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Erró

Erró

Iceland • 1932 • 1122 followers
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Explore the surreal world of Icelandic artist Erró, known for his thought-provoking collages blending cartoon characters with historical figures.

Nationality

Icelander

Categories

Painters, Printmakers

Artistic movements

Street Art

Themes

Pop Art, Portrait, Nude

Biography

Gudmundur Erró is an Icelandic artist born in 1932.

He studied painting at the Fine Arts School in Reykjavik and Oslo from 1949 to 1952, then mosaic at the Fine Arts School in Florence in 1955. In these schools, he initially specialized in the technique of paper cuts before focusing on mosaic. He moved to Paris in 1958 and met artists who were part of the Surrealist movement.

In the world of comics, Erró brought together cartoon characters and historical despots. He constantly gleans visuals in newspapers, advertising, or illustration, in order to make up his collages these include cultural samples from all the countries he visited. In this manner, comics and Chinese propaganda can and are on the same level.

He is able to create a visual impact, mixing both the temporal aspect and boundaries. Seeing a Walt Disney hero next to a dictator isn't surprising. He is committed through his works and tackles politics at full throttle. In order to denounce and criticize the events, he plays around with humor and derision. Totalitarian regimes, consumerism, and the Iraq war are his main weapons in the artistic struggle.

Before, he was used to working in cycles, his collages move from one universe to the other, creating large gaps, going from a series of eroticism to a second one, pertaining to space conquest. In his work  "Méca-Make-Up", Erró extracts faces of models from the press and then assembles them with mechanical materials that belong to cars or cameras.

His works are present in museums throughout the world and are used as references for narrative figuration and collages.

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Painting, The gun, Erró

The gun

Painting . 162 x 97 cm Painting . 63.8 x 38.2 inch

$87,604

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Print, Boy Toy, aquagravure originale, Erró

Boy Toy, aquagravure originale

Print . 84 x 62 x 2 cm Print . 33.1 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,869

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Painting, Hommage a Tintin, Erró

Hommage a Tintin

Painting . 74 x 51 x 2 cm Painting . 29.1 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch

$24,529

Private collection
Print, Skippy, Erró

Skippy

Print . 61 x 45.7 cm Print . 24 x 18 inch

$950

Print, La femme fatale III, Erró

La femme fatale III

Print . 117 x 75 cm Print . 46.1 x 29.5 inch

$993

Painting, Amazon Woman, Erró

Amazon Woman

Painting . 89 x 59 x 3 cm Painting . 35 x 23.2 x 1.2 inch

$22,193

Print, L'Ultima visita di Mao a Venezia, Erró

L'Ultima visita di Mao a Venezia

Print . 59 x 45 x 0.5 cm Print . 23.2 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch

$456

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Painting, Faces, Erró

Faces

Painting . 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$28,033

Print, Forgotten Future, Erró

Forgotten Future

Print . 99.1 x 54.6 cm Print . 39 x 21.5 inch

$900

Painting, Hommage à Picasso, Erró

Hommage à Picasso

Painting . 98 x 141 x 3 cm Painting . 38.6 x 55.5 x 1.2 inch

$27,449

Print, Soap Stars, Erró

Soap Stars

Print . 60 x 45 x 2 cm Print . 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,088

Print, Sans titre, Erró

Sans titre

Print . 54.4 x 40 cm Print . 21.4 x 15.7 inch

$572

Painting, Strangers in Paradise, Erró

Strangers in Paradise

Painting . 89 x 47 x 3 cm Painting . 35 x 18.5 x 1.2 inch

$11,681

Print, NB, Erró

NB

Print . 83 x 41 cm Print . 32.7 x 16.1 inch

$1,390

Fine Art Drawings, Hommage à Léger, Erró

Hommage à Léger

Fine Art Drawings . 47 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.5 x 15 inch

$11,097

Painting, Operation Preussen, Erró

Operation Preussen

Painting . 130 x 97 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 inch

$40,882

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Painting, Zipi Zap, Erró

Zipi Zap

Painting . 29.5 x 56.5 x 2 cm Painting . 11.6 x 22.2 x 0.8 inch

$8,410

Print, Composition pour les JO, Erró

Composition pour les JO

Print . 90 x 63 x 1 cm Print . 35.4 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

$467

Print, Sans titre, Erró

Sans titre

Print . 78 x 57 x 1 cm Print . 30.7 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch

$934

Print, Sans titre, Erró

Sans titre

Print . 60 x 53 cm Print . 23.6 x 20.9 inch

$572

Print, Rosa, Erró

Rosa

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$584

Print, BHV Art, Erró

BHV Art

Print . 22 x 71 x 0.05 cm Print . 8.7 x 28 x 0 inch

$561

Print, L'Ultima visita di Mao a Venezia, Erró

L'Ultima visita di Mao a Venezia

Print . 45 x 59 x 0.5 cm Print . 17.7 x 23.2 x 0.2 inch

$456

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Print, The Sisters, Erró

The Sisters

Print . 91.4 x 53.3 cm Print . 36 x 21 inch

$950

Painting, Contrepoint - Franz Lizst, Erró

Contrepoint - Franz Lizst

Painting . 162 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$46,722

Print, Espace, Erró

Espace

Print . 56 x 54 cm Print . 22 x 21.3 inch

$496

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Print, Erró. Fasciné, fascinant, Erró

Erró. Fasciné, fascinant

Print . 21 x 14 cm Print . 8.3 x 5.5 inch

$111

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Painting, Le Polaroïd, Erró

Le Polaroïd

Painting . 104 x 89 cm Painting . 40.9 x 35 inch

$42,050

Painting, Alpha and Omega, Erró

Alpha and Omega

Painting . 65 x 43 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 16.9 x 1.2 inch

$10,279

Print, Bloom, Erró

Bloom

Print . 33 x 24.1 cm Print . 13 x 9.5 inch

$700

Print, To us to, Erró

To us to

Print . 68 x 49 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.3 inch

$584

Print, Wonderwoman, Erró

Wonderwoman

Print . 56 x 92 cm Print . 22 x 36.2 inch

$759

Print, Avoir un moyen, Erró

Avoir un moyen

Print . 68 x 49 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.3 inch

$584

Print, Catman, Erró

Catman

Print . 91.4 x 53.3 cm Print . 36 x 21 inch

$900

Print, Marilyn, Erró

Marilyn

Print . 58.4 x 80 cm Print . 23 x 31.5 inch

$950

Print, Amazon, Erró

Amazon

Print . 77.5 x 57.2 cm Print . 30.5 x 22.5 inch

$1,100

Print, Swordslady, Erró

Swordslady

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print . 30 x 22 inch

$950

Print, Silver Saber, Erró

Silver Saber

Print . 77.5 x 55.9 cm Print . 30.5 x 22 inch

$900

Print, The Moonwalker, Erró

The Moonwalker

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print . 30 x 22 inch

$950

Print, Tank, Erró

Tank

Print . 88.9 x 58.4 cm Print . 35 x 23 inch

$1,000

Print, The War of Stars, Erró

The War of Stars

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 cm Print . 30 x 22 inch

$1,100

Print, La femme fatale II, Erró

La femme fatale II

Print . 117 x 75 cm Print . 46.1 x 29.5 inch

$993

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