Eduardo Paolozzi - Bunk

Eduardo Paolozzi

Set no 1 from the edition of 50 The only set with every print signed goldmark

A key moment in British art.

‘...iconographically it was an ultimate statement.’ Rosemary Miles, 1977

1. Evadne In Green Dimension

45 screenprint & lithograph collages, 1972 Set no 1 from the edition of 50 The only set with every print signed by Paolozzi

Eduardo Paolozzi

‘All human experience is one big collage .. .‘

A technical and visionary masterpiece, Eduardo Paolozzi’s Bunk suspended time, freezing moments that invite us into a visual world from another generation.

In the early summer of 1952 Paolozzi presented a groundbreaking lecture to the Independent Group of artists. Projecting collages made from magazine clippings, newspaper shreds, commercial copy, and pin-up postcards onto a large screen, he spoke at length about their artistic value. In a single presentation, he had changed the face of 20th century art forever: the notion of ‘Pop Art’ was born.

Whether the title of the suite came from Henry Ford’s pronouncement that History is more or less bunk remains unknown. Regardless, Paolozzi’s collages, produced in post-war Paris throughout the late 1940s, put forward a definitive statement in British art: that the graphics of ad agencies contributed more to the art world than anything produced by contemporary artists.

Abandoning the collages soon after his seminal presentation, Paolozzi only rediscovered them some 20 years later as he prepared for a retrospective show. Frank Whitford describes in the 1972 portfolio how prescient the suite then seemed: Already in 1952 it was all there: science fiction, sex, technology, the movies, mass advertising, comics, packaging… The ephemeral had been raised to the level of art; the underrated, undervalued

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and misunderstood had been proposed as the key to an understanding of contemporary culture…

47 of the collages were chosen by Paolozzi to be replicated in an edition of 150 prints, 50 of which would be produced as specials, signed and numbered by the artist (as illustrated here).

The facsimile method was not just complex; it made for a subversive statement in and of itself. Elements of the original collage were reproduced by lithography and screenprinting. These printed pieces were then torn, folded, and creased by hand to mimic the scraps before being pasted onto sheets, making identical ‘impressions’ of the original collage.

The process was both effective and absurd, as Paolozzi expert Rosemary Miles later wrote: The ‘original’ was of course unique, but made up of mass produced articles. It was then ‘mass produced’ itself but by an exceptionally skilled craftsman…

Technically, this was a highly sophisticated, paradoxical comment on production and mass production; iconographically it was an ultimate statement.

In its combinations of milk-skinned poster girls and science fiction androids, Bunk offered a rich cultural tapestry from everyday images; and in its exacting method of reproduction, it immortalized not just the time from which each element originated, but the creative act of the collage itself.

An artistic, historical, and anthropological landmark, Bunk now stands as a powerful human document, and one of the most influential aesthetic projects of the 20th century.

10. Meet The People

3. Fun Helped Them Fight

2. Will Man Outgrow The Earth

21a. North Dakota's Lone Sky Scraper

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40. Write Dept P-I For Beautiful Full Colour Catalog

15. Real Gold

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17. Has Jazz A Future?

26. Never Leave Well Enough Alone

27. No One's Sure How Good It Is

19. Electric Arms And Hands Also Shaving Love Is Better Than Ever

34. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood

23. New Life For Old Radios

42. What A Treat For A Nickel!

39. Poor Eleanor Knows Them By Heart

13. You'll Soon Be Congratulating Yourself

18. Vogue Gorilla With Miss Harper

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45. Trigger Assembly Removal

4. The Ultimate Planet

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35. Shots From Peep Show

7. Take-Off

30. A New Brand Of Brilliance

43. Yours Till The Boys Come Home

31. Hi-Ho

41. Folks Always Invite Me For The Holidays

12. Refreshing And Delicious

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21b. Will Alien Powers Invade The Earth

