Eduardo Paolozzi, ‘Brazil 88’ [Screenprint]

Design: Eduardo Paolozzi
Publisher: DRU (Design Research Unit)
Date: 1989
Size: 265 x 360
Print: Screenprint
Edition: Limited, number unknown
Condition: A

Authorised reproduction of Eduardo Paolozzi's Brazil ’88 screenprint (signed in plate) – gifted to friends, associates and clients of DRU (Design Research Unit). Screenprint wrapped in overprinted trace-paper, carrying seasonal message and brief bio about Paolozzi. Signed in ink to cover by three DRU partners.

(Cover text) 'Edinburgh-born Professor Eduardo Paolozzi, CBE, R.A., first became widely known in the 1950's when his early surreal collages and ICA installations were labelled "Pop Art". Paolozzi regards himself primarily as a sculptor-his sculpture in a wide range of materials is in public and private collections internationally and throughout the U.K. In 1986 he was appointed Her Majesty's Sculptor-in-ordinary for Scotland. Innovative graphic work including some of the first "fine art" silkscreens has paralleled Paolozzi's sculpture with the two media often reflecting and complementing each other. Public commissions have led not only to highly visible sculpture here and in Germany but also to ceramics for Wedgwood and Rosenthal, tapestries for the Institute of Chartered Accountants, fabric and dress designs for Christian Dior and glass mosaics for London's Tottenham Court Road underground station. Eduardo Paolozzi's firm belief that children's hospital wards can be enlivened with interesting contemporary art has resulted in numerous donations of his work to hospitals. 'Brazil 88' is one of a series of experimental works from his personal project to evolve a graphic image specifically for this purpose.'

Design Research Unit (DRU), founded in 1943 by Herbert Read, Misha Black, Milner Gray, and Marcus Brumwell, was Britain’s first multidisciplinary design consultancy. It united architecture, graphic, and industrial design to bridge art and industry for postwar reconstruction. A pioneer of comprehensive corporate identity, DRU made major contributions to the 1946 Britain Can Make It exhibition and the 1951 Festival of Britain. Key achievements include modernising Watney Mann pubs, designing London Transport elements, and creating British Rail’s iconic double-arrow logo and Rail Alphabet typeface in 1965. DRU profoundly shaped Britain’s visual environment and design culture through the 1960s and 70s, influencing public signage, transport, and corporate branding for decades.

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