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Master of the Universe

Master of the Universe is based on a famous drawing by William Blake, which shows the scientist Isaac Newton. Paolozzi used the same pose as in the Blake drawing, but has mechanised the figure. The sculpture was made by cutting up and reassembling a plaster model, as the artist frequently does in his later work. A similar but much larger sculpture can be seen in the courtyard of the British Library in London. However while the figure in this sculpture is blind, the London version was given the same eyes as Michelangelo's David.

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10 comments

J.Garcia said:

Stong images and series
Great text too
Many thanks for sharing, Amelia
3 years ago

Boro said:

Superbes !!! Le tout !!
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tiabunna said:

An interesting sculpture and great images, Amelia.
3 years ago

Nick Weall said:

Thanks for the info
3 years ago

Ulrich John said:

Fantasticly shown, Amelia ! A very impressive series !
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Patrick Brandy said:

Belles séries bonne journée
3 years ago ( translate )

cp_u said:

wow, very impressive!
And thanks for the explanation!
3 years ago

Gabi Lombardo said:

very well presented....
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Andrew Trundlewagon said:

Very dramatic
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Phil Sutters said:

A very different style from the British Library version, which you can see here - www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/50945456 .There is another of his works in London. It used to be outside the Design Museum in Bermondsey, where I photographed it. When the Museum moved to Kensington the statue went with it. www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/25875057 This is in some ways a halfway stage between the glossy British Museum one and this rather stark and brutal image.
3 years ago