Symbol and critique in Roman Pop Art
“Untitled” (1970) by Franco Angeli belongs to the artist’s investigation into the use of symbolic imagery as a tool for political and cultural reflection. In this phase, painting takes on a critical function, where the iconic sign is reworked and transformed.
Executed in acrylic on canvas, the work develops a surface in which the image appears as a layered and filtered element. Glazing and overlapping contribute to a suspended perception, in which the symbol loses its immediacy and assumes an ambiguous dimension.
The work is situated within the context of Italian Pop Art, in which Angeli employs recognizable iconographies to construct a reflection on power, memory, and identity. The image thus becomes a field of tension between visibility and concealment.
Franco Angeli – Untitled, 1970
Provenance: private collection
Exhibitions: art fairs and galleries
Archive: work archived at the Archivio Franco Angeli, curated by Maria Angeli, Rome
