Erró
Erró (born July 19, 1932 in Ólafsvík , Iceland ; actually Guðmundur Guðmundsson ) is an Icelandic painter .
life and work
From 1952 to 1954 he studied at the Art Academy in Reykjavík and in Oslo . He then went to Florence , where he dealt with mosaic art until 1958 . In 1958 he moved to Paris , where he took part in the Antiproces exhibition in 1960 with some of his works . From 1961 to 1966 he took part in the Paris exhibition Salon de Mai every year . This was followed by numerous trips and exhibitions in other countries, e.g. B. he exhibited in 1969 at the Kunstverein Karlsruhe ( art and politics ). He also made several films, including Grimaces (1964).
In his paintings, the painter represents a style that fluctuates between Surrealism and Pop Art . The modern world with its technology and its inhumanity served him again and again as the theme of his works. It also integrates elements of comics and science fiction .
In 2010 he was honored with the French Order of Merit Légion d'honneur (Chevalier degree).
One of his half-brothers is the geologist and writer Ari Trausti Guðmundsson .
Exhibitions
- 1969: ARC Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris
- 1973: Godula Buchholz Gallery, Munich
- 1975: Lucerne Art Museum
- 1976: Godula Buchholz Gallery, Munich
- 1975: Let's mix all feelings together Gianfranco Baruchello , Erró, Oyvind Fahlström & Klaus Liebig , Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus , Munich, Frankfurter Kunstverein , Frankfurt, Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris , Louisiana Museum , Humlebeak
- 1979: Godula Buchholz Gallery, Munich
- 2011: Erró - Portrait and Landscape , Schirn Kunsthalle , Frankfurt am Main
- 2011: Erró - Jean-Jacques Lebel : 1955–2011 , HilgerBROTKunsthalle , Vienna
- 2014: Erró - Rétrospective , Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon , Lyon
literature
- Ernst Hilger : Erró-Jean-Jacques Lebel: 1955–2011 . Verlag für Moderne Kunst, Nuremberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86984-211-0 .
- Max Hollein (Ed.): Erró, Portrait and Landscape / Portrait and Landscape . Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2011, ISBN 978-3-7757-3168-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Erró in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Erró in the German Digital Library
- Erró at artfacts.net
- Reports on Erró at SchirnMag, October 20, 2011
- Video of Erró
- Braun-Vega s Portrait of Erró
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Erró |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guðmundur Guðmundsson (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1932 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ólafsvík , Iceland |