PAOLOZZI EDUARDO - P645 - HEAD

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HEAD 1958

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 – 2005)

Details

Dimension
44.5 X 24 cm
Media
LITHOGRAPH
Accession number
P645

Summary

The head was a constant subject for Paolozzi throughout his career but the period 1952-54 marked a particularly intense period of development. He made a series of powerful monotype head studies in 1953 which are clearly related to the small bronze head sculptures of the same year. This print is one of a number of versions of the screenprint of the same title as the monotype Head 3(P303) made by photo mechanically re-creating the original collage.

Eduardo Paolozzi Artificial Horizons and Eccentric Ladders Works on Paper 1946-1995, The British Council 1996

 

Glossary

  • Bronze

    A metal alloy made from copper with up to two-thirds tin, often with other small amounts of other metals. Commonly used in casting. A work cast in bronze is sometimes referred to as 'a bronze'.

  • Collage

    The two-dimensional form of assemblage made by affixing paper, card, photographs, fabric and other objects to a flat surface. It is often combined with painting and drawing techniques. This technique was first introduced by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in 1912 during their phase of synthetic cubism.