So I received this in the post today. I had seen it for some weeks for sale on eBay but had not realised it’s importance until I was looking through the catalog for the Paolozzi Portraits show that was held at the National Portrait Gallery in 1988.
It was this picture that then made me realise what was for sale.
As can be seen in the photo the figure is holding an enlarged copy of my plaster piece. It is like a direct connection with Paolozzi, then again he could have cast hundreds of these pieces, still it is pretty cool to have a version of it in my possession.
I like the way these later sculptures have evolved, Paolozzi had continued with his use of collage but in this case the collage is made of cast pieces of plaster that have then been cut up, added to and amended to.
This method of working has really got me thinking about my own work practice and the directions it could now go in.
The Art and musings of Jeffrey Knopf 