Errò
(born in 1932)
The critical fireworks maker
“I invent realities from unreal images”
Why is it fascinating?
He is the master of pictorial collage, visual shock, and referential overdose. He juxtaposes superheroes, political figures, manga, pin-ups, advertising, war scenes, Disney icons, and repurposed slogans.
He creates colorful compositions where abstraction blends with human figures, references to politics and popular culture. An assumed visual telescoping.
Deconstructing and reorganizing visual elements to question consumer society is the challenge of his artistic work. His work is a reflection on social contradictions, with a satirical look at the effects of propaganda and media manipulation.
A very contemporary work
It mixes the codes of pop art, surrealism and comics with a punk spirit.
He did everything: paintings, collages, comics, sculptures, videos, activist posters.
His painting is a battle of images, a sharp critique of the globalized world with the weapons of humor and kitsch.
His ultra-charged aesthetic perfectly captures the visual vertigo of our times. His work offers a saturated mirror of our world.
Why is it presented here?
Because it's great pop art with a political conscience. It pays homage to the collective imagination while simultaneously sabotaging it.
Because his work offers a unique visual universe, at once rich, funny, and subversive. It speaks as much to a collector as to a teenage comic book fan.
Because Erró is a major figure in contemporary art, one of the founders of narrative figuration, honored throughout the world.
Where to see it?
- Pompidou Center, Paris
- Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris
- Reykjavík Art Museum (Iceland)
- MAMAC, Nice
- MoMA, New York