Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A. (1924-2005)

Paolozzi made a series of machine heads in the late 1970s which culminated in the large cast-iron sculpture Piscator (1980-81), made for Euston Square, London. These heads were originally conceived from a ready-made which Paolozzi described in 1979 as being 'slightly African, which I quite like... the bottom part is based on a motor-bike, but the top part is invention.'

(see Exhibition catalogue, Eduardo Paolozzi; Recurring Themes, Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, p. 21)