Hundertwasser

While in Berlin last summer, I learned about the artist Hundertwasser because Opal makes yarns inspired by his paintings. :) While in Vienna, we went to the Hundertwasser museum and saw a couple of his buildings. In addition to being an artist, he was also an architect. His buildings are fascinating because he did not like straight lines. Instead, he believed that buildings should have curved lines, including the floors. He also believed that nature should be brought into buildings so there are plants inside, a couple water features, and plants growing on roofs of his buildings.

In the museum, there is a model of what he thinks a town should look like. The model had rooftops resembling rolling hills with animals grazing on top and streams running through it. I imagine that the buildings would be fairly fuel efficient and pollution would certainly be reduced if buildings were built the way he suggested.

Either way, his buildings are fascinating. They look like something out of the children's game Candy Land to me.