Friedensreich Hundertwasser Biography

An Austrian master, Friedensreich Hundertwasser is famous for his paintings, sculptures, and revolutionary architectural designs. The common themes in his work are a rejection of the straight line, bright colors, organic forms, a reconciliation of humans with nature, and a strong individualism.

He briefly attended the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in 1948 before producing his own work in the late 1940s, and was inspired by the works of Egon Schiele from an early stage. Hundertwasser’s style is often compared to that of Gustav Klimt. He was fascinated with spirals, calling straight lines “the devil’s tools”, and was particularly interested in the experience of the viewer over that of the artist.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2006
- PicassoMio.com

2005
- Weihnachtsausstellung. Galerie Koch, Hannover.
- Austrian Contemporary Art and Postwar Painting. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey - MARCO, Monterrey, Mexico.
- From the Collection Mauer, Vienna. Museum of Contemporary Art Belgrade, Serbia.

2004
- Hundertwasser : L'Oeuvre Ultime. Galerie Patrice Trigano, Paris, France.
- Hundertwasser - Fantastic architecture. Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Germany.
- Support - Die Neue Galerie als Sammlung - 1950 - Heute. Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz.
- Vorbesichtigung 18. Auktion. Lehr - Auktionshaus und Galerie, Berlin, Germany.
- The Austrian Phenomenon. Konzeptionen Experimente. Wien Graz 1958-1973. Architekturzentrum Wien Az W, Vienna.

2003
- 17. VERSTEIGERUNG/Auction - Vorbesichtigung/preview. Lehr - Auktionshaus und Galerie, Berlin, Germany.

2001
- AUSGEWÄHLTE GRAFIK. Galerie Koch, Hannover
- Ausgewählte Werke - Künstler der Galerie seit 1971. Galerie Gertrud Dorn GbR, Stuttgart
- Friedensreich Hundertwasser - Bilder und Graphik. Galerie Welz, Salzburg.
- Bienal 50 Anos - Núcleo histórico, Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

2000
- Friedensreich Hundertwasser "Erinnerungen an 30 Jahre". Galerie Kley, Hamburg.
- Künstler der Galerie. Art Galerie Richter, Berlin, Germany.
- Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Art Galerie Richter, Berlin, Germany.
- Künstler der Galerie. Art Galerie Richter, Berlin, Germany.

1999
- Zeitschnitt 1900-2000 - 100 Jahre, 100 Werke. Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, Linz
- Hundertwasser - Architecture. The Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya

1998
- Flags of Tolerance. Contemporary Art Center Vilnius (CAC), Vilnius

SELECTED MUSEUM AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany.
Sammlung Essl - Kunsthaus, Klosterneuburg, Austria.
KunstHausWien, Viena, Austria.
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain.