The Austrian painter Harry Ergott takes his inspiration from the proponents of modernism, particularly abstract 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, Harry Ergott 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, Pablo Picasso and Helmut Newton influence his world. Harry Ergott particularly enjoys mystery, eroticism, interpersonal tension and surrealistic spaces. Among abstract painters, he is most inspired by Albert Oehlen.
Harry Ergott's works are regularly exhibited and are part of private collections in Austria, Germany and France.
