O vizita in capitala Austriei, Viena, ofera ocazia descoperirii nu numai a opulentei fostei artistocratii din vechiul imperiu austro-ungar, dar si a spiritului creativ al unui remarcabil arhitect si pictor contemporan,
Friedrich Hundertwasser.
Filozofia lui Hundertwasser se bazeaza pe doua directii principale. Prima ar fi "tirania" ferestrelor, artistul spunand ca
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some people say houses consist of walls. I say houses consist of windows."
A doua linie creativa sustine dreptul locatarilor de a-si exprima personalitatea prin personalizarea spatiului pe care-l locuiesc:
Only when architect, bricklayer and tenant are a unity, or one and the same person, can we speak of architecture. Everything else is not architecture, but a criminal act which has taken on form.
Architect/bricklayer/tenant is a trinity just like the Holy Trinity of God-Father/Son/Holy Spirit. The great similarity, almost identity of these two trinities should be noted. If this unity, architect/bricklayer/tenant is lost, there can be no architecture, just as the current manufactured constructions should not be considered architecture.Una din cele mai importante realizari o constituie
Hundertwasser House, deschisa publicului in februarie 1986. Pt implicarea sa in acest proiect, artistul a refuzat orice compensatie materiala. Cladirea este construita in jurul elementelor naturale existente: copacii "cresc" liber in interior, iar podelele sunt ondulate pt a face loc ramurilor care se extind prin camere.
