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See Eduardo Paolozzi in Leith
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Posted 10 years ago #
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Oooh. Paolozzi. Over-rated. Happens to work in bronze so he got a load of big outdoor commissions. Punted by the SNGMA for a bit of token Scotch art. Never heard of anyone going out of their way to see one of his pieces.
Yours,
I were right about that sculpture
Posted 10 years ago # -
"Never heard of anyone going out of their way to see one of his pieces"
You are not listening hard enough.
Here's one I did earlier -
(So long ago it was shot on film!)
Posted 10 years ago # -
Our office had a lot of lovely Paulozzi original edition prints up on the wall at one time, but they dissapeared into the corporate art collection at some point to be flogged off. We have bland company motivational advertising now.
Posted 10 years ago # -
The IBM of Scottish art. No one ever got fired for buying IBM...no one ever got their taste disparraged for commissioning Eduardo. Formulaic, bombastic, repetitive. Another old white man making bronze lumps.
Posted 10 years ago # -
"Another old white man making bronze lumps"
Latterly, but he wasn't always old!
Posted 10 years ago # -
That foot always makes me think of a woman painting her toenails with those foam sponge spreaders between them.
And with his connections with Leith, shouldn't it have been placed at "The Foot of the Walk"?
Posted 10 years ago # -
I am an (the?) anti-Paolozzist and proud of it!
Posted 10 years ago # -
"That foot always makes me think of a woman painting her toenails with those foam sponge spreaders between them."
Anyone up for an Intervention? I'll buy five litres of candy pink nail varnish and a pack of brushes.
Posted 10 years ago # -
Looks a bit like uberuce up the stepladder? Careful now in case it wobbles.
Those Henry Moores done in Dumfries and Galloway are all getting nicked, tragically for scrap.
No one tried that with a Paolozzi yet
Posted 10 years ago # -
Used to be quite common for one toenail to be 'coloured in', but I haven't noticed that for a while.
Posted 10 years ago # -
My original Intervention was to cast a giant bronze Ugg boot around Paolozzi's foot. I ruled that out as impractical.
Not only are Moores being nicked for scrap, they're being sold to fund municipalities;
I'd guess the Paolozzis are safe due to
no one wanting to buy themtheir being so well-loved.Posted 10 years ago # -
Pleasing to see (isn't it IWRATS) that the two Paolozzi statues at KB have reappeared on plinths on the grassy bit in the middle (opposite to the library)
Posted 6 years ago # -
the two Paolozzi statues at KB have reappeared on plinths on the grassy bit in the middle (opposite to the library)
Those things are the original source of my Paoloathing. I wrote a letter about them so long ago it was an actual letter.
I'll get my revenge by triggering @steveo with mention of the Lairig an Laogh.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Since IWRATS has such a soft spot for Paolozzi I thought he'd like to see some of the non-bronze works we have been digitising at work:
http://uoeartandarchives.tumblr.com/post/144652910767/snailfootcar-paolozzi-in-the-digital-imaging
I particularly like the smashed up mosaics being stitched together digitally like a large jigsaw puzzle.
Posted 6 years ago # -
They really are far more prominent now, aren't they? Which is probably a good thing, I suppose, even if it's just to help recruitment for @IWRATS's anti-Paolozzi army.
@amir - is that your bike that has the brass bell and "go further" stem cap?
Posted 6 years ago # -
I am looking forward to seeing the first cone - quite a climb
@Frenchy my word - bike spotting now - yes - do you share the same shed?Posted 6 years ago # -
I do.
Posted 6 years ago # -
IWRATS' Anti-Paolozzi Army
Liking this. Five year mission to move those things one foot every night until they're in the Braid Burn where they belong.
Posted 6 years ago # -
They just moved 500+ feet in the wrong direction, so maybe an 8 year plan now?
Posted 6 years ago # -
Just back from the True to Life exhibition at GMA2. One of the last paintings is a pile of rubble from blitz it is next to the mock up of Paolozzi's studio. Very similar.
Posted 6 years ago # -
IWRATS will be very excited - 2 of his passions combining...
Posted 4 years ago # -
Aye, saw the crane this morning. Well designed public space doesn't need art because it is art. Badly designed public space can't be saved by any means.
That piece is worth about £10,000 as scrap copper.
Posted 4 years ago #
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