundertwasser. Harry Rand. Taschen 25th Anniversary

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Hundertwasser biography

  • 2. His real name is Friedrich Stowasser. El prefix Sto in Chec means "one hundred" in English, and "Hundert" in german. Wasser means water. The name of Friedensreich means place of peace . So, his name Friedensreich Hundertwasser means " one hundred water place of peace".
  • 3. He was born in Viena on 15th of December in 1928 and he died on 19th of February in 2000. Son of a Jewish family suffered Nazi repression. He began to be an artist in 1950.
  • 4. He lived in New Zealand where he arrived with his ship "Regentag. He was an ecologist. He was against nuclear energy, pollution and defensed nature.
  • 5. He was a versatile artist: he painted, made buildings, posters, clothes, ceramics ...
  • 6. His art has a very characteristic style: he rejects straight line. He works with nature shapes and spirals. He uses bright colours and organic designs.
  • 7. Grass for those who cry 1974
  • 8. I still dont know 1960
  • 9. Who has eaten all my windows 1966 Spirals represent life and death.
  • 10. His art theory is called "Transautomatism. It is a modern style of painting, founded by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Different people see different things in the same picture. The artist's intention is not important, therefore, what is important is how the people interpret it. Transautomatism is about Hundertwasser's theory that straight lines are not good because they dont exist in nature. Humans have lost connection with nature, and live in boxes as houses.
  • 11. WINDOW RIGHTS Between 1969 and 1971 he lived in his boat and there he developed his theory on the WINDOW RIGHTS. He thinks that people should be able to change their houses and design them. Design the piece of wall that can be reached by pulling the arm from the window. So cities do not seem prisons with grey squares buildings.
  • 13. TREE TENANTS He thinks that nature has to grow free everywhere where rain and snow falls, so the buildings are also growing nature. Warlspirale Darmstadt Frankfurt (Germany)