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Mimmo Rotella (Domenico Rotella), (born Oct. 7, 1918, Catanzaro, Italy - died Jan. 8, 2006, Milan, Italy), is an Italian artist who was best known for his extravagant “double décollages,” which he crafted by ripping posters (particularly movie advertisements) off exterior walls, attaching the fragments to canvases, and then tearing off smaller pieces from the posters to create colourful, often amusing, collages.

Mimmo Rotella was the only Italian artist formally linked to the French Nouveau Réalistes artists, with whom he exhibited in the 1960s. Rotella studied art in Naples and held a Fulbright scholarship (1951–52) at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, where he was admired for his experimental “phonetic” poetry.

He returned to Italy in 1953 and abandoned painting for his signature décollages and assemblages, into which he incorporated textiles and other materials. Later he experimented with acrylic paint and photographic elements. Rotella lived in Paris in the 1960s and ’70s, but in 1980 he settled in Milan.
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Fine Art Drawings

Print, The Look, Mimmo Rotella

The Look

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 87.6 x 66 cm

$950

Print, Campo N.10, Mimmo Rotella

Campo N.10

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 50.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm

$779

Print, Pepsi, Mimmo Rotella

Pepsi

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 72 x 101 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, Chiquita, Mimmo Rotella

Chiquita

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 74.9 x 66 cm

$950

Print, Mitologia, Mimmo Rotella

Mitologia

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 72 x 101 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, Le luci della citta, Mimmo Rotella

Le luci della citta

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 124 x 86 x 2.5 cm

$2,710

Print, Marilyn, Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 94 x 76.2 cm

$2,000

Print, La calza della signora, Mimmo Rotella

La calza della signora

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, Blue Hawaii, Mimmo Rotella

Blue Hawaii

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,050

Print, Luci della città, Mimmo Rotella

Luci della città

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,050

Print, Marilyn, i Volti (E), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i Volti (E)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, Marilyn, i Volti (D), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i Volti (D)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, Marilyn, i volti (C), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i volti (C)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, Marilyn, i volti (B), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i volti (B)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, La gatta sul tetto che scotta, Mimmo Rotella

La gatta sul tetto che scotta

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, Cleopatra, Mimmo Rotella

Cleopatra

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, Marilyn, i Volti (L), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i Volti (L)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, Marilyn, i Volti (I), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i Volti (I)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, Marilyn, i Volti (G), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i Volti (G)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, Marilyn, i Volti (G), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i Volti (G)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, Marilyn, i Volti (F), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i Volti (F)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, Marilyn, i Volti (A), Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn, i Volti (A)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$1,186

Print, La magnifica preda, Mimmo Rotella

La magnifica preda

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, A qualcuno piace caldo (B), Mimmo Rotella

A qualcuno piace caldo (B)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,050

Print, La storia del cinema, Mimmo Rotella

La storia del cinema

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,050

Print, I vitelloni, Mimmo Rotella

I vitelloni

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$1,050

Print, Amarcord, Mimmo Rotella

Amarcord

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, La dolce vita, Mimmo Rotella

La dolce vita

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, Marilyn, Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,050

Print, Stanotte sorgerà il sole, Mimmo Rotella

Stanotte sorgerà il sole

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, Divertitevi a dare, Mimmo Rotella

Divertitevi a dare

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 72 x 101 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, A qualcuno piace caldo (E), Mimmo Rotella

A qualcuno piace caldo (E)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,050

Print, Asa, Mimmo Rotella

Asa

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, Elvis Presley, Mimmo Rotella

Elvis Presley

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,050

Print, Come sposare un milionario, Mimmo Rotella

Come sposare un milionario

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 0.1 cm

$1,050

Print, Vera Cruz, Mimmo Rotella

Vera Cruz

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 100 x 70 cm

$1,299

Print, Pazzo per le donne (girl happy), Mimmo Rotella

Pazzo per le donne (girl happy)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 100 x 70 cm

$1,299

Print, Campo N.4, Mimmo Rotella

Campo N.4

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 50.5 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm

$779

Print, Tenera è la notte, Mimmo Rotella

Tenera è la notte

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 101 x 72 x 1 cm

$1,321

Print, Pepsi, Mimmo Rotella

Pepsi

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 58.4 x 76.2 cm

$950

Print, Chiquita, Mimmo Rotella

Chiquita

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 74.9 x 66 cm

$950

Print, La tigre 1962\1997, Mimmo Rotella

La tigre 1962\1997

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm

$1,321

Print, Composition, Mimmo Rotella

Composition

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 90 x 63 cm

$565

Print, Made to Order Love (Marlene Dietrich), Mimmo Rotella

Made to Order Love (Marlene Dietrich)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 96.5 x 71.1 cm

$2,250

Print, Coca Cola, Mimmo Rotella

Coca Cola

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 87 x 65 x 1 cm

$6,550

Fine Art Drawings, The Waiter, Mimmo Rotella

The Waiter

Mimmo Rotella

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm

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Print, Ombre rosse (stagecoach), Mimmo Rotella

Ombre rosse (stagecoach)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 100 x 70 cm

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Print, King creole, Mimmo Rotella

King creole

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 100 x 70 cm

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Print, Caccia al ladro (to catch a thief), Mimmo Rotella

Caccia al ladro (to catch a thief)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 70 x 100 cm

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Print, Marilyn Monroe, Mimmo Rotella

Marilyn Monroe

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 102 x 75 cm

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Print, Vanity Fair (Penelope Cruz), Mimmo Rotella

Vanity Fair (Penelope Cruz)

Mimmo Rotella

Print - 119.4 x 80 cm

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Who is the artist?

Mimmo Rotella (Domenico Rotella), (born Oct. 7, 1918, Catanzaro, Italy - died Jan. 8, 2006, Milan, Italy), is an Italian artist who was best known for his extravagant “double décollages,” which he crafted by ripping posters (particularly movie advertisements) off exterior walls, attaching the fragments to canvases, and then tearing off smaller pieces from the posters to create colourful, often amusing, collages. Mimmo Rotella was the only Italian artist formally linked to the French Nouveau Réalistes artists, with whom he exhibited in the 1960s. Rotella studied art in Naples and held a Fulbright scholarship (1951–52) at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, where he was admired for his experimental “phonetic” poetry. He returned to Italy in 1953 and abandoned painting for his signature décollages and assemblages, into which he incorporated textiles and other materials. Later he experimented with acrylic paint and photographic elements. Rotella lived in Paris in the 1960s and ’70s, but in 1980 he settled in Milan.

What are their 3 main works?

What is Mimmo Rotella’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Famous Collage Artists, Newspaper Collage, Neo-Dada

When was Mimmo Rotella born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1918