Irinaland Over the Balkans, by Hundertwasser (photo by Marilynn Davis)
Marilynn Davis
Mark your calendars for Sept. 17 at 10:30 a.m. in the Topaz Room!
The Fine Arts Guild presents a continuation of the well-attended May Salon on Gustav Klimt. This time we are back in Vienna after World War II and moving forward to the year 2000. Our featured artist is Friedensreich Hundertwasser. He was both a man of his time and a man ahead of his time. Many of his ideas (outside art circles) still resonate today.
After leaving the Vienna School of Fine Arts at the age of 20, he began his world travels. Inspired by images and ideas from other cultures, he developed his own unique style. He is a modernist and reflects the later part of the 20th century.
As a painter, his work is characterized by vibrant colors (even psychedelic), irregular shapes, and a denial of the straight line. A sense of rhythm and energy dominated his painting, graphics, and architecture.
A lifelong commitment to the natural world and its preservation is evident in his work and his lifestyle. We will examine an independent thinker and an artist who carried us forward to the 21st century. As a world traveler, he collaborated, even with Ralph Nader in America.
In 1993 he was asked, “What should art be?” His reply, “The arts should be positive, free, romantic, beautiful—something like a jewel which you cannot do without.”
This presentation will be led by Marilynn Davis and Greta von Wrangel. Greta lived in Austria from 1945 to 1952. She brings an interesting perspective to our discussion and the conditions in Austria during Hundertwasser’s early life.
A special treat awaits you.