Viennese-native Friedrich Stowasser (1928-2000) called himself Hundertwasser Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt. True to the colorful variety of his names, he pursued many activities as a painter, architect and ecologist, and as "one who awakens identities." This presentation of Hundertwasser's work in all of its different facets is guided by the artist's own view of himself and his purpose. And, because his work is virtually inseparable from his personal life and political activity, a vivid portrait of the artist takes shape before the reader's eyes. Excerpts from conversations between the author and the artist lend a sense of immediacy and authenticity to the narration.

Introduction

Youth

Paris

Straight Lines

Early Style

Further Travels

 POLITICS AND THE IMAGINATION

 ECOLOGY

 DUNKELBUNT

The Life of Materials

 EXHIBITING ART

 ON TEACHING

 TACHISME

 THE LIFE OF PAINT MATERIALS

 THE AVANt-GArDE

A Painter's Life

 A SOLITARY OCCUPATION

 HOMECOMING

 THE PAST AND FUTURE OF BEAUTY

Mature Style

 COLOUR PARADISE

 ARTISTIC HERITAGE

 REGENTAG

 IMAGE

 KITSCH AND THE WINDOW RIGHTS OF TENANTS

 10,000-PRINT EDITION

 ART AND RELIGION

Theory and Reality

 TREE TENANTS

 POSTAGE STAMPS

Good Painting

 QUALITY AND PERMANENCE

 THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL

 MORALITY

Garden Dwarfs

 RECYCLING THE DEAD

 THE FIRST FLAG

 DIRT

 tH~NK~NG ABOUT BUILDING

 ArcHiTEcturE Doctor

The Hundertwasser House

 KINGS

 KEYSTONES

 PLANTS AND ARCHITECTURE

 LIVING IN THE WORLD

 NEW ZEALAND

 THE FUTURE

Biography