Aotearoa New Zealand’s major legacy to the artist is the HUNDERTWASSER ART CENTRE. A must-go destination on the Northland culture and heritage trail the Hundertwasser Art Centre, with a gold dome dominates the Whangarei Town Basin cityscape. Beautiful swirling, uneven tiles and geometrical shapes define the building and the art form of Hundertwasser.
Hundertwasser is one of New Zealand’s heroes. Hundertwasser opposed the straight line and any standardization in design, his famous toilet in Kawakawa represents this ideal.
His well-known work is the Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna, which has become a notable architectural and heritage site Vienna, Austrian capital. Among the rooms and buildings is a place devoted to his love of his adopted country New Zealand.
The koru flag greets visitors and the vitality and uniqueness of Hundertwasser is very evident. He was an avid supporter of environmental protection…
The Hundertwasser Art Centre charges admission fees and forward bookings are required as the small gallery spaces require the need for crowd control.
The building is wheel chair friendly with colourful bright blue lifts and the characteristic tiles decorating the lift.
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Make sure to visit the upper area and gaze out over the Whangarei Town Basin and you admire the roof top gardens.
The Hundertwasser Art Centre has an excellent gift shop dedicated to all things Hundertwasser with the vibrant colours decorating cups, T shirts, posters and collectables.
Hundertwasser also worked in the field of applied art, creating flags, stamps, coins, and posters. His most famous flag is his koru flag (designed in 1983).
The flag of New Zealand, as an immigrant and artist reinterpreted the country’s symbol. While not adopted as the national flag, the legacy of debate about identity and culture continues. On the cultural trail in Northland Hundertwasser’s Centre on the waterfront and Kawakawa’s public toilets are must go locations.
Check out Whangarei 8 heritage sites worth a visit in related articles. The koru flag greets visitors and the vitality and uniqueness of Hundertwasser is very evident. He was an avid supporter of environmental protection.
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