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Mimmo Rotella — Morandiana 2
Mimmo Rotella — Morandiana 2
Mimmo Rotella — Morandiana 2
Mimmo Rotella — Morandiana 2
Mimmo Rotella

Morandiana 2

1998

This 1998 overpainted canvas demonstrates Rotella's continued engagement with appropriation and transformation of found imagery throughout his career. The work reflects the artist's philosophical stance toward artistic intervention as a form of social protest against cultural stagnation and visual conformity. By applying paint over existing poster materials, Rotella creates a palimpsest of imagery that comments on cycles of renewal and artistic resistance. The piece embodies decades of the artist's exploration into how reworking discarded materials can generate profound statements about creative agency.

Medium
Overpaint on canvas
Dimensions

Notes

Spotted at Cardi Gallery (MiArt 2026 collectors preview — booth A06-08).

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Mimmo Rotella, Morandiana 2, 1998

This 1998 overpainted canvas demonstrates Rotella's continued engagement with appropriation and transformation of found imagery throughout his career. The work reflects the artist's philosophical stance toward artistic intervention as a form of social protest against cultural stagnation and visual conformity. By applying paint over existing poster materials, Rotella creates a palimpsest of imagery that comments on cycles of renewal and artistic resistance. The piece embodies decades of the artist's exploration into how reworking discarded materials can generate profound statements about creative agency.

Medium
Overpaint on canvas
Dimensions
75 x 90.5 cm
Year
1998
Seen at
Cardi Gallery, Milan, Italy

Related themes

Overpaint, Advertising Imagery, Poster Art, Layered Composition, Modernist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Palimpsest, Collage, Protest Art, Canvas, Post-War, Social Commentary, Italian, Decollage, Appropriation, Material Surface, Found Materials, Process Based, Contemporary

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