MIMMO ROTELLA "MARILYN", 1991 Jules Olitski prints Caviar20 Graphic Suite 1 Raised in Des Moines

Raised in Des Moines

Acrylic on acetate

Large Aluminum (pictured) $9

Paired with expressive brushstrokes

MIMMO ROTELLA "MARILYN", 1991 Jules Olitski prints Caviar20 Graphic Suite 1 Raised in Des MoinesMimmo Rotella (1918 2006) was an Italian artist and leading figure of post war European art. He is best known for creating layered collage like works from torn film and advertising posters. Although Rotella began his artistic career as a geometric abstract painter, he eventually joined the Nouveau Ralisme (New Realism) movement (founded by Yves Klein) and turned to the world around him for inspiration. Rotella found his muse clinging to the weathered