Domino
About this artwork
Paolozzi used collage throughout his oeuvre. In the 1960s, he extended this concept into actual interchangability in his sculpture. Each of the nine aluminium elements in this work is movable, so that it can be displayed in a variety of ways. The inspiration for the sculpture came partly from a model the artist had made of a design for a children's playground. This consisted of building blocks that could be moved and climbed on. Paolozzi was always fascinated by children's toy kits, which are also an influence here.
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artist:Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 - 2005) Scottish
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title:Domino
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date created:1967 - 1968
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materials:Aluminium
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measurements:310.00 cm (part one width); 217.00 cm (part two width); 163.00 cm (part three width); 135.00 cm (part four width); 127.00 cm (part five width); 102.00 cm (part six width); 94.00 cm (part seven width); 69.00 cm (part eight width); 69.00 cm (part nine…
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credit line:Presented by Mrs Gabrielle Keiller 1984
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accession number:GMA 2826
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Eduardo Paolozzi
Eduardo Paolozzi
Of Italian descent, Paolozzi was born in Leith near Edinburgh. He studied in Edinburgh and London and spent two years in Paris from 1947, where he produced enigmatic, bronze sculptures reminiscent of those by Giacometti. During the same period he made a series of dada and surrealist-inspired...
