Friedensreich Hundertwasser: “Birth of an Automobile”, reproduction

Hundertwasser used color instinctively (according to the renowned art historian Wieland Schmied) and, precisely because of this, achieved maximum impact with almost sleepwalking certainty. The deep black lacquered solid wood frame of the glazed frame and the black passe-partout with its white beveled edge make his colors shine all the more intensely. Hundertwasser had been involved with architecture since the 1950s. On the occasion of the inauguration of the Hundertwasser House in Vienna (1986), he said: "We are experiencing another turning point, where old and rigid values ​​in architecture and urban planning are increasingly being questioned. The straight lines and uniformity of Bauhaus architecture are coming to an end, because they are callous, sterile, cold, heartless, aggressive, and unemotional. The era of absolute rationalism is drawing to a close. The new values ​​are an increased quality of life, not a standard of living. A longing for romance, individuality, creativity—especially creativity—and a life in harmony with nature."