About
‘Only With Creativity Can the Human Race Move Forward’
HUNDERTWASSER (1928 – 2000)
Artist Statement
My work is nearly always based on the human figure, whether in an abstract form or in a more realistic way.
My sculpting process begins with nothing more than a few lines on paper—a skeletal map for an unknown journey. Using wire to translate these lines into three-dimensional space, I build until the work takes on a life of its own. I have a rough idea of what I am trying to create but I rarely know what a piece will end up looking like. For me it is all about feel and movement and emotion.
I often choose not to make things that I know will be easy. I enjoy the challenge of pushing myself beyond what is familiar, exploring new ideas and finding different ways of working. Repeating something I already know I can do holds little interest for me.
There is something exciting about starting a piece without knowing quite how it will develop, or even whether it will work at all. I enjoy that uncertainty, the problems that arise along the way and the unexpected discoveries that can take the work in a different direction.
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I want to create beauty, energy and something that will evoke an emotional response in people who see my sculptures. I want my pieces to communicate without needing explanation. I hope that people will find something in them that resonates with their own experiences, memories and emotions, and that each person will take something slightly different from the work.
