HARRY ERGOTT
PAINTER
The Austrian painter Harry Ergott takes his inspiration from the proponents of modernism, particularly the expressionists, and from studying traditional genres such as portraiture. His paintings represent an accomplished symbiosis of his various artistic influences.
Since his studies as a graphic artist, he has drawn on art history and the most varied techniques to find his own way. His journey of self-expression began in music studios, we can say that Musicians shaped him as an artist. He harnesses the melodies of the human form and channels them onto his canvas.
At the Royal and Imperial School of Graphic Art in Vienna, he mastered the architectural representation of the human body from live models. His inspiration comes from the emergence of new styles of painting by the great masters of the 20th century and current ones, freeing the body from formalism and creating spontaneous pictorial works.
Artists such as Neo Rauch, David Lynch and Helmut Newton influence his world. Harry Ergott particularly enjoys mystery, eroticism, interpersonal tension and surrealistic spaces. His works are regularly exhibited in galleries and art fairs in Europe and are part of private collections in Austria, Germany, Israel, USA and France.
