For the last couple of weeks this has been taunting me, so today I decided to finish it off.
It’s another study of a 3D print with a fragment from the studio of the late Sir Eduardo Paolozzi.

These studies are in some way a form of connecting and collaborating Paolozzi. As stated in an earlier post Paolozzi made many multiple plaster casts which he had in his studio. these would be used as components for sculptures or given away. When his studio was disbanded in London a volume of these plaster relics/ sculptures were auctioned off.

Robin Spencer, the authority on Paolozzi, wrote about Paolozzi’s use of plaster:

”Paolozzi’s approach, like that of Picasso and the Surrealists, often involved the use of found objects. His studio was filled with plaster casts of the objects that appealed to him – dolls, toys, machine parts etc. Sometimes these objects would simply be cast, at other times they were chopped up and reassembled, or individually coloured by the artist. As with Rodin’s approach to plaster, Paolozzi often regarded the plaster as the final work and most of Paolozzi’s plasters were never intended for casting or editioning.”

I expect in most cases these plaster casts are now in various collections gathering dust or hidden away. Sometimes they appear for sale on eBay the costs are varying but thanks to Graeme Brooks (who I mentioned in an earlier post) I have been able to acquire some of these plasters at a reasonable price.

What I propose to actually use these plasters for is to collage and combine them within my own work practice, like Paolozzi using elements of them to form sections of bodies or details within the general build of the sculptures. This may work or may not and the only way to find out is to give it a go, but for now due to the current lockdown restrictions IU will have to satisfy myself with drawings of such pieces.

by the way trying to get the right shading for plaster is rather hard with limited chalk colours.
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Chalk, charcoal , ink on envelope of Amazon origin.
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