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Erró

Erró

Iceland • 1932 • 1121 followers
Featured in: Best sellers Famous Artists

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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Print, The war of stars, Erró

The war of stars

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

€1,490

Print, Nadia, Erró

Nadia

Print . 75 x 58 x 1 cm Print . 29.5 x 22.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Painting, Good Luck, Erró

Good Luck

Painting . 99 x 99 cm Painting . 39 x 39 inch

€24,000

Print, Amazone, aquagravure originale, Erró

Amazone, aquagravure originale

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.7 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.3 inch

€1,400

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Painting, Looking back, Erró

Looking back

Painting . 81 x 119 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 46.9 x 1.2 inch

€35,000

Print, Indiane, Erró

Indiane

Print . 114.5 x 77.5 cm Print . 45.1 x 30.5 inch

€850

Print, La femme fatale IV, Erró

La femme fatale IV

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

€850

Print, La femme fatale I, Erró

La femme fatale I

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

€850

Print, Urban Beauty Show, Erró

Urban Beauty Show

Print . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Print . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Print, Finger, Erró

Finger

Print . 100 x 70 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 inch

€1,290

Print, Made in Japan, Erró

Made in Japan

Print . 64 x 46 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.1 inch

€490

Painting, Figure Composition, Erró

Figure Composition

Painting . 39 x 99 cm Painting . 15.4 x 39 inch

€45,000

Print, Sans titre, Erró

Sans titre

Print . 59.5 x 55 cm Print . 23.4 x 21.7 inch

€490

Print, Made in Japan, Erró

Made in Japan

Print . 64 x 46 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.1 inch

€490

Print, Made In Japan, Erró

Made In Japan

Print . 64 x 46 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.1 inch

€490

Print, Made in Japan, Erró

Made in Japan

Print . 64 x 46 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.1 inch

€490

Print, Made in Japan, Erró

Made in Japan

Print . 64 x 46 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.1 inch

€490

Print, Made in Japan, Erró

Made in Japan

Print . 64 x 46 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.1 inch

€490

Print, Made in Japan, Erró

Made in Japan

Print . 64 x 46 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.1 inch

€490

Print, Femme au toucan, Erró

Femme au toucan

Print . 84 x 78 cm Print . 33.1 x 30.7 inch

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Painting, Sans nom, Erró

Sans nom

Painting . 53 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 20.9 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Olympic Centennial, Erró

Olympic Centennial

Print . 90 x 64 cm Print . 35.4 x 25.2 inch

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Print, Histoire de Lille V, Erró

Histoire de Lille V

Print . 80 x 60 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 inch

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Print, A moi, Erró

A moi

Print . 80 x 52 x 1 cm Print . 31.5 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Jungle fever, Erró

Jungle fever

Painting . 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

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Print, NB, Erró

NB

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

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Print, Wonder Woman, Erró

Wonder Woman

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

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Print, Behind, Erró

Behind

Print . 75 x 54.5 cm Print . 29.5 x 21.5 inch

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Print, Verra, Erró

Verra

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

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Print, Staline in New York, Erró

Staline in New York

Print . 65 x 50 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

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Painting, Hommage a Fernand Leger, Erró

Hommage a Fernand Leger

Painting . 75 x 51 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 20.1 x 0.8 inch

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Print, La Habana, Erró

La Habana

Print . 57 x 45 cm Print . 22.4 x 17.7 inch

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Print, Signed Exhibition Poster, Erró

Signed Exhibition Poster

Print . 84 x 59.4 x 1 cm Print . 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.4 inch

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Print, Sonia, Erró

Sonia

Print . 90 x 53 cm Print . 35.4 x 20.9 inch

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Print, A Moi. E.A, Erró

A Moi. E.A

Print . 76 x 56 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 inch

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Painting, Jonah Hex, Erró

Jonah Hex

Painting . 76 x 51 x 3 cm Painting . 29.9 x 20.1 x 1.2 inch

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Print, Red Fish, Erró

Red Fish

Print . 30 x 24 x 0.05 cm Print . 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

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Painting, Hommage à Fernand Léger, Erró

Hommage à Fernand Léger

Painting . 76 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 29.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

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Print, Histoire de Lille II, Erró

Histoire de Lille II

Print . 80 x 60 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 inch

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Print, Denise, Erró

Denise

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

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Print, Swordslady, Erró

Swordslady

Print . 78 x 56 cm Print . 30.7 x 22 inch

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Print, Minerva, Erró

Minerva

Print . 45 x 34 cm Print . 17.7 x 13.4 inch

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Print, The Wedding, Erró

The Wedding

Print . 91.4 x 50.8 cm Print . 36 x 20 inch

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Print, Marilyn Monroe, Erró

Marilyn Monroe

Print . 85.1 x 106.7 cm Print . 33.5 x 42 inch

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Print, Le mariage, Erró

Le mariage

Print . 92 x 50 cm Print . 36.2 x 19.7 inch

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Print, Leïla, Erró

Leïla

Print . 45 x 34 cm Print . 17.7 x 13.4 inch

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Print, Sans titre, Erró

Sans titre

Print . 55 x 59.5 cm Print . 21.7 x 23.4 inch

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Print, Sans titre, Erró

Sans titre

Print . 37 x 70 cm Print . 14.6 x 27.6 inch

Sold

Print, Silver Surfer, Erró

Silver Surfer

Print . 44.5 x 64.5 x 0.3 cm Print . 17.5 x 25.4 x 0.1 inch

Sold

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