Description: Untitled. 1971. Unique. 3 colored motives, frottage on paper. Leaf 48 x 66 cm. Signed and dated in pencil lower right: Rotella / 71. Label on the back: galleria studio g7, Bologna. Framed behind glass in passepartout. The work is unique. Based on the technique of frottage, in which the structure of a surface is reproduced by laying down a paper and then rubbing through, Rotella develops a special form of this reproduction method. He sprays magazine and newspaper pages with a nitrate solution, dissolves the ink surfaces with them and then transfers them by rubbing or printing on white paper. The original color of the originals is subject to a controlled and refined decay. Frequently, Rotella combines several motifs on one sheet with this technique, as in the present work.
Artist or Maker: Mimmo Rotella*, (1918-2006)
Date: 1971
Condition Report: Condition Report available on request