Mimmo Rotella Paintings
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.
Find authentic Mimmo Rotella art on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by Galerie Omagh)
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Paper
1960s German Expressionist Vintage Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Paint
1990s American Other Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Paint
1990s American Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Canvas
Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Paint
1970s Vintage Mimmo Rotella Paintings
1980s American Vintage Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Paint
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Giltwood, Paper, Crayon
20th Century Haitian Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Early 2000s American Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Paint
Mid-20th Century Irish Country Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Parchment Paper
1970s Indonesian Folk Art Vintage Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Mimmo Rotella Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Mimmo Rotella paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 24, 2024To 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.