Hundertwasser's Analysis

A "colorist" painter where color is an essential, if not overriding element of all his work.
He uses highly saturated colors regardless of subject matter.
He clearly understands and employs color theory yet has expressed an intense dislike for all art theory.
Spirals are the primary shapes in his painting. They can be seen literally and figuratively in most of his works.
His spirals stray from the exacting mathematical form and thin line of Klimt's and he gives both line and form equal emphasis.
His spirals defy the categorization of spiraling inwards or outwards, leaving the viewer wondering if the relationship is centripetal or centrifugal.
Spirals have been described as Hundertwasser's way of beginning a painting when no other form comes to mind. It is also a convenient receptacle into which other forms might be introduced.
Hundertwasser sees himself as the core of the spiral, simultaneously protected and isolated by the surrounding cell or enclosure.
His works are original, unruly, sometimes shocking and are shown in his pictorial art, environmentalism, philosophy, and design of facades, postage stamps, flags, and clothing.
The common themes in his work are a rejection of the straight line, bright colours, organic forms, a reconciliation of humans with nature, and a strong individualism.
His weakness is his sense for lighting and shading but his strength is his colors.