Exhibition: Eduardo Paolozzi

Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) was one of the most idiosyncratic and versatile British artists of the post-war period. He came to prominence in the 1940s and 1950s with a series of collages in which he combined images from popular culture and advertising. Under the influence of Dada and Surrealism, he developed a visual language that anticipated the development of British Pop Art. In doing so, “he recognized very early on in the illustrations of mass culture the possibility of being able to develop a new aesthetic that sets itself apart from the traditional one.”  (Winfried Konnertz)

His powerful sculptures and prints, which established Paolozzi's lasting international success in the 1960s and 1970s, explore the relationship between man and science, searching for a substantive and formal correspondence to the new myths of the emerging mass society. In his sculptures, Paolozzi also uses a collage technique that integrates the relics of a culture determined by technology and media into new fields of meaning and association.

To mark the centenary of Eduardo Paolozzi's birth, the Waldfrieden Sculpture Park, with the support of the Paolozzi Foundation, is presenting an exciting new exhibition of his work, which will include sculptures from most creative periods, as well as a cross-section of his impressive work on paper.