Who was Eduardo Paolozzi?

Key facts about Eduardo Paolozzi

Eduardo Paolozzi was a Scottish artist. He was born in 1924 near Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 2005.

Many people think of Paolozzi as the person who started an art movement called .

He made , , and from the 1950s through to the 1990s. He is also well known for his .

In 1986, Paolozzi completed one of his best-known pieces.

It was a large work of colourful mosaics at Tottenham Court Road Underground station in London.

You can still go and see the mosaics today.

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Learn more about the life and art of Eduardo Paolozzi

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Paolozzi used collage a lot over the years. He used items such as old tickets, parts of his own art, magazine and newspaper scraps. He sometimes included sketches or drawings too and often used collages to help him plan his larger works. The surface behind this piece is squared - also known as mathematical paper. Image: Collage by Eduardo Paolozzi © The Paolozzi Foundation, Licensed by DACS 2023.
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In the 1950s Paolozzi became interested in popular culture (music, fashion and other interests liked by lots of people at the same time). He and his friends made art about new technology, music, fashion and issues that came up in the news. Some images appear again and again in his work, such as robots, rockets, famous people and toys. Bash, made in 1971 was his idea of what the future might look like. Image: Bash (print) by Eduardo Paolozzi © The Paolozzi Foundation, Licensed by DACS 2023.
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This piece was inspired by the author Ludwig Wittgenstein. It is a print rather than a collage, but with a similar style to Paolozzi's collages. The images in it are jumbled and overlapping. They include skyscrapers, circuit boards and types of transport. Image: Wittgenstein in New York by Eduardo Paolozzi © The Paolozzi Foundation, Licensed by DACS 2023