▁and ▁again ▁in ▁paint ings ▁notable ▁for ▁their ▁simplicity ▁of ▁execution . ▁A ▁pro l ific ▁painter , ▁he ▁completed ▁some ▁ 1 3 5 0 ▁oil ▁paint ings . ▁He ▁also ▁executed ▁ 1 3 3 ▁et ch ings , ▁a ▁significant ▁body ▁of ▁work ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right , ▁and ▁his ▁draw ings ▁and ▁water colors ▁often ▁approach ▁abstra ction ▁in ▁their ▁economy ▁of ▁means . ▁He ▁explained : ▁" What ▁interests ▁me ▁most ▁is ▁express ing ▁what ’ s ▁in ▁nature , ▁in ▁the ▁visible ▁world , ▁that ▁is ". ▁ ▁Mor and i ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁Italian ▁artists ▁of ▁his ▁generation ▁to ▁have ▁escaped ▁the ▁t aint ▁of ▁F asc ism , ▁and ▁to ▁have ▁evol ved ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁pure ▁p ict orial ▁values ▁con gen ial ▁to ▁modern ist ▁abstra ction . ▁Through ▁his ▁simple ▁and ▁repet itive ▁mot ifs ▁and ▁econom ical ▁use ▁of ▁color , ▁value ▁and ▁surface , ▁Mor and i ▁became ▁a ▁pres cient ▁and ▁important ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁Min imal ism . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁written ▁about ▁by ▁Philippe ▁J acc ott et , ▁Jean ▁Le ym arie , ▁Jean ▁Cla ir , ▁Y ves ▁B onne fo y , ▁Roberto ▁Long hi , ▁, ▁Ces are ▁Brand i , ▁Lamb eto ▁V ital i , ▁Luigi ▁Magn ani , ▁Mar il ena ▁Pas qu ali ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁critics . ▁ ▁Feder ico ▁F ell ini ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁his