About this artwork
Paolozzi made nine panels, commissioned by architect Michael Spens (1939–2014), for Cleish Castle, near Kinross. These were subsequently removed and eventually installed in ceiling of the Dean Gallery (now Modern Two) on its opening in 1999. Here they are supplemented with three extra casts. The panels were originally shown in a double–height space with three related tapestries. Based on a 1927 German illustration depicting organ music, the design of the reliefs marks an important phase of abstraction in Paolozzi’s work.
Published January 2024
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artist:Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 - 2005) Scottish
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title:Cleish Castle Ceiling Panel (8 of 9)
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Fibreglass with bronzed finish
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measurements:156.40 x 200.00 cm
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credit line:Long loan in 1998
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accession number:GML 866
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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...