The decollage artwork of Wolf Vostell.

Amazing piece of decollaged art by Wolf Vostell.

The decollage artwork of Mimmo Rotella.

Rotella's collage work and phonetic poems inspired by that of Kurt Schwitters sprouted up in Rome during the mid 50's independant of the Nouveaux Réalistes group from Paris which included Arman, Hains, Villeglé and Dufrêne which he later joined in 1960 once they discovered each other. Abstract expressionist in composition and appearance, one is reminded in these particular works from the 1950's/60's of the dynamics and color harmonies in the paintings of Clyfford Still. Rotella exhibited the 'torn poster' decollages for the first time in an exhibition entitled "Esposizione d'arte attuale" (1955). In 1960 he met De Kooning and Rothko in Rome.

The decollage artwork of Jacques Villeglé.

Jacques Villeglé caught my attention back in college at a MOMA exhibit called High & Low. His work primarily focuses on the anonymous and on the marginal remains of civilization. Villeglés work is considered decollage because of his building up of layers and then intentionally ripping away to reveal the underlying layers. I love his use of typography from advertisements and images that are randomly placed throughout his works.

Villeglés work reminds me of the intentional art that often happens in urban areas where advertisements are partially torn away revealing fragments of the previous advertisement. The raw energy that Villeglé captures in his work and the vibrant color inspires me in the way that New York inspires me with its grittiness and beauty.

You can see more of his work here and here.