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Gouache and collage on antique paper. Senza titolo (1999) by Mimmo Paladino is a gouache and collage on antique paper that exemplifies the artist’s distinctive visual language, rooted in symbolism, memory, and references to archaic cultures.

The composition features a stylized, almost primitive human figure rendered with simplified lines and earthy tones. The face, elongated and introspective, emerges from a richly textured background composed of layered papers, handwritten marks, and painterly interventions. These elements evoke a sense of time, history, and fragmentary memory. Paladino, a leading figure of the Transavanguardia, often incorporates motifs reminiscent of ancient civilizations, ritual objects, and mythological imagery. In this work, the figure appears suspended between past and present, blending personal expression with collective cultural memory. The use of collage on antique paper enhances the work’s tactile quality and reinforces its connection to history, while gestural marks and symbolic forms introduce a poetic and enigmatic narrative. The result is a contemplative image that invites interpretation rather than offering a fixed meaning.

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

Senza titolo, 1999

Name: Senza titolo, 1999
SKU: 16715
Price: 12000.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

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Drawing / Watercolor

Drawing / WatercolorDrawing and watercolor are two traditional art techniques which stand alone as media, but are often used in conjunction with each other. Drawing can create the basic outlines for watercolor painting. Drawing over dried watercolor or using watercolor pencils are combined media techniques.

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Collage

CollageCollage is a production art technique commonly used in visual arts where a new artwork is created by assembling various materials. These materials can include ribbons, newspaper and magazine clippings, pieces of handmade or colored paper, photographs, text fragments, and other objects, all combined to form a cohesive whole.

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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

Senza titolo, 1999

34.2 x 25 cm

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