CONCEPTUAL ART

Wealth or happiness?

My reason for living…

Many artists find inspiration in misery, rage or desperation and express their turmoil through their works.

I am lucky not to have been in such dramatic situations, and I try, through my art, to show that everything can change from one moment to the next, that there is nothing more important in life than happiness and certainly not material goods.

Money can obviously contribute to happiness, but many people run only after money and right past happiness, as if blinded by what they possess, or would like to possess.

These artificial pleasures, fed by greed, narcissism or vanity, deform or destroy the notion of happiness.

Through my art, I strive to denounce this kind of behaviour with humour and cynicism.

Hedonism is my reason for living.

Dan GERBO 2016

COLLECTION 8 Boards with ax and the 8 common banknotes.

contemporary art GERBO — The Ax with 2 GBP 50

"The AX" GBP 2x50

Ax stuck in a frame containing two real GBP 50 banknotes

40x50x30cm Dan GERBO on 2016

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

"The AX" USD 2x100

Ax stuck in a frame containing two real USD 100 banknotes

40x50x30cm Dan GERBO on 2016

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

contemporary art — The Ax with 2 EUR 100

"The AX" EUR 2x100

Ax stuck in a frame containing two real EUR 100 banknotes

40x50x30cm Dan GERBO on 2016

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

"The AX" CHF 2x100

Ax stuck in a frame containing two real CHF 100 banknotes

40x50x30cm Dan GERBO on 2016

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

" DOLLAR JUICE " Dan GERBO 2015

For his 60th birthday, Dan Gerbo made 60 bottles of Dollar Juice. Each bottle contains USD 100 in various banknotes preserved in a secret liquid. All the banknote numbers are listed on the certificate of authenticity. Each bottle is numbered and can de sol separately.

Auction at Christie's in London

A bottle of "DOLLAR JUICE" was auctioned at Christie's (King Street) in London in March 2016.
The entire recipe of this sale was paid to Terrence Higgins Trust in the fight against HIV.

Dan Gerbo Christie's — Dan GERBO Christie's

VIDEO ABOUT DOLLAR JUICE

Greed, narcissism or vanity?

THE FERRARI PIERCED BY A WOODEN STAKE

Ferrari Testarossa in perfect condition

Ferrari, the symbol of strength

unique piece

THE STONE OF HAPPINESS

Œuvre originale limité à 8 exemplaires plus 4 épreuves d'artiste

Stones and monogrammes

Louis Vuitton autopsy

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

Genuine new Louis Vuitton attache-case

The british sheep

unique piece

The Rolex

Authentic Rolex pierced by a nail

unique piece

" Femme fatale "

Real Louboutin with 100 $

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

The last trip (Louis Vuitton)

Real Louis Vuitton case

Unique piece

The last trip

Aluminium case
Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

GOLD AGAINST BLOOD

French knife (Opinel) + 5gr fine gold

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

CUPIDITY

Resin skull with 100 $

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

Cupidity — CUPIDITY Resin skull with 100 $

Money allways money

Exploder with 500 real 1 USD bank notes

unique piece

- First price from the "14th Internationaler Kunstpreis" on March 2015 in Stuttgart in Germany

500 real 1US$ banknotes

THE TRAP

Mouse Trap and real bank note Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

GERBO conceptual art — Art conceptuel LE PIEGE

Dan gerbo die Falle — konzeptuelle Kunst Die Falle GERBO

THE TRAPPED RAT

Rat Trap with a real bank note and a real naturalized rat Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

The broken ropes

Nutcracker

Unique piece

To be or not to be

Unique piece

GERBO art — To be or not to be 70x80x222cm

Reprieve A live fish in the aquarium

Unique piece

Catapult

Unique piece

- New York April 2014 - Certificate of Excellence from the 29th Chelsea International fine Art competition

Ball breaker

Real testicles conserved in formalin

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

Real testicles conserved in formalin

Unusual

Performance " The lost Knight "

unique piece

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PERFORMANCE with Slow motion video.

Performance " Kalashnikov won't always win "

The performance of the Kalashnikov tested by Dan GERBO.

4 shots on four metal plates of different thickness: 6mm, 8mm, 10mm and 12mm.

Filmed by two cameras in slow motion over 500 000 frames per second.

unique piece

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COP 21

Result of global warming

unique piece

HELP Stop pollution

Original work limited to 8 copies and 4 artist proofs.

The strength of the weak

unique piece

The weakness of the strong

The nail

unique piece

Illusion

unique piece

Genesis

unique piece

Injury

unique piece

Suffering

unique piece

Destruction

unique piece

Dan GERBO was born in Mulhouse ( France) in 1955.

After having devoted much of his career to interior design and modern figurative paintings, he now introduces a new kind of conceptual art, or better; demonstrative art.

Through his works which are unique and unusual, he shows life, strength and weakness and he makes us feel stirred and surprised.

This new creativity of contemporary art based on symbols releases strong and surprising energy.