The Giant - Mimmo Rotella (1918-2006)

Title: “The Giant” Artist: Mimmo Rotella (1918-2006) Technique: Serigraph décollage Dimensions with frame: H104 x W73 x D7 cm Dimensions without frame: 100 x 70 cm Pencil signature on the bottom right, print 14/125 Mimmo Rotella, born Domenico Rotella, was an Italian artist of Calabrian origin and a key figure in the art of the second half of the 20th century, associated with the Nouveau Réalisme movement and international Pop Art. The artist is best known for his use of torn advertising posters transformed into works of art. He quickly became famous for his décollages, a technique he first experimented with in Rome when, while walking through the city, he saw torn and ripped posters and took them to his studio, transforming them. In 1953, Rotella realized that painting was no longer of great interest to him and moved decisively towards the concept of the advertising poster conceived as an artistic expression. Rotella thus became part of the Nouveau Réalisme.