"ERRÓ", GUOMUNDUR GUOMUNDSSON (Iceland, 1932).
Untitled, 1992, from the "Suite Olympic Centennial".
Lithograph on 270 grams Vélin d'Arches paper, copy 197/250.
Signed and justified by hand.
Size: 90 x 63 cm.
The Olympic Suite is composed of 50 lithographs and serigraphs chosen to represent various contemporary artistic trends. It was published to commemorate the first centenary of modern Olympism. The artists chosen work in very diverse movements and styles, from the hyperrealism of Antonio López to the abstraction of Sol Lewitt, including abstract expressionism, the geometrism of Arden Quin, conceptual art, pop art, the new realism of Baldaccini and Rotella, and the new fauvism of Dokoupil, among others. Among the artists represented there are creators of great international renown, widely recognised by the critics.
From 1952 to 1954, Erró studied at the art academy in Reykjavik and Oslo. After his studies he travelled to Florence, where, among other things, until 1958 he explored the artistic technique of mosaic. In 1958 he moved to Paris, where in 1960 he took part in the Antiproces exhibition with some of his works. From 1961 until 1966 he participated annually in the Parisian exhibition Salon de Mai. This was followed by numerous trips and exhibitions in other countries, for example, in 1969 he exhibited at the Karlsruhe Art Association (Kunst und Politik - Art and Politics). He also made several films, including Grimaces (1964). His paintings show a style that oscillates between surrealism and Pop Art. The modern world, with its technology and inhumanity, appeared repeatedly in the subject matter of his works. He also integrates elements of comics and science fiction. In 2010 he was awarded the French Legion of Honour (Chevalier).