Erró

Erró

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 currently lives in France and Spain.[2]

Career

He 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.

In 2010 he was accused of plagiarism by Brian Bolland for copying his work uncredited and selling it.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Have you heard of the Lichtenstein of Iceland?", Artspace, Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Erro", Galerie Perrotin, Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Brian Bolland Takes On Erró... And Wins! Bleeding Cool Comic Book News and Rumors". Bleedingcool.com. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2010-05-22.


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