Posts tagged Collage
Eduardo Paolozzi – I was a Rich Man’s Plaything 1947
May 28th
Eduardo Paolozzi – I was a Rich Man’s Plaything
Eduardo Paolozzi was one of the founders of the “Independent Gruop”, the gruop that became one of the biggest forces for the artistic trend ‘Pop’ development. Even, this was the first work that used the concept of ‘pop’, from a magazine clipping that became part of the Collage. The idea was to get together different objects found in the everyday life, building a work to assemble a representation of what constituted the society of that time.
Eduardo Paolozzi also expoended much of his talent in the sculpture creation. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1924
Richard Hamilton – London, England. 1922
May 14th
Richard Hamilton, the English artist who gained a great worldwide recognition and relevance, who never finished his school studies and was one of the most important precursors and promoters of Pop Art, was the founder of Independent Group in London. In 1956 Hamilton presented in the exhibition “This Is Tomorrow” a work which gained great importance as it is considered that predicted the trend that would guide the architecture and composition of households in the following decades, especially in the 1960s and 70s. The work is titled “Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?”. This work was created as a collage of magazine clippings, with a relevant advertising and consumerist content.
