Talk:Friedensreich Hundertwasser

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In the list of buildings of Hundertwasser, shouldn't Kunsthaus (in Vienna, close to Hundertwasser Haus) be included?

I agree he is a bit weird but i love his work!

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser ....... was an Austrian painter and sculptor. Should Architect not be added to this description?

how come there are no paintings that hundertwasser made?

I don't think "architect" should be added, since he was no architect and needed real architects to build his fantasies. --mmg 19:07, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
And again, neither by english and english-speaking countries', nor by austrian laws and commons, Hundertwasser was an architect. He did not speak of himself as an architect, neither. He made sketches for buildings, but the construction, planning, and building-work was done by real architects. --mmg 13:53, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
Whether or not he was a "real architect" seems to me to be an emotionally-charged issue of point of view. While not professionally certified, or even self-identified (do you have a citation for that?), many of his activities as an "artist producing buildings" (or whatever alternative characterization you are arguing for) would seem to qualify as practicing architecture, and left behind a bunch of well-known, real buildings. I think the article needs to better cover this controversy, and not steer away from it. Removing the article from the "architect" categories seems to me to be steering away from it; e.g., someone looking up "Austrian architects" would be better served, I think, by seeing him listed, following the link, and learning about the controversy, than they would be by having this information effectively shielded from them. --ScottMainwaring 16:36, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
So the articel should inform about that controversity, that he worked with buildings but was not an architect. --mmg 21:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Birth name?

The article mentions that Hundertwasser is his adopted name, but makes no mention of his birth name. Is it known? And if so, shouldn't it be in the article? Grutness...wha? 04:43, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Fixed! --mmg 22:00, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

I would translate "Friedensreich" as "empire of peace" and "rich in peace" rather than "peaceland" and "peaceful".. 202.166.27.108 04:40, 7 July 2007 (UTC) (erm: after login that's Sejtam 04:41, 7 July 2007 (UTC))

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[edit] Art work

Shouldnt there be a full list of his artwork. I dont know enough to do this but it would be useful for people studying him. Does anyone agree?--Dagurlwonder 00:49, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Drugs, psychedellic art?

I gather that Hundertwasser did at least some of his still works under the influence of psilocybin. This seems relevant to his highly surreal artwork and is unmentioned at the moment. Also, should we add Category:Psychedelic artists? —Preceding unsigned comment added by BenFrantzDale (talk • contribs) 01:29, 19 February 2008 (UTC)