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HUNDERTWASSER Artist Architect

Artist Architect

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HUNDERTWASSER Artist Architect

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Frederick Hundertwasser was an Austrian born artist and architect who came and settled in New Zealand's Bay of Islands. He liked it so much that he bought property - Kaurinuie where he continued to develop his personal artistic skills drawings, doing paintings and designing buildings which he used to build unique complexes with uneven floors, wavey walls that included colourful bottles that could withstand harsh temperature variations (seasonal differences), yet add its own magic when lit up by natural sunlight or artificial light.
The Hundertwasser toilets were his first southern hemisphere building that became a New Zealand tourist attraction. Kawakawa is in the Northland Povince of New Zealand, the area populated predominantly by the Maori tribe of New Zealanders. Frederick Hundertwasser bought a third generation Kaurinui farm from Rolf and Gwen Shortridge in 1974. He then returned to Europe to bring down his boat called Regentag, arriving Auckland in December 1976, which was two days sailing to the Bay of Islands and mooring the boat off Fagan's point (Tio Bay) opposite Opua. Craig Fagan had helped crew the boat on her voyage from Europe.
Frederick Hundertwasser married and divorced twice. He befriended quite a few European and local ladies, and male friends, who delighted in his paintings and his environmentally friendly lifestyle. He disliked straight-lined paintings and buildings and right-angled structures. Even his floors were often uneven. He built a mountain hut, a cave and converted his cow-shed into a bottled-walled residence. Kaurinui neighbour, Doug and Norma Shepherd were very good friends who often entertained Frederick's visitors. And, there certainly were many. Only a handful are mentioned in this story.
Sailing on a luxury liner was a bucket list item for Frederick. He grasped the opportunity when it presented itself in 2000, but died on board the Queen Elizabeth 2 a mere twelve days after boarding the ship in Auckland. He was seventy-two years old but had lived a remarking interesting life in New Zealand. Architecture Art House & Home Library & Museum Studies Social Sciences Sustainable & Green Living Sailing
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