Hundertwasser: Five Skins Basic Art
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Hundertwasser: Five Skins Basic Art by Pierre Restany
The rigid, straight line is fundamentally alien to humanity, life and the whole of creation. Hundertwasser applies this philosophy not only to the famous Viennese buildings for which he is renowned, but all the media and art-forms he has experimented with during his wild and crazy 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, there are principles operating behind these joyful bursts of gold and silver. 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 awesome 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 Seventies, through the housing projects in Vienna, right up to his recent designs for an alternative society. Restless with inspiration, the grand old man of nonconformist art keeps on breaking the rules.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9783822859841 |
| ISBN 10 | 3822859842 |
| Title | Hundertwasser: Five Skins Basic Art |
| Author | Pierre Restany |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taschen GmbH |
| Year published | 2001-10-26 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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