Erik Hagens (born 21 April 1940) is a Danish painter and illustrator.
[2] From the 1970s, his works have been inspired by the development of the consumer society with the effects of industrialization, pollution, road traffic and entertainment centres as, for example, in his 1977 painting Københavns Vinterbane (Copenhagen's Winter Track) based on an annual cycling event in Copenhagen.
However, there is less emphasis on the cycling than on the people attending the event who are all intent on making a quick fortune.
[3] Among Hagens' most significant works are the enamels he created together with his wife Ursula Munch-Petersen for Espergærde Bibliotek in 1990 and the 40-metre long mural Esbjerg-evangeliet (2003–05) he made for the CVU-Vest social school in Esbjerg.
It depicts modern scenes based on some of the better known Bible stories, mostly with a humorous touch.