HUNDERTWASSER: Prints and Posters
An online drawing class studying the fantastic print works of Hundertwasser!
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- 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Online
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About this event
HUNDERTWASSER: Prints and Posters
Live Online Class: Tuesday 26th August 2025 6pm BST
+ 14 Days Recording Access
Taught by Lucy McGeown
Hundertwasser the enigmatic German born artist and architect is best known for his eccentric buildings, most famously Hundertwasser Haus in Vienna. But he was also a prolific painter and produced beautiful printed works and poster commissions in his lifetime.
His prints and posters are distinct for their use of metal foil embossings and startling imagery. These complicated, intricately painted images are rich with layers of colour and reflective metal details. They represent his belief in humans' deep connection to nature, the power of nature and the spiritual life force that exists between all things.
The repetition of fine lines create undulating horizons and waves across the paintings, building up to form layers symbolic of time, earth and soil, history and broader galaxies. This conflating of topological appearances with symbolic representations compound the values each piece of work is imbued with. These richly vibrant posters radiate with joy and wonder, the saturated colours epitomise the celebration of life he was always aiming to nurture in his work and the graphic style is undeniable, the font-his own- and foiling set into the landscapes create powerful and beautifully uplifting images.
We will be looking at some of his most famous commissioned posters such as ‘Each Raindrop Is A Kiss From Heaven’ 1981 (for a conference on the effects of acid rain) ‘Plant Trees Avert Nuclear Peril’ 1980 (for the critical mass energy project) ‘Enjoy Your City’ 1998 (for a New York City public transport campaign) and ‘Conservation Week’ 1974(poster for nature conservation council New Zealand). As well as these we will be looking at the original painted works these posters were based on.
Materials you will need:
This class is a celebration of colour, so be sure to have plenty of colourful materials to hand!
- 6 sheets of white paper
- Coloured pens-felt tips or even paint and poster pens/markers if you have them
- metallic, gold or silver pens
- a black pen, fineline
- pencil and an eraser
This class is suitable for all levels!
Everyone is welcome to join this Pay-What-You-Can class
Tickets:
We suggest an amount of £20. However, we understand that may not be possible for everybody. Please be honest and pay what you can afford so that we may continue to offer our sessions on this basis whilst also giving our tutors a sustainable wage.
There is also a ticket option to "Pay It Forward" to support us and our students! We offer classes for free to those who can't afford the minimum amount (If this is you please email us to join for free). This continues to ensure our classes are available to everyone!
Once booked:
You will receive a confirmation email and be able to access information on how to join the event via your eventbrite "Online Event Page" You can access this by signing into eventbrite or creating an account using the email address that you booked with.
In the Class:
You can't be seen or heard in our classes, your audio and video are automatically turned off and there's no way these can be turned on. You can talk to us and others in the class in the chat box!
We love to see your drawings or anything else our classes inspire! You can share them with us by tagging us on instagram (@londondrawinggroup) or emailing us if you don't have socials.
About the Tutor:
Lucy McGeown (b.1986) is an artist and teacher based in Margate. She studied Fine Art at UEL and got her Masters from The City and Guilds Art School in 2017. Lucy is one of the founding members of London Drawing Group and started the LDG Kids classes in 2021.
Lucy is incredibly passionate about drawing and the importance of creativity and play in our everyday lives, whatever your age!
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Frequently asked questions
No! We think it's better that people create in private so everyone's cameras and audio are automatically turned off - there's noway they can be turned on. However, it's important to us that we hear from you so you can communicate with the tutor and everyone in the class via the chat box if you wish!
Yes! In our live classes and in the recording of the live class.