Urban Art Association

take it you didn't make it down to the 108fineart show then, they've got these forasle! nearly bought one myself, lol.



omaggio a andy warhol decollage hand torn signed and numbered, from and edition of 150 measuring 57 x 55cm

do you know what mate, i can't actually remember, had lots of free beer that night, lol, if you contact www.redhouseoriginals.com/ or www.108fineart.com/ they'll sort you out...

GOOD TRAnSLATION FROM ITALIAN.
A LOT OF FAKE STAFF AROUND, SO BE CARFULL.
A GOOD BOOK IS:
MIMMO ROTELLA - MULTIPLI DECOLLAGES (SILVANA EDITORIALE)

cgi.ebay.it/MIMMO-ROTELLA-MULTIPLI-DECOLLAGES-Silvana-Editoriale_W0QQitemZ230289427714QQcmdZViewItem

I don't know the seller, but he has good feedback

ciao

the price is £1,300.

Thanks again. I've been bidding on the FACCIAMO L'AMORE. It has a RF stamp, and hopefully people would only bother faking more expensive originals, not editions.

thats very nice mate!

one of the galleries on Cork Street had an exhibition on with loads of his stuff.

It was about 2-3 weeks ago now so don’t know if it is still on.

Wicked stuff.

Can see where Faile got there inspiration from cant you!!!

that's some great stuff from Mimmo Rotella and good link sfdoddsy, cheers

Well, my Rotella 'print' arrived today and I have to say I am way impressed. I personally like the image, but it is the presentation that blows me away.

Here is the original work. It's called Coca-Cola and was done in 1962, based on an existing poster by designer Democrazia Cristiana:



Assuming Rotella worked as normal, he overlaid the main poster over an older one and ripped away.

Here is my 'print'. Ignore the colour difference.



What the pic doesn't show is that the 'print' is a multi layer collage too, albeit simplified a tad.

There is the art paper. On top of that has been glued a normal print of the original. On top of that has been glued another print of the original, which has then been torn to match the original tears.

On top of that have been glued five extra pieces (the Coke shield, dollar, JFK etc). It even has real staples embedded.

Were it not for the COA glued to the pack I'd be convinced I had an original.

Admittedly, I may have lucked out because mine is numbered L/Z, which I guess means Artists Proof, but I'll assume others have this same level of detail.

I paid 250 euro for it, and when I compare the image, the presentation and the quality of the artist to what we are paying for a Faile print like Tender Forever it makes me question our sanity.

Cursory roaming around eBay reveals that other Rotella gems are available for not much more, as are prints by legends such as Dubuffet and Appel who have 'inspired' much of this scene.

I've sold much of my street prints in recent weeks to pay for my Dain original and my Supine prints. I'll keep my Basts too.

But when I can buy something like the Rotella for less than a lame print of a derivative stencil, or something like these two pieces by true masters of modern art for only 100 more I can't see myself even considering whether the latest Dface is worth a shot.

Nice.

I think that it becomes very clear with your explanation, why exactly they are called multiples, as opposed to serigraphs or prints, in the case of Rotella. Congrat's on your purchase and thanks for posting. Looking forward even more to my first piece of his too now.

Absolutely.

Just to rub in my point, I managed to nab this today for around 200GBP:



Karel Appel again.