Friedensrich Hundertwasser, watercolour mounted on canvas, 1959
This Austrian artist, known for his nature-rich Hundertwasser village, was fascinated by parallel lines and spiral shapes. He abhorred monotonous architecture and called straight lines godless and immoral. Friedensreich Hundertwasser wrote the Mouldiness manifesto with the plea for “window rights” urging his fellow citizens to paint within arm’s length a colourful crown around the window frame of their home. His early radical thoughts made the artistic world ironic and environmentally conscious.
‘Der furchtsame Berg – der traurige Berg’ is a key piece within Hundertwasser’s oeuvre. It is one of his earliest works painted with onion-ring expressions. Related to his underground architecture, the meadow animal grazes around a glass roof. From his visionary critical vision, the artist created extraordinary housing designs that earned him the nickname “building doctor”.
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