A
rarely-seen lithograph recently crossed my path. It’s from 1963 and, as far as I know, is untitled:
The
image featured in The Metallization of a
Dream. This book, created by John
Munday, gathered together a selection of Paolozzi’s fifties/early sixties work. A commentary text was contributed by Lawrence
Alloway. It was published by the Royal
College of Art’s ‘Lion & Unicorn Press’ in an edition of 400.
Both
graphic and sculptural work is included, with an emphasis on technological
source imagery and components, often of automotive industry origin.
Although
a pleasingly ‘flat’ image, the print could well be an intermediary study for a
sculpture piece typical of Paolozzi’s output in the first few years of the
sixties decade. For comparison, here,
below, are some example three-dimensional ‘cousins’:
The Twin Tower of the
Sfinx-State II (1962)
Imperial War Museum (1962)
Tower for Mondrian
(1963-4)
