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).
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artist:Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 - 2005) Scottish
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title:Two Forms on a Rod
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date created:1948 - 1949
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materials:Bronze
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measurements:51.00 x 65.00 x 32.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1988
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accession number:GMA 3398
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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...