Fruls Tilpo - Artist Info

About Fruls Tilpo

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Hans Erikkson
  • Biography

    Swedish artist Hans Eriksson (b. 1960) is also known as Fruls Tilpo.

    Fruls Tilpo belongs to the generation of Swedish artists who, during the 1980s, developed a personal and free style of painting characterised by a strong presence and expressive power.

    In his early works people, animals and dreamlike environments come together in scenes filled with both humour and seriousness. Drawing inspiration from contemporary political and social issues, Eriksson created paintings that were both charged and surprising, often with a raw energy and strong use of colour that came to characterise Fruls Tilpo’s later works as well.

    Since the early 2000s, Hans Eriksson has been working alongside set designer Hanna Aihonen under the name...

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