Domenico Villano - Crazy Girl

The work was created using the Décollage technique, used by various artists since the 1950s, which involves layering posters or playbills, which are then gradually torn away. This technique is undoubtedly linked, first and foremost, to the poetics of the object, as it involves the use of discarded materials from consumer society. Another key component is Pop Art's interest in mass media. Finally, artistic gesture also comes into play, as the artist tears down the posters. Mimmo Rotella was a leading exponent of the Décollage technique. In this work, Domenico Villano also pays clear homage to Andy Warhol in his reworking of the quintessential Pop Art icon, Marilyn.

Domenico Villano draws directly from the aesthetics of Pop Art. His works feature 1950s icons appearing on posters. The poster itself, or rather, the object, is reconfigured by the artist through the act of tearing. This practice simply introduces the accidental nature of reality directly and suddenly into the artwork, giving it a new meaning. The tears, which mimic the ravages of time on the posters or the effects of weather, shift the work from an abstract dimension to the concrete dimension of existence. The artist further reconfigures the work through a symbolic or gestural approach, inspired by Abstract Expressionism and, more directly, by the Pop Art practiced by the School of Piazza del Popolo.

Domenico Villano was born in Battipaglia in 1980. He trained in the Neapolitan artistic environment, taking inspiration from the great masters of Pop Art, particularly Mimmo Rotella, from whom he took the decollage technique. He has also worked as a set designer for Rai and Mediaset projects. He has exhibited his works in numerous exhibitions, including international ones (September 2015 Munich, Germany, Angelo Hotel Munich Leuchtenbergring; December 2015 Cava de Tirreni, Mediateca Marte; January 2016 Sao Paulo, Brazil, Golden Tulip Hotel Paulista; February 2016 Sanremo, CasaSanremo Palasanremo; June 2015 Naples Mostra D'Oltremare).

The transaction takes place with maximum security for both the seller and the buyer. We take care of the conformity (provenance, authenticity, state of conservation) of the work and handle the shipping.
Returns are possible no later than 14 days after receiving the order.