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Mimmo Rotella — Petite Blank Sony
Mimmo Rotella — Petite Blank Sony
Mimmo Rotella — Petite Blank Sony
Mimmo Rotella

Petite Blank Sony

1981

Created between 1980 and 1982, this work presents a deliberately blank surface that paradoxically represents the absence of an image. Rotella explores the metaphysical concept of obsolescence, where fragments and traces of degraded imagery exist beneath or within the blank expanse, invisible yet present. The piece invites viewers to contemplate what lies behind emptiness and the latent potential of removed or forgotten images. Through strategic concealment, the artist transforms blankness into a conceptual statement about loss, memory, and the ephemeral nature of visual culture.

Medium
Blank on panel
Dimensions

Notes

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

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Mimmo Rotella, Petite Blank Sony, 1981

Created between 1980 and 1982, this work presents a deliberately blank surface that paradoxically represents the absence of an image. Rotella explores the metaphysical concept of obsolescence, where fragments and traces of degraded imagery exist beneath or within the blank expanse, invisible yet present. The piece invites viewers to contemplate what lies behind emptiness and the latent potential of removed or forgotten images. Through strategic concealment, the artist transforms blankness into a conceptual statement about loss, memory, and the ephemeral nature of visual culture.

Medium
Blank on panel
Dimensions
50 x 70 cm
Year
1981
Seen at
Cardi Gallery, Milan, Italy

Related themes

Monochrome, Blank Canvas, Panel, Institutional Critique, Void, Metaphysical, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Post-Minimalism, Italian, Negative Space, Decollage, Appropriation, Memory, Material Surface, Found Materials, Minimalism, Process Based, Absence, Contemporary

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