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Mimmo Rotella Art

Italian, 1918-2006

Mimmo Rotella was an Italian artist and poet who is best known for collages made from torn advertising posters in a medium that he called "double décollages."

Rotella was born on October 7, 1918, in Catanzaro, Italy, and studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples before moving to Rome in 1945. There, he became associated with the Lettrism movement and — along with Raymond Hains, Jacque Villeglé and François Dufrêne — became known as one of "Les Affichistes," an artist group credited as the forefathers of street art.

Rotella's first solo exhibition was held in 1951 in at the Galleria Chiurazzi in Rome, and later that same year, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship with which he traveled to Kansas City University. In 1961, he was invited by Pierre Restany to join the New Realism movement, whose members included Yves Klein, Arman and Jean Tinguely. In 1964, he represented Italy at the Venice Biennale. He died on January 8, 2006, in Milan, Italy, at the age of 87.

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(Biography provided by Galerie Omagh)

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Artist: Mimmo Rotella
Blue Hawaii, Pop Art Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella Title: Blue Hawaii Year: 2004 Medium: Serigraph with collage, signed in pencil l.r. Edition: P.A. Paper Size: 38 x 28 inches / 96 x 71cm
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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Screen

Top Gun, Pop Art Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella Title: Top Gun Year: 2004 Medium: Serigraph with Collage, signed l.r. Edition: AP Size: 38 x 28 inches / 100 x 70 cm
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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Screen

Chiquita Banana, Pop Art Print by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella Title: Chiquita Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Size: 30 x 26 inches (76.2 x 66 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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Screen

Omaggio a Marilyn (A Tribute to Marilyn), Pop Art Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella, Italian (1918 - 2006) Title: Omaggio a Marilyn Year: 2004 Medium: Serigraph with collage, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: PA Size: 38 x 28 inches
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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The Look, Pop Art Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella Title: The Look Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Size: 34 x 26 inches; 86.47 x 66 cm
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1970s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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Screen

Dame del Ritmo (Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot) Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella Title: Dame del Ritmo (Marilyn Monroe in Some Like it Hot) Year: 2004 Medium: Serigraph with Collage, signed in pencil l.r. Edition: PA Size: 38 x 28 inches / 1...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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Marilyn
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Mimmo Rotella (1918-2006) was an Italian artist and leading figure of post-war European art. He is best known for creating layered collage-like works from torn film and advertising p...
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1990s Contemporary Mimmo Rotella Art

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Paper, Screen

Mimmo Rotella - Decollage Hollywood Gary Cooper Burt Lancaster Italian Pop Art
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Mimmo Rotella - VERA CRUZ Date of creation: circa 2005 Medium: Multiple decollage screen print on heavyweight paper Edition: 125 + L + P.A. Size: 100 x 70 cm Condition: In very good ...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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MIMMO ROTELLA Decollage Hand signed - Hollywood Elvis Presley Italian Pop Art
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Mimmo Rotella - PAZZO PER LE DONNE (GIRL HAPPY) Date of creation: circa 2005 Medium: Multiple decollage screen print on heavyweight paper Edition: 125 + L + P.A. Size: 100 x 70 cm Co...
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Marilyn, Pop Art Silkscreen by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original serigraph by Italian Pop Artist, Mimmo Rotella featuring the lovely Marilyn Monroe. It is hand-signed and numbered in pencil from the edition of 300. The print is in an...
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Pepsi, Pop Art Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella, Italian (1918 - 2006) Title: Pepsi Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 Size: 23 in. x 30 in. (58.42 cm x 76.2 cm)
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1970s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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Screen

Made to Order Love (Marlene Dietrich) - The Blue Angel, Screenprint by Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella, Italian (1918 - 2006) Title: Made to Order Love (Marlene Dietrich) - The Blue Angel Year: 2004 Medium: Serigraph with Collage, signed and numbered in pencil Ed...
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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Screen

Marilyn Monroe III, Pop Art Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella, Italian (1918 - 2006) Title: Marilyn 3 Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 27/30 Size: 26 x 27 inches
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1970s Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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Screen

Omaggio a Marilyn (A Tribute to Marilyn), Pop Art Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
A serigraph collage by Mimmo Rotella from 2004. A frottage vintage movie poster with torn surface, revealing layers beneath, encompassing the face of Marilyn Monroe. Signed in pencil...
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20th Century Pop Art Mimmo Rotella Art

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La Magnifica Preda (The Beautiful Prey), Screenprint by Mimmo Rotella
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mimmo Rotella Title: La Magnifica Preda (The Beautiful Prey) Year: 2004 Medium: Serigraph with Collage, signed l.r. Edition: 125, AP Size: 38 x 28 in. (96.52 x 71.12 cm)
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La sonrisa de Marilyn
By Mimmo Rotella
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Mimmo Rotella "Marilyn's smile" 2.002 Serigraphy Author's proof, numbered 4/7 69x100
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Early 2000s Realist Mimmo Rotella Art

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Mimmo Rotella The Lights of the City Slashed Silk-screen Print on Canvas
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Located in Paris, FR
Mimmo Rotella, Le Luci della citta 2005 Slashed silk-screen print on canvas Edition of 60 Signed and numbered on the lower left 124 x 86 cm Mimmo Rotella is an Italian artist and poet known for his collages made from torn advertising posters, which he calls "double décollages". Born October 7, 1918 in Catanzaro, Italy, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples before settling in Rome in 1945 and getting closer to Lettrism. Alongside Raymond Hains...
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    Who is considered the father of Pop art is open for debate. Some experts give the title to Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Others may argue that Roy Lichtenstein deserves the credit, as his work drawing from print media helped to define the style. Another potential candidate is Richard Hamilton, whose 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted the Pop art movement. Shop a diverse assortment of Pop art on 1stDibs.
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    To make his decollages, Mimmo Rotella sourced posters from the streets. He would remove these advertisements from walls and then rip them into pieces. He carefully reassembled them by gluing them onto canvas. Then, he would destroy the canvas and reassemble the pieces to create a new work. Rotella called these pieces his “double collages.” Shop a collection of Mimmo Rotella art on 1stDibs.

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