Copyright: NAMIDA AG, Glarus (displayed with the permission of Hundertwasser Non-Profit Foundation) The displayed work of art is protected under the copyright law. In particular, it is not permitted to reproduce, to alter, to print or to publish these works of art. Violations will be prosecuted according to civil and criminal law.
Friedensreich Hundertwasser made this joyous print, Irinaland Over the Balkans. It's full of curvy lines and bright, sunny colors, and the artist is clearly in pursuit of something. I can see Hundertwasser bending over the printing press, trying out colors. Is it a face? A landscape? A face in a landscape? It's all mixed up, with a town on top. The bulbous eyes seem to be looking at us, inviting us into the scene. Look at the mouth! It’s a horizontal slash of blue that mirrors the sky above. I admire the wonky buildings with their windows peeking out. I see Klimt in there, and maybe some Hundertwasser’s own architectural dreams. It makes me think of the way that painters, including myself, are constantly in conversation with one another, pulling ideas and pushing them forward. It’s like we’re all contributing to one big, messy, beautiful painting that never ends. In the end it’s not about answers, it’s more like a way of seeing.
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