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Screen Print, gold leaf, collage and etching - Numbered and signed on the front. - Printed by Arte 3, Milan. - Published by Art of this century, New York – Paris. - Published in Catalogue Of Martino I – 364.

Mimmo Paladino's Sans Titre (2001) is a mixed-media print that combines screen printing, gold leaf, collage, and etching. The central figure, elongated and abstract, is set against a shimmering gold background, giving the piece a sense of luminosity and otherworldliness. Red geometric shapes—an overlaid circle near the figure’s head and a horizontal bar across the body—interrupt the figure’s form, creating a striking contrast with the gold backdrop. The figure's stance and minimal facial features evoke a sense of contemplation, while the juxtaposition of geometric elements suggests a dialogue between the human and the abstract. The work reflects Paladino's ongoing exploration of human form and symbolism through mixed techniques.

Mimmo Paladino (Italy, 1948) is a contemporary artist and a leading figure in the Transavanguardia movement. Renowned for his paintings, sculptures, and installations, Paladino’s work blends classical references with modern abstraction. His distinctive style often incorporates mythological themes and symbolic imagery, bridging past and present in innovative ways.

Mimmo Paladino

Sans Titre, 2001

Name: Sans Titre, 2001
SKU: 13459
Price: 1250.00 EUR
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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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Mixed Media

Mixed MediaMixed media refers to artwork that incorporates more than one medium within a single piece. Unlike multimedia art, which combines distinct forms of visual art and often includes elements like sound, video, or digital media, mixed media focuses on combining traditional art materials, such as paint, ink, and collage. Mixed media art allows artists to achieve a wide range of effects and textures by layering and blending different materials.

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I believe that the superficial glance is very much in keeping with the fast-moving times we live in.
- Mimmo Paladino

Mimmo Paladino is a native of Southern Italy. He is a sculptor, printmaker and painter. Paladino has studied art for much of his life, and attended Benevento Art High School in the 1960s, when concepts such as conceptualism and minimalism were among the most popular trends in art. When there was a revival of painted art in the 1970s, Mimmo Paladino played a major part in this movement. By 1977, he had created two notable tempera murals. One was shown at Milan's Toselli Gallery, and the other was displayed at the Lucio Amelio gallery, located in Naples. Mimmo Paladino started working on sculptures in the 1980s. He was invited to showcase his work at several exhibits, and in 1981, Paladino participated in "A New Spirit In Painting" at London's Royal Academy of Art. During the 1990s, Paladino put on several personal exhibits at distinguished locations such as the Villa delle Rose in Bologna, Sao Paolo's Museu de Arte, The Belvedere in Prague and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Monterrey. Mimmo Paladino's most recent works include a large exhibit in 2005 at the Museo Capodimonte in Naples, which included a film, along with sculptures, drawings and paintings as a creative ode to Don Quixote.

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Mimmo Paladino

Sans Titre, 2001

29.3 x 23.3 cm

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