970 Who Has Eaten All My Windows 1996

Editor: So, here we have Friedensreich Hundertwasser's "970 Who Has Eaten All My Windows," a mixed-media piece created in 1996. The colors are really striking and the shapes are... well, they’re something else. It almost feels like looking at a city through a distorted lens. What strikes you most about it? Curator: Immediately, I'm drawn to the materiality. It's not just paint; it's tempera, applied in a way that denies any attempt at perfect representation. Consider Hundertwasser's artistic context, the late 20th century: mass production, consumerism... This deliberately "imperfect" application and these raw materials directly challenge those industrialized values, don’t you think? Editor: I see what you mean. It's like a deliberate rejection of the slickness of consumer culture. The buildings almost look handmade, childlike even. Curator: Precisely. Think about what that "naïve" aesthetic implies. It positions art-making not as the domain of the elite, but accessible, almost a form of folk art. And these windows...what about them? Are they uniform? Do they signify something deeper than mere architectural details? Editor: No, they are all so unique! Each like a little portrait, even. Maybe representing the individuality that is being lost? Curator: An intriguing idea! And what about the spiral form dominating the composition? Think about its potential symbolic relation to labor, craft and construction itself. Is Hundertwasser suggesting a return to older forms of production through his playful engagement with materiality? Editor: That's fascinating. I hadn’t considered the spiral in that context, but it makes a lot of sense when thinking about craftsmanship. Thank you for shining a new light on this piece! Curator: My pleasure. Reflecting on the materials and processes gives us a different understanding of what this work means in our lives.