>…and we should act accordingly”

Thus spoke Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian architect, painter, conservationist and visionary.

Or nutter, decidely a few bolied eggs short of a picnic and away with the fairies for most of the time, depending on which camp you’re in.

Probably a bit of both.

Big retrospective being hosted in Mainz currently in the Christuskirche (Christ Church), The Landesmuseum (State Museum) and the Rathaus (Town Hall) and it’s worth the admission of €9/$14.

Excellent models of many of his architectural work – all soft curves, no 2 windows alike, bright colours, roofs covered with vegetation – and his graphic works – stamps for the United Nations, proposals for flags, conservation cause posters.

This is the wall of school kids’ interpretations of his work.

Plagiarism rules. OK

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