VIENNESE WALTZ

                                                                           THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE COLORED GLASSES

 

 

 

                                   VIENNESE WALTZ

Johann Strauss composed 1867 the waltz "An der schönen blauen Donau"(at the beautiful blue Danube).

Instead of using music notes Hans BIWI Lechner created abstract signs and put them into a harmonic ensemble. (See step one)

As an "instrument" he used stones from the river Danube in Vienna and painted them with the signs. (See step two)

The 36 signs on the 36 stones were documented at 36 locations around the globe. (See step three)

These parts of the world were linked together in a harmonic context.

TAM TAM TAM TAM TAM/ TAM TAM/ TAM TAM

                    

                                                           STEP ONE: THE PAINTING

 

                                   

                                                             STEP TWO: THE STONES

 

                                                                                           STEP THREE: THE LOCATIONS

                            BALI                             ROM                             PARIS

                  SINGAPORE                         SAMOA                        NEW YORK

                EASTER ISLAND                            DAKAR                    HAVANNA

                MEMPHIS, USA                           TOKYO                        TORONTO

                  MOSCOW              SANTIAGO DE CHILE                   BUENOS AIRES

                    MEXICO                    YEMEN                          TAHITI

                   SAN FRANCISCO                  JERUSALEM                         KENYA

                       HAWAII                            ATHEN                       INDIA

                      LONDON                      LOS ANGELES                       SRI LANKA

                     MORROCCO                    UGANDA                         THAILAND

                    NEW ZEALAND                   NEW GINI                         CARACAS

                    SOUTH AFRICA                            MADRID                          SYDNEY

 

                                                                                          STEP FOUR: THE SILKSCREENS

     

                                                                                                  Viennese Waltz 2000

       The silkscreens show 96 signs standing for 96 locations of the world where 96 painted stones were left to be found by chance.

 

                                                                 Go ahead to see:    ADAM & EVE