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Erró (born Guðmundur Guðmundsson in 1932 in Ólafsvík, Iceland) is a visual artist and painter, who is best known for his painted pop art collages of images from comic books and advertisements.[1] He lives in France and Spain.[2]
Career
Erró studied art in Norway and in Italy, and has resided in Paris, Thailand, and on the island of Formentera for most of his life. In 1989 he donated a large collection of his works to the Reykjavik Arts Museum, which has put part of it on permanent display and opened a website where the whole collection can be visited.
A major retrospective of his work was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lyon (France) in 2015.[3]
In 2010 he was accused of plagiarism by Brian Bolland for copying his work uncredited and selling it.[4]
References
- ^ "Have you heard of the Lichtenstein of Iceland?", Artspace, Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Erro", Galerie Perrotin, Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Erro in Museum of Lyon".
- ^ "Brian Bolland Takes On Erró... And Wins! Bleeding Cool Comic Book News and Rumors". Bleedingcool.com. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
External links
- (in French) Erró
- Interview with Erró on YouTube
- Portrait of Erró by Braun-Vega