One particular of the most popular modern Austrian artists of the twentieth century, Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser was born on December 15, 1928, in Vienna, Austria. Born as Friedrich Stowasser, he was a popular painter, architect, and sculptor, who pioneered 'Transautomatism,' a form of Surrealist Automatism. Hundertwasser's father, a technical civil servant and an officer in Planet War I, passed away in 1929. With terrific tribulations, Friedrich studied at Vienna throughout the Nazi rule. For the duration of this period, Nazi's executed 69 of his mother's relatives simply because of their Jewish descent. Friedrich created his initial drawing at the tender age of six, in 1934. In 1948, Hundertwasser left college and joined the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, under Prof. Robin Christian Andersen. The functions of Egon Schiele and Walter Kampmann deeply influenced him.
In 1949, Friedensreich traveled extensively to North Italy, Tuscany, Rome, Napoli, Sicily, and Florence. Whilst on his journey, he met René Brô and visited Paris along with him. It was right here that he adopted the name 'Hundertwasser' for branding his self-invented distinctive Design of painting. In association with René Brô, he painted two murals in Saint Mandé, close to Paris. The artist also enrolled himself at Ecole des Beaux Arts, yet left it following his maiden day onboard. Most of his early operates had been inspired by the tradition of the Viennese Seccesionstil. The 'spiral theme' that later appeared in his performs in 1950s ultimately became the most decorous element of his art. The artist employed spectral colors, which he typically mixed with other metallic colors, including gold and silver.
Friedensreich's paintings have been promoted in numerous exhibitions, such as his solo display at the Art Club in Vienna. In 1957, Hundertwasser was honored with the Prix du Syndicat d'Initiative, Première Bordeaux, France, and the Sanbra Prize at the Fifth São Paulo, Brazil in 1959. In 1961, the Mainichi Prize at the Sixth International Art Exhibition, Tokyo, added however yet another feather to his cap. Hundertwasser contributed to the printing strategies through his classic performs including "Nana Hiakv Mizu (1973)." As an architect, his banner projects integrated "Rueff factory," "Muntlix," "Vorarlberg (1982-88)," and "the renovation of the Church of St Barbara, Bärnbach, Styria (1984-88)." Most of his functions have identified residence on a host of locations from flags, stamps, coins, and posters to creating likes schools and churches.
Hundertwasser had two unsuccessful marriages, 1st in Gibraltar in 1958 and the second in Venice in 1962. In 1999, the artist adopted New Zealand as his permanent dwelling and stayed there till his demise on a cruise ship off New Zealand on February 19, 2000.
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