150 Singing Steamer in Ultramarine III 1959

Friedensreich Hundertwasser built this singing steamer out of ultramarine dreams and ochre fantasies. Imagine him, layering shapes in a grid-like pattern, offsetting warm yellows against cool blues. Those little squares, like individual tiles, what did they mean to him? You know, sometimes I imagine an artist painting with a secret code, embedding messages only they can decipher. He certainly had a unique perspective, didn't he? There's a playful quality to the geometry in his work, but it’s also incredibly precise. Those rows of portholes are like a musical score. The way he balances color creates a visual rhythm; they are pulsing out from the painting. Hundertwasser’s work, with its whimsical spirit, is a breath of fresh air. He knew, as all painters know, that a painting is never truly finished, only abandoned. And in that act of letting go, it becomes ours.