Eduardo Paolozzi

Two Forms on a Rod

About this artwork

In the period after the Second World War, Paolozzi lived in London and then in Paris from 1947 to 1949. This sculpture was made in plaster in his studio there and was cast in bronze at a later date. The two hanging objects – suggestive of aggressive interaction – are cast from the same plaster form, though one hangs upside–down. It reflects the influence of the Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966). Paolozzi met Giacometti through their mutual friend, the artist Isabel Rawsthorne (1912–1992).

Updated January 2024

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Eduardo Paolozzi

Eduardo Paolozzi