8a. Hazards Include Dust, Hailstones And Bullets. 8b. Survival

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29. Merry Xmas With T-I Space Suits

24. 2000 Horses And Turbo-powered

16. Fantastic Weapons Contrived

20. It's Daring It's Audacious

32. You Can't Beat The Real Thing

25. I Was A Rich Man's Plaything

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22. Wind Tunnel Test

11. Improved Beans

44. Headlines From Horrors Ville

37. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Airport

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38. The Dynamics Of Biology

33. It's A Psychological Fact Pleasure Helps Your Disposition

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6. Sack-O-Sauce

36. Lessons Of Last Time

14. Goering With Wings

28. Man Holds The Key

5. See Them? A Baby's Life Is Not All Sunshine

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Evadne In Green Dimension Will Man Outgrow The Earth Fun Helped Them Fight The Ultimate Planet See Them? A Baby's Life Is Not All Sunshine

Lithograph Screenprint Lithograph Lithograph Screenprint

39 32 37 25 38

x x x x x

26 cm 24 26 39 28

6 7 8a 8b 9

Sack-O-Sauce Take-Off Hazards Include Dust, Hailstones And Bullets.

Survival Was This Metal Monster Master Or Slave

Lithograph Screenprint, lithograph & collage Lithograph Lithograph Screenprint

36 33 28 28 36

x x x x x

27 24 19 19 24

10 11 12 13 14

Meet The People Improved Beans Refreshing And Delicious You'll Soon Be Congratulating Yourself Goering With Wings

Screenprint, lithograph & collage Lithograph Lithograph Lithograph Lithograph

35 26 38 35 34

x x x x x

26 37 28 26 26

15 16 17 18 19

Real Gold Fantastic Weapons Contrived Has Jazz A Future?

Vogue Gorilla With Miss Harper Electric Arms And Hands Also Shaving Love Is Better Than Ever

Screenprint Lithograph Screenprint & lithograph Lithograph Screenprint & lithograph

32 35 26 31 33

x x x x x

24 26 39 24 23

It's Daring It's Audacious North Dakota's Lone Sky Scraper Will Alien Powers Invade The Earth Wind Tunnel Test New Life For Old Radios

Lithograph Lithograph Screenprint Screenprint & lithograph Lithograph

32 41 19 26 32

x x x x x

24 28 15 38 24

24 25 26 27 28

2000 Horses And Turbo-powered I Was A Rich Man's Plaything Never Leave Well Enough Alone No One's Sure How Good It Is Man Holds The Key

Screenprint Screenprint & collage Lithograph Screenprint & lithograph Screenprint

41 36 27 34 34

x x x x x

28 24 37 23 23

29 30 31 32 33

Merry Xmas With T-I Space Suits A New Brand Of Brilliance Hi-Ho You Can't Beat The Real Thing It's A Psychological Fact Pleasure Helps Your Disposition

Lithograph Lithograph Screenprint, lithograph & collage Screenprint Lithograph

36 41 29 35 37

x x x x x

23 29 26 25 26

34 35 36 37 38

Mother Goose Goes Hollywood Shots From Peep Show Lessons Of Last Time A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Airport The Dynamics Of Biology

Screenprint Screenprint Screenprint & lithograph Lithograph Lithograph

36 29 36 29 40

x x x x x

26 24 27 39 28

39 40 41 42 43

Poor Eleanor Knows Them By Heart Write Dept P-I For Beautiful Full Colour Catalog Folks Always Invite Me For The Holidays What A Treat For A Nickel!

Yours Till The Boys Come Home

Lithograph Screenprint Screenprint Screenprint Screenprint

32 33 33 36 41

x x x x x

24 24 24 29 26

44 45

Headlines From Horrors Ville Trigger Assembly Removal

Lithograph Screenprint & lithograph

26 x 39 25 x 38

20 21a 21b 22 23

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A key moment in British art.

‘...iconographically it was an ultimate statement.’

Rosemary Miles, 1977

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October 2016