Printmaker Eduardo Paolozzi

 

Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 - 2005) was a British sculptor, collagist, printmaker, filmmaker and writer. He was briefly inspired by the movement Surrealism where he produced collages and immerged them with his interest of modern machinery, and his collages then remained a main part of his printmaking work.

Paolozzi began to focus on printmaking and in the 1965 created a well-known artwork in the Pop Art establishment; 'As Is When' which was a portfolio of 12 screen-prints which were loosely inspired by the life and work of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. He based this work on complex collages, and his prints included elements of texts, abstract patterns, pictures of aeroplanes and other machines, together with Disney characters.

I have enjoyed looking at the prints by Eduardo Paolozzi because I like the way he has used bright and contrasting colours and a mixed of geometric shapes, which illustrates he is not afraid to experiment with colour and composition. Also, I feel each print has a complex design which successfully carries your eye round the whole of the print. Finally I love the introduction of modern machinery into his work because it creates interesting shapes, as well as giving it a futuristic feel.