‘Through Adversity To The Stars’
(That is the translation of the Latin motto of the Royal New Zealand Air Force at top left of the stained glass window in the picture. Great inspirational motto, and art!)
Through Adversity To The Stars
Month: February 2023
Short, Sharp Bursts Of Colour
‘Short, Sharp Bursts Of Colour’
… lightening life…
Palm: Stripes & Dots
‘Palm: Stripes & Dots’
A Little Bay Scene
‘A Little Bay Scene’
… taken on 31/12/22, an idyllic end to what was a tough year for me as I recovered from cancer…there are probably thousands of little bays like this, but the scene resonated peace and tranquility at the time and still does. I wish you that kind of peace…
Screened In Green
‘Screened In Green’
Aeonium, After Rain
‘Aeonium, After Rain’
Hundertwasser XII
‘Hundertwasser XII’
So that’s the final photo in a series of twelve – aspects of the two idiosyncratic and rather wonderful Hundertwasser-designed buildings in New Zealand’s Northland.
I hope you have enjoyed the colourful views, and thanks for tuning in!
Hundertwasser XI
‘Hundertwasser XI’
Hundertwasser X
‘Hundertwasser X’
Hundertwasser IX
‘Hundertwasser IX’
…another recycled bottle window courtesy of the unorthodox but environmentally friendly design mind of Friedensreich Hundertwasser…
Hundertwasser VIII
‘Hundertwasser VIII’
Hundertwasser VII
‘Hundertwasser VII’
I kid you not, this is a window made of recycled glass bottles in what has to be one of the world’s most artistic toilet blocks.
So stunningly different that you almost forget why you entered in the first place! And, given the architect Hundertwasser’s dislike of straight lines, the tiled floor is all a bit crooked and uneven, so you need to watch your step a bit…
Hundertwasser VI
‘Hundertwasser VI’
Hundertwasser V
‘Hundertwasser V’
Hundertwasser IV
‘Hundertwasser IV’
I realise this has become an accidental series of photos of the newly finished Hundertwasser Art Centre – random shots taken on New Year’s Day of the very random and esoteric building. Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an Austrian visual artist, architect and environmentalist, who spent the latter part of his life in New Zealand.
He viewed straight lines as “godless and immoral” apparently. Not too many straight lines in this building inspired by his lifetime of doggedly individualistic design!
More to come…
Hundertwasser III
‘Hundertwasser III’
Hundertwasser II
‘Hundertwasser II’
Hundertwasser I
Bamboo Wall
‘Bamboo Wall’
Columns
‘Columns’
…who, or what, are our pillars of strength?..
Ebb Then Flood 