Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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Frieden­sre­ich HUNDERTWASSER (Friedrich Stowass­er) was born on Decem­ber 15, 1928 in Vien­na. In 1948, he com­plet­ed a three-month course at the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Vien­na. From 1949 onwards he start­ed trav­el­ing exten­sive­ly and devel­oped his own style. From 1951 he was a mem­ber of the Vien­na Art Club. In 1953, he dis­cov­ered the spi­ral as the basic form of his paint­ing. In 1954, the artist devel­oped “transautoma­tism” as an art the­o­ry and in 1958 he co-found­ed the “Pino­tar­i­um”, a uni­ver­sal acad­e­my of all cre­ative direc­tions. In 1962, he took part in the Venice Bien­nale. In addi­tion to paint­ing, he also worked as a design­er of build­ings, books, stamps and posters. In 1980 he was award­ed the Grand Aus­tri­an State Prize. Hun­dert­wass­er crossed the Atlantic with the ship “Regen­tag”, which was con­vert­ed between 1968 and 1972, and sailed across the Caribbean and the Pana­ma Canal into the Pacif­ic. In 1981, he was appoint­ed to the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Vien­na. The artist lived in Vien­na, New Zealand, Venice and Nor­mandy. On Feb­ru­ary 19, 2000, he died in the Pacif­ic Ocean on board the Queen Eliz­a­beth 2. 1967 — first exhi­bi­tion at Galerie Welz. 

Frieden­sre­ich HUNDERTWASSER (Friedrich Stowass­er) was born on Decem­ber 15, 1928 in Vien­na. In 1948, he com­plet­ed a three-month course at the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Vien­na. From 1949 onwards he start­ed trav­el­ing exten­sive­ly and devel­oped his own style. From 1951 he was a mem­ber of the Vien­na Art Club. In 1953, he dis­cov­ered the spi­ral as the basic form of his paint­ing. In 1954, the artist devel­oped “transautoma­tism” as an art the­o­ry and in 1958 he co-found­ed the “Pino­tar­i­um”, a uni­ver­sal acad­e­my of all cre­ative direc­tions. In 1962, he took part in the Venice Bien­nale. In addi­tion to paint­ing, he also worked as a design­er of build­ings, books, stamps and posters. In 1980 he was award­ed the Grand Aus­tri­an State Prize. Hun­dert­wass­er crossed the Atlantic with the ship “Regen­tag”, which was con­vert­ed between 1968 and 1972, and sailed across the Caribbean and the Pana­ma Canal into the Pacif­ic. In 1981, he was appoint­ed to the Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Vien­na. The artist lived in Vien­na, New Zealand, Venice and Nor­mandy. On Feb­ru­ary 19, 2000, he died in the Pacif­ic Ocean on board the Queen Eliz­a­beth 2. 1967 — first exhi­bi­tion at Galerie Welz. 

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