{"product_id":"9783836567619","title":"Hundertwasser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFriedensreich hundertwasser, hero of fluid forms and ecology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Friedrich Stowasser, born in Vienna in 1928, called himself \u003cb\u003eFriedensreich Hundertwasser Regentag Dunkelbunt\u003c\/b\u003e. True to the variety of his names, his practice spanned innumerable forms—from painting and designing buildings to creating stamps and coins—and his titles were many: environmental activist, philosopher, individualist, architect, ecologist, and visual artist. He was, in his own words, “one who awakens identities.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross his work, Hundertwasser embraced the \u003cb\u003ebiomorphic\u003c\/b\u003e, the irregular, and the irrational. Drawing inspiration from masters as varied as Gaudí and Gustav Klimt, his categorical \u003cb\u003erejection of the “godless and immoral” straight line\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as his boycott of “monotonous architecture,” infused his \u003cb\u003ebold, colorful works\u003c\/b\u003e with a vitality that set him aside from most. Born of this fervent activism and unique universe was \u003cb\u003ehis own belief system, called “transautomatism,”\u003c\/b\u003e which privileged the viewer’s experience above all. Whether he was planting trees in urban settings or proclaiming the “right to a window,” Hundertwasser’s \u003cb\u003evisions of a harmonious future between humans and nature \u003c\/b\u003e continue to resonate with increasing urgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eOnce out of print\u003c\/b\u003e, this re-edition of a TASCHEN classic works in \u003cb\u003e close collaboration with the Hundertwasser Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e to present the Viennese master’s oeuvre in all its different facets. Because his work is, by nature, virtually inseparable from his biography, private life, and political actions, \u003cb\u003ea vivid portrait \u003c\/b\u003e of Hundertwasser takes shape through his own lens. Excerpts from \u003cb\u003econversations between the author and the artist\u003c\/b\u003e add immediacy and authenticity to this intimate monograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If man walks in nature’s midst, then he is nature’s guest and must learn to behave as a well-brought-up guest.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e — Friedensreich Hundertwasser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taschen America, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041395687664,"sku":"9783836567619","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836567619_p0.jpg?v=1763760013","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836567619","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